Demographics
In 1952, Gyantse had a population of perhaps 8,000 people, about the same as in 2008. It is 3,977 meters (13,050 ft) above sea level, and is located 254 km southwest of Lhasa in the fertile plain of the Nyang river valley and on a side branch of the Friendship Highway, which connects Kathmandu, Nepal to Lhasa. Gyantse was the third largest city in Tibet before being overtaken by Qamdo. It is often referred to as the "Hero City" because during the British Younghusband Expedition of 1904, Tibetan forces battled the British for all of two months despite technological disparities in Younghusband's favor.
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