Map of Ürümqi, China

Ürümqi is the administrative centre of Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 4,054,000. It lies at 43.8010°N, 87.6005°E. Ürümqi is about 2,411 km (1,498 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Changji, 33 km to the northwest.

Ürümqi at a glance

Where is Ürümqi?

• The 30th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 54 min on the shortest day to 15 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ürümqi

• Changji — 33 km northwest
• Shihezi — 137 km northwest
• Turpan — 159 km southeast
• Sandaohezi — 169 km west
• Hejing — 192 km southwest
• Dushanzi — 228 km west
• Wusu — 244 km west
• Korla — 256 km southwest
• Baijiantan — 286 km northwest
• Karamay — 292 km northwest

Largest cities in Xinjiang

• 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
• 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.