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Dali

City population
235,305
#403
in China
#12
in Yunnan
#2,453
worldwide
BeijingDali
25.585, 100.212 · 2,190 km from Beijing
City population
235,305
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#403
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,453
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Dali

Dali is a city in Yunnan, China with a population of 235,305. It is the 403rd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 2,453rd largest worldwide. It lies 2,190 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#403of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Yunnan
#12of 117
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#12of 117
Distance to capital
to Beijing
Elevation
1,977 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
25.585, 100.212
Record updated
2021-09-06
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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