Arou: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Qinghai
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Population: approximately 2,799
• Coordinates: 38.0633° N, 100.4431° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,392 km (865 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Haibei Qilian Airport (HBQ): 19 km (12 mi), straight line
• Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT): 161 km (100 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Qilian: 22 km (14 mi)
• Zhamashi: 41 km (25 mi)
• Ebao: 44 km (27 mi)
• Obo: 44 km (28 mi)
• Nanfeng: 48 km (30 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zhangye, 97 km (60 mi)