Golmud is a county-level city located in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, China. It serves as a significant urban center within the region, currently ranking as the second-largest city in Qinghai Province and the third-largest city on the Tibetan Plateau.
As of 2020, the population of Golmud was recorded at 221,863. The city is situated in a high-altitude geographic area characterized by its position on the expansive Tibetan Plateau.