Map of Qiaotou, China

Qiaotou is a city in Qinghai, China, with a population of about 114,712. It lies at 36.9350°N, 101.6736°E. Qiaotou is about 1,323 km (822 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Duoba, 33 km to the south.

Qiaotou at a glance

Where is Qiaotou?

• The 3rd largest city in Qinghai on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Qiaotou

• Duoba — 33 km south
• Xining — 35 km south
• Haomen — 49 km north
• Lushar — 51 km south
• Nianbo — 83 km southeast
• Qabqa — 119 km southwest
• Wuwei — 139 km northeast
• Rongwo — 161 km south
• Jinchang — 180 km north
• Linxia Chengguanzhen — 202 km southeast

Largest cities in Qinghai

• Xining — 2,467,965
• Nianbo — 260,184
• Rongwo — 103,700
• Lushar — 67,153
• Duoba — 66,767
• Qabqa — 46,907
• Haomen — 36,515

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.