Map of Yilan, Heilongjiang, China

Yilan is a city in Heilongjiang, China, with a population of about 71,180. It lies at 46.3223°N, 129.5608°E. Yilan is about 1,282 km (797 mi) northeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Huanan, 76 km to the east.

Yilan at a glance

Where is Yilan?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 36 min on the shortest day to 15 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yilan

• Huanan — 76 km east
• Jiamusi — 78 km northeast
• Langxiang — 88 km northwest
• Lianhe — 93 km north
• Boli — 101 km southeast
• Shanhecun — 102 km southwest
• Qitaihe — 127 km southeast
• Hegang — 127 km northeast
• Linkou — 129 km southeast
• Tieli — 136 km northwest

Largest cities in Heilongjiang

• Harbin — 5,242,897
• Daqing — 1,604,027
• Qiqihar — 882,364
• Hegang — 743,307
• Mudanjiang — 665,915
• Shuangyashan — 600,000
• Jiamusi — 549,549
• Daxing’anling — 520,000
• Bei’an — 436,444
• Jixi — 403,759

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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Other places named Yilan

• Yilan — Taiwan, Taiwan

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.