List of towns in Tibet by elevation
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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
[edit]City / Prefecture | County | Town | Altitude in meters | Altitude in feet |
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Xining | Chengzhong District | None | 2,230 | 7,316.3 |
Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | Haiyan County | Chengguan Town | 3,070 | 10,072.2 |
Gangca County | Shaliuhe | 3,235 | 10,613.5 | |
Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | Delingha | NA | 2,945 | 9,662 |
Sichuan Province
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City / Prefecture | County | Town | Altitude in meters | Altitude in feet |
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Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture | Kangding County | Lucheng | 2,480 | 8,136.5 |
Ganzi County | Sie | 3,350 | 10,990.8 | |
Luding County | Luqiao | 1,330 | 4,363.5 | |
Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture | Maerkang | 城关镇 | 2,653 | 8,704 |
Tibet Autonomous Region
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City / Prefecture | County | Town | Altitude in meters | Altitude in feet |
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Lhasa | Chengguan District | 无 | 3,650 | 11,975.1 |
Dagzê County | Deqing | 3,706 | 12,158.8 | |
Maizhokunggar County | 工卡镇 | 3,830 | 11,089.2 | |
Damxung County | 公塘镇 | 4,302 | 13,786.1 | |
Dangxiong | Yangbajain | 4,288 | 14,068.2 | |
Nyingtri Prefecture | Nyingchi County | Bayi Town | 3,000 | 9,842.5 |
Nyingchi County | Nyingchi Town | 3,020 | 9,908.1 | |
Gongbo'gyamda County | 城关镇 | 3,440 | 11,286.1 | |
Bomi | 扎木镇 | 2,750 | 9,022.3 | |
Bomi | 排龙乡 | 2,030 | 6,660.1 | |
Qamdo Prefecture | Qamdo County | Qamdo | 3,238 | 10,623.4 |
Baxoi County | 白玛镇 | 3,280 | 10,761.2 | |
Baxoi County | Bangda | 4,120 | 13,517.1 | |
Baxoi County | Ranwu | 3,960 | 12,992.1 | |
Zuogong | 旺达镇 | 3,877 | 12,719.8 | |
Nagchu Prefecture | Nagchu County | 城关镇 | 4,492 | 14,737.5 |
Xigazê Prefecture | Shigatse | 城南城北街道 | 3,847 | 12,621.4 |
Nielamu County | Zhangmu | 2,300 | 7,545.9 |