Map of Karamay, China

Karamay is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 261,445. It lies at 45.5847°N, 84.8872°E. Karamay is about 2,631 km (1,635 mi) northwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Baijiantan, 23 km to the northeast.

Karamay at a glance

Where is Karamay?

• The 11th largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 41 min on the shortest day to 15 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Karamay

• Baijiantan — 23 km northeast
• Wusu — 129 km south
• Dushanzi — 139 km south
• Emin — 143 km northwest
• Sandaohezi — 151 km southeast
• Shihezi — 169 km southeast
• Tacheng — 197 km northwest
• Bole — 234 km west
• Changji — 259 km southeast
• Xinyuan — 273 km southwest

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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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.