Map of Altay, Xinjiang, China

Altay is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 190,064. It lies at 47.8486°N, 88.1336°E. Altay is about 2,415 km (1,500 mi) northwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Baijiantan, 331 km to the southwest.

Altay at a glance

Where is Altay?

• The 15th largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 23 min on the shortest day to 16 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Altay

• Baijiantan — 331 km southwest
• Karamay — 353 km southwest
• Altay — 353 km northwest, Kazakhstan
• Shihezi — 426 km southwest
• Changji — 432 km south
• Sandaohezi — 437 km southwest
• Ürümqi — 452 km south
• Wusu — 464 km southwest
• Dushanzi — 466 km southwest
• Gorno-Altaysk — 484 km north, Russia

Largest cities in Xinjiang

• Ürümqi — 4,054,000
• Shihezi — 572,772
• Korla — 549,324
• Aksu — 535,657
• Kashgar — 506,640
• Hotan — 408,894
• Huocheng — 360,000
• Atush — 285,000
• Xinyuan — 282,718
• Turpan — 273,385

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 Altay

• Altay — East Kazakhstan, 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.