Map of Yili, China

Yili is a city in China, with a population of about 269,158. It lies at 43.9000°N, 81.3500°E. Yili is about 2,912 km (1,809 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dadamtu, 9 km to the north.

Yili at a glance

Where is Yili?

• 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 Yili

• Dadamtu — 9 km north
• Jelilyüzi — 17 km northeast
• Yuqunweng — 22 km east
• Huocheng — 42 km northwest
• Zharkent — 111 km west, Kazakhstan
• Bole — 124 km northeast
• Xinyuan — 162 km east
• Sarqant — 203 km northwest, Kazakhstan
• Kuqa — 275 km southeast
• Wensu — 306 km south

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.