Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone
{{Short description|Area of Lhasa, Tibet, China}}
The Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone ({{lang-zh|拉萨经济技术开发区}}), or Lhasa Economic Development Zone, approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China on September 19, 2001, is the first and only national-level economic and technological development zone in Tibet.{{cite book | title=走进西藏: 援藏札记,援藏干部访谈录 | publisher=Tibet People's Publishing House | year=2004 | isbn=978-7-223-01679-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIs2AQAAIAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-24 | page=113}}
History
In September 2001, the Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone was officially approved by the State Council as a state-level development zone.{{cite book | title=中国经济特区开发区年鉴: 2002 | publisher=中国财政经济出版社 | year=2002 | isbn=978-7-5005-5334-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nGzlAAAAMAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-24 | page=47}} Located in the Doilungdêqên, Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, it is situated south of Jinzhu West Road, east of the West Main Drainage Canal, south of the Lhasa River extending to Shakku, and west to Naiqiong Township. The zone is approximately 10 kilometers from Lhasa's city center and 50 kilometers from Lhasa Gonggar Airport.{{cite book | title=拉萨十年变迁(1994-2004) | publisher=Social Sciences Literature Press | series=中国国情丛书: 拉萨卷 | year=2008 | isbn=978-7-5097-0618-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jR1LAQAAIAAJ | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-24 | page=70}}
The development zone spans a total planned area of 5.46 square kilometers, divided into two sections: Area A, covering 2.51 square kilometers, and Area B, covering 2.95 square kilometers. It is designed as a comprehensive development zone focusing on research and development, processing, export, trade, and community building.{{cite book | title=从无偿援助到平等互惠：西藏与内地的地方合作与长治久安研究 | publisher=Social Sciences Literature Press | year=2014 | isbn=978-7-5097-5777-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sbh4EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA215 | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-24 | page=215}}{{cite book | title=西藏文化产业发展探析 | publisher=Social Sciences Literature Press | year=2015 | isbn=978-7-5097-5473-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9bd4EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA125 | language=zh | access-date=2024-08-24 | page=125}}