Location:
located in the latitude 29 north, on the north bank of Lhasa River, a
tributary of the Yarlung Tsangbo River, at an altitude of 3,700 meters
Neighboring areas: Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan Provinces; Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Population: 300,00
Area: 544 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Hui Tibetan
History: a history of over 13 centuries; called Wotang before the mid-seventh century; in 633 A.D., founded as a city under the leadership of King Songtsan Gampo
Climatic Features: delightful weather with the sunshine of 3000 hours annually--hence its popular name "The Sunshine City"; great temperature difference between night and day; neither severely cold, nor unbearable hot and frost-free of over 200 days
Average Temperature: 7.5
C
Rainfall: average annual of 230-570mm
Rivers: Lhasa River