Map of Korla, China

Korla is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 549,324. It lies at 41.7606°N, 86.1523°E. Korla is about 2,540 km (1,578 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hejing, 65 km to the north.

Korla at a glance

Where is Korla?

• The 3rd largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 08 min on the shortest day to 15 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Korla

• Hejing — 65 km north
• Luntai — 158 km west
• Ürümqi — 256 km northeast
• Changji — 267 km north
• Turpan — 282 km northeast
• Shihezi — 283 km north
• Sandaohezi — 289 km north
• Xinyuan — 301 km northwest
• Dushanzi — 305 km north
• Wusu — 320 km north

Largest cities in Xinjiang

• Ürümqi — 4,054,000
• Shihezi — 572,772
• Aksu — 535,657
• Kashgar — 506,640
• 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.