Map of Turpan, China

Turpan is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 273,385. It lies at 42.9477°N, 89.1789°E. Turpan is about 2,284 km (1,419 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ürümqi, 159 km to the northwest.

Turpan at a glance

Where is Turpan?

• The 10th largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Turpan

• Ürümqi — 159 km northwest
• Changji — 192 km northwest
• Hejing — 239 km west
• Korla — 282 km southwest
• Shihezi — 294 km northwest
• Sandaohezi — 325 km northwest
• Hami — 353 km east
• Dushanzi — 381 km northwest
• Wusu — 398 km northwest
• Luntai — 426 km west

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
• 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.