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Hohhot

Inner Mongolia · China
City population
2,350,000
#56
in China
#1
in Inner Mongolia
#166
worldwide
BeijingHohhot
40.811, 111.652 · 414 km from Beijing
City population
2,350,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#56
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#166
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Hohhot

The largest city in Inner Mongolia, Hohhot has a population of 2,350,000 and ranks 56th among China's 2,091 listed cities. It sits 414 km from Beijing and at an elevation of 1,051 m. The nearest substantial city is Ulanqab at 126 km away with 550,231 people; Jining lies 124 km distant with 258,757.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in China
#56of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Inner Mongolia
#1of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Inner Mongolia
Rank in region
#1of 35
Distance to capital
414 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,051 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
40.811, 111.652
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

101KMSalaqi104K people116KMShiguai70K people124KMJining259K people126KMUlanqab550K people133KMBeichengqu72K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Hohhot2.35M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hohhot compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Hohhot2.35M

Hohhot Population FAQ

What is the population of Hohhot?

Hohhot has a city population of 2,350,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hohhot?

Hohhot is in Inner Mongolia, China, 414 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 40.811, 111.652.

How big is Hohhot compared with other cities in China?

It is the 56th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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