Lhasa is the capital and largest city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a prefecture-level city that covers an area of 29,274 square kilometres (11,303 sq mi) of rugged and sparsely populated terrain. Its urban center is Lhasa, with around 300,000 residents, which mostly corresponds with the administrative Chengguan District, while its suburbs extend into Doilungdêqên District and Dagzê District. The consolidated prefecture-level city contains an additional five, mostly rural, counties.
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Inception
- 633
- Website
- https://www.lasa.gov.cn/, http://www.lasa.gov.cn/english/, http://www.lasa.gov.cn/tibetan/
