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Ulanqab

Inner Mongolia · China
City population
550,231
#267
in China
#5
in Inner Mongolia
#1,012
worldwide
BeijingUlanqab
40.993, 113.133 · 301 km from Beijing
City population
550,231
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#267
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,012
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Ulanqab

At 1,375 m above sea level, this city holds a population of 550,231 and ranks fifth among Inner Mongolia's 35 cities. Jining, a city of 258,757, lies 4 km away; Datong (1,850,000) and Hohhot (2,350,000) are 101 km and 126 km distant respectively. The city sits 301 km from Beijing.

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
#267of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Inner Mongolia
#5of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Inner Mongolia
Rank in region
#5of 35
Distance to capital
301 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,375 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
40.993, 113.133
Record updated
2025-08-20
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.

4KMJining259K people62KMBeichengqu72K people101KMDatong1.85M people126KMHohhot2.35M people148KMZhangjiakou693K 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. Ulanqab550K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ulanqab 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
Ulanqab550K

Ulanqab Population FAQ

What is the population of Ulanqab?

Ulanqab has a city population of 550,231. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ulanqab?

Ulanqab is in Inner Mongolia, China, 301 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 40.993, 113.133.

How big is Ulanqab compared with other cities in China?

It is the 267th 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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