Map of Rikaze, China

Rikaze is a city in Tibet, China, with a population of about 80,000. It lies at 29.2500°N, 88.8833°E. Rikaze is about 2,769 km (1,720 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Luobuqiongzi, 37 km to the east.

Rikaze at a glance

Where is Rikaze?

• The 4th largest city in Tibet on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rikaze

• Luobuqiongzi — 37 km east
• Dêqên — 194 km northeast
• Punākha — 208 km southeast, Bhutan
• Thimphu — 212 km south, Bhutan
• Gangtok — 216 km south, India
• Lhasa — 219 km east
• Kālimpong — 246 km south, India
• Dārjiling — 254 km south, India
• Kurseong — 270 km south, India
• Phuntsholing — 271 km south, Bhutan

Largest cities in Tibet

• Naidong — 353,700
• Lhasa — 118,721
• Qamdo — 86,280
• Dêqên — 62,400
• Luobuqiongzi — 42,551

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.