Map of Kaiyuan, Yunnan, China

Kaiyuan is a city in Yunnan, China, with a population of about 198,423. It lies at 23.6977°N, 103.3037°E. Kaiyuan is about 2,181 km (1,355 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Gejiu, 40 km to the south.

Kaiyuan at a glance

Where is Kaiyuan?

• The 12th largest city in Yunnan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 40 min on the shortest day to 13 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kaiyuan

• Gejiu — 40 km south
• Miyang — 80 km north
• Zhongshu — 102 km northeast
• Wenshan City — 103 km east
• Kaihua — 106 km east
• Yuxi — 106 km northwest
• Shilin — 125 km north
• Mabai — 140 km southeast
• Haikou — 141 km northwest
• Lai Châu — 146 km south, Vietnam

Largest cities in Yunnan

• Kunming — 3,855,346
• Qujing — 1,408,500
• Baoshan — 935,618
• Zhaotong — 787,845
• Jianshui — 490,000
• Wenshan City — 450,000
• Lincang — 323,708
• Simao — 296,565
• Longling County — 270,000
• Dali — 235,305

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 Kaiyuan

• Kaiyuan — Liaoning, China

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.