Map of Hohhot, China

Hohhot is the administrative centre of Inner Mongolia, China, with a population of about 3,446,100. It lies at 40.8106°N, 111.6522°E. Hohhot is about 414 km (257 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Salaqi, 101 km to the west.

Hohhot at a glance

Where is Hohhot?

• The 38th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Inner Mongolia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 14 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hohhot

• Salaqi — 101 km west
• Shiguai — 116 km west
• Jining — 124 km east
• Beichengqu — 133 km east
• Baotou — 153 km west
• Datong — 160 km southeast
• Shuozhou — 179 km south
• Dongsheng — 180 km southwest
• Ordos — 208 km southwest
• Yuanping — 251 km south

Largest cities in Inner Mongolia

• Baotou — 2,761,700
• Ordos — 2,153,638
• Bayan Nur — 1,760,000
• Xiritala — 349,953
• Hulunbuir — 349,400
• Chifeng — 346,654
• Tongliao — 261,110
• Jining — 258,757
• Wuhai — 218,427
• Hailar — 211,066

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.