List of towns in Tibet by elevation


The Tibetan Plateau is a plateau in southern Central Asia. It is the highest plateau in the world, with an average elevation of 4,500 meters and covering an area of roughly 2.5 million square kilometres.

Qinghai

City / PrefectureCountyTownAltitude in metersAltitude in feet
XiningChengzhong District-2,2307,316.3
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureHaiyan CountyChengguan Town3,07010,072.2
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureGangca CountyShaliuhe3,23510,613.5
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureDelinghaNA2,9459,662

Sichuan Province

City / PrefectureCountyTownAltitude in metersAltitude in feet
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureKangding CountyLucheng2,4808,136.5
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureGanzi CountySie3,35010,990.8
Garzê Tibetan Autonomous PrefectureLuding CountyLuqiao1,3304,363.5
Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous PrefectureMaerkang城关镇2,6538,704

Tibet Autonomous Region

City / PrefectureCountyTownAltitude in metersAltitude in feet
LhasaChengguan District无3,65011,975.1
LhasaDagzê CountyDeqing3,70612,158.8
LhasaMaizhokunggar County工卡镇3,83011,089.2
LhasaDamxung County公塘镇4,30213,786.1
LhasaDangxiongYangbajain4,28814,068.2
Nyingtri PrefectureNyingchi CountyBayi Town3,0009,842.5
Nyingtri PrefectureNyingchi CountyNyingchi Town3,0209,908.1
Nyingtri PrefectureGongbo'gyamda County城关镇3,44011,286.1
Nyingtri PrefectureBomi扎木镇2,7509,022.3
Nyingtri PrefectureBomi排龙乡2,0306,660.1
Qamdo PrefectureQamdo CountyQamdo3,23810,623.4
Qamdo PrefectureBaxoi County白玛镇3,28010,761.2
Qamdo PrefectureBaxoi CountyBangda4,12013,517.1
Qamdo PrefectureBaxoi CountyRanwu3,96012,992.1
Qamdo PrefectureZuogong旺达镇3,87712,719.8
Nagchu PrefectureNagchu County城关镇4,49214,737.5
Xigazê PrefectureShigatse城南城北街道3,84712,621.4
Xigazê PrefectureNielamu CountyZhangmu2,3007,545.9
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