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City profile · China · Asia

Ālā'ĕr

City population
126,259
#560
in China
#21
in Xinjiang
#4,541
worldwide
BeijingĀlā'ĕr
40.542, 81.266 · 2,964 km from Beijing
City population
126,259
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#560
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,541
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Ālā'ĕr

Ālā'ĕr is a city in Xinjiang, China with a population of 126,259. It is the 560th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 4,541st largest worldwide. It lies 2,964 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#560of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Xinjiang
#21of 110
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#21of 110
Distance to capital
to Beijing
Elevation
1,014 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Coordinates
40.542, 81.266
Record updated
2025-11-11
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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