Map of Dêqên, China

Dêqên is a city in Tibet, China, with a population of about 62,400. It lies at 29.9618°N, 90.7188°E. Dêqên is about 2,576 km (1,601 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lhasa, 51 km to the southeast.

Dêqên at a glance

Where is Dêqên?

• The 5th largest city in Tibet on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 13 min on the shortest day to 14 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dêqên

• Lhasa — 51 km southeast
• Naidong — 129 km southeast
• Luobuqiongzi — 167 km southwest
• Rikaze — 194 km southwest
• Punākha — 276 km south, Bhutan
• Thimphu — 297 km south, Bhutan
• Pemagatshel — 332 km south, Bhutan
• Tsirang — 332 km south, Bhutan
• Gangtok — 358 km southwest, India
• Kālimpong — 389 km southwest, India

Largest cities in Tibet

• Naidong — 353,700
• Lhasa — 118,721
• Qamdo — 86,280
• Rikaze — 80,000
• 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.