Map of Qamdo, China

Qamdo is a city in Tibet, China, with a population of about 86,280. It lies at 31.1304°N, 97.1798°E. Qamdo is about 1,988 km (1,235 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gengqing, 154 km to the northeast.

Qamdo at a glance

Where is Qamdo?

• The 3rd largest city in Tibet on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 07 min on the shortest day to 14 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Qamdo

• Gengqing — 154 km northeast
• Shangri-La — 442 km southeast
• Tinsukia — 442 km southwest, India
• Dibrugarh — 462 km southwest, India
• Kangding — 474 km east
• Barkam — 485 km east
• Sibsāgar — 523 km southwest, India
• North Lakhimpur — 526 km southwest, India
• Yingpan — 555 km south
• Lijiang — 559 km southeast

Largest cities in Tibet

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