Map of Kashgar, China

Kashgar is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 506,640. It lies at 39.4707°N, 75.9895°E. Kashgar is about 3,428 km (2,130 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Atush, 31 km to the northeast.

Kashgar at a glance

Where is Kashgar?

• The 5th largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 23 min on the shortest day to 14 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kashgar

• Atush — 31 km northeast
• Huangdi — 146 km southeast
• Elixku — 146 km southeast
• Tage'erqi — 150 km southeast
• Shache — 160 km southeast
• Baishikante — 171 km southeast
• Zepu — 181 km southeast
• Naryn — 218 km north, Kyrgyzstan
• Uzgen — 270 km northwest, Kyrgyzstan
• Jalal-Abad — 301 km northwest, Kyrgyzstan

Largest cities in Xinjiang

• Ürümqi — 4,054,000
• Shihezi — 572,772
• Korla — 549,324
• Aksu — 535,657
• Hotan — 408,894
• Huocheng — 360,000
• Atush — 285,000
• Xinyuan — 282,718
• Turpan — 273,385
• Karamay — 261,445

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.