Dongchuan: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Qinghai
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Population: approximately 17,982
• Coordinates: 37.3680° N, 101.8357° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,294 km (804 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
• Haibei Qilian Airport (HBQ): 127 km (79 mi), straight line
• Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC): 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Quankou: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Haomen: 19 km (12 mi)
• Dongxia: 37 km (23 mi)
• Qingshizui: 37 km (23 mi)
• Xinzhuang: 42 km (26 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Qiaotou, 50 km (31 mi)