林芝市是西藏自治区的一个地级市，古称工布，“林芝”是藏文“尼池”或“娘池”音译而来，藏语意为“娘氏家庭的宝座或太阳的宝座”。林芝市位于西藏自治区 东南部，地处北纬26°52′-30°40′，东经92°09′-98°47′之间，雅鲁藏布江中下游，其西部和西南部分别与拉萨市、山南市相连，东部和 北部分别与昌都市、那曲地区相连，南部与印度、缅甸两国接壤，被称为西藏的江南，有世界上最深的峡谷——雅鲁藏布江大峡谷。市政府驻巴宜区八一街道。

Linzhi city is a prefecture level city in Tibet Autonomous Region, the ancient name of geotextile, Nyingchi is Tibetan, Nepalese pool "or" Niang pool ", and, in Tibetan means" the throne of the mother's family throne or the sun ". Linzhi city is located in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region, located in 26 degrees north latitude 52 '- 30 DEG to 40', 98 degrees east longitude 92 degrees 09 '47' between, the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the West and southwest respectively and the city of Lhasa, Shannan, connected, East and North, respectively, and Chang City, Nagqu area connected, bordering the South and India, Myanmar, known as Tibet, south of the Yangtze River, the world's deepest canyon, Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon. Eight one streets of the city government in pakistan.