日喀则地区地处祖国西南边陲、西藏自治区西南部,南与尼泊尔、不丹、锡金三国接壤,西衔阿里地区,北靠那曲地区,东邻拉萨市与山南地区。辖18个县(市、区),其中碘缺乏病16个重病区,2个轻病区,饮水型氟中毒1个历史病区。根据西藏自治区卫生厅下 Shigatse region is located in the southwestern border of the motherland, southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region, bordering Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim to the south, Ali area in the west, Naqu area in the north and Lhasa and Shannan in the east. Jurisdiction over 18 counties (cities, districts), including iodine deficiency disorders 16 ward, 2 light ward, drinking water fluorosis a history of ward. According to the Tibet Autonomous Region Department of Health under