Map of Guilin, China

Guilin is a city in Guangxi, China, with a population of about 1,572,300. It lies at 25.2802°N, 110.2964°E. Guilin is about 1,723 km (1,071 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yangshuo, 59 km to the south.

Guilin at a glance

Where is Guilin?

• The 2nd largest city in Guangxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 34 min on the shortest day to 13 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Guilin

• Yangshuo — 59 km south
• Luorong — 119 km southwest
• Liuzhou — 139 km southwest
• Babu — 156 km southeast
• Liping — 157 km northwest
• Hezhou — 161 km southeast
• Wugang — 164 km north
• Lengshuitan — 181 km northeast
• Yongzhou — 183 km northeast
• Wuxi — 213 km northeast

Largest cities in Guangxi

• Nanning — 3,839,800
• Liuzhou — 1,436,599
• Qinzhou — 1,296,300
• Guigang — 1,086,327
• Yulin — 1,056,743
• Hezhou — 1,005,490
• Laibin — 910,282
• Wuzhou — 761,948
• Baise — 686,078
• Beihai — 525,329

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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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.