Map of Xining, China

Xining is the administrative centre of Qinghai, China, with a population of about 2,467,965. It lies at 36.6255°N, 101.7574°E. Xining is about 1,327 km (825 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Duoba, 20 km to the west.

Xining at a glance

Where is Xining?

• The largest city in Qinghai on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Xining

• Duoba — 20 km west
• Lushar — 23 km southwest
• Qiaotou — 35 km north
• Nianbo — 61 km east
• Haomen — 84 km north
• Qabqa — 109 km west
• Rongwo — 126 km south
• Wuwei — 164 km northeast
• Linxia Chengguanzhen — 173 km southeast
• Lanzhou — 197 km east

Largest cities in Qinghai

• Nianbo — 260,184
• Qiaotou — 114,712
• 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.