About Shigatse
Shigatse, officially known as Xigaze is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, with an area of 182,000 km2 (70,271 sq mi). It is located within the historical Tsang province of Tibet. The administrative center of the prefecture-level city is the Samzhubzê District. It is roughly equivalent to the ancient Shigatse urban center, the second-largest city in Tibet, located about 280 km (170 mi) southwest of Lhasa and home to the Tashilhunpo Monastery, traditionally the seat of the Panchen Lama.
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