What is the population of Aqsu?
Aqsu has a city population of 535,657. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Aqsu
Among China's 2,091 listed cities, Aqsu ranks 275th by population with 535,657 residents, making it the fourth-largest city in Xinjiang. Situated 3,033 km from Beijing, it sits at an elevation of 1,119 m. Wensu, with 83,110 people, lies 11 km away; three other cities of 84,000 to 136,000 inhabitants are located 109 to 228 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 110
Elevation
1,119 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Coordinates
41.184, 80.279
Record updated
2025-01-10
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.
Nearby Cities
All 2,091 in ChinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Aqsu | 536K |
Aqsu Population FAQ
Where is Aqsu?
Aqsu is in Xinjiang, China, 3,033 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 41.184, 80.279.
How big is Aqsu compared with other cities in China?
It is the 275th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.