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Kashgar

Xinjiang · China
City population
506,640
#289
in China
#5
in Xinjiang
#1,130
worldwide
BeijingKashgar
39.467, 75.987 · 3,428 km from Beijing
City population
506,640
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#289
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,130
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Kashgar

Situated 3,428 km from Beijing, this city of 506,640 lies at 1,284 m elevation in Xinjiang and ranks fifth among the region's 110 listed cities. Artux, with a population of 285,000, sits 32 km away; Yengisar (31,113) lies 62 km distant, while three further cities—Huangdi (34,658), Elixku (36,793), and Kuoshi'airike (16,413)—cluster between 146 km away.

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
#289of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Xinjiang
#5of 110
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Xinjiang
Rank in region
#5of 110
Distance to capital
3,428 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,284 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Coordinates
39.467, 75.987
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 China

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

32KMArtux285K people62KMYengisar31K people146KMHuangdi35K people146KMKuoshi'airike16K people146KMElixku37K 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. Kashgar507K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kashgar 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
Kashgar507K

Kashgar Population FAQ

What is the population of Kashgar?

Kashgar has a city population of 506,640. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kashgar?

Kashgar is in Xinjiang, China, 3,428 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 39.467, 75.987.

How big is Kashgar compared with other cities in China?

It is the 289th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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