Map of Aksu, Xinjiang, China

Aksu is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 535,657. It lies at 41.1842°N, 80.2792°E. Aksu is about 3,033 km (1,885 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wensu, 10 km to the north.

Aksu at a glance

Where is Aksu?

• The 4th largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 12 min on the shortest day to 15 h 09 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Aksu

• Wensu — 10 km north
• Aral — 109 km southeast
• Tumxuk — 179 km southwest
• Karakol — 213 km northwest, Kyrgyzstan
• Kuqa — 229 km east
• Yili — 314 km north
• Yuqunweng — 319 km north
• Dadamtu — 322 km north
• Huocheng — 323 km north
• Jelilyüzi — 327 km north

Largest cities in Xinjiang

• Ürümqi — 4,054,000
• Shihezi — 572,772
• Korla — 549,324
• Kashgar — 506,640
• Hotan — 408,894
• Huocheng — 360,000
• Atush — 285,000
• Xinyuan — 282,718
• Turpan — 273,385
• Karamay — 261,445

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Other places named Aksu

• Aksu — Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.