Qilian: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Qinghai
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 25,603
• Coordinates: 38.1806° N, 100.2403° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,407 km (874 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Haibei Qilian Airport (HBQ): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY): 79 km (49 mi), straight line
• Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT): 162 km (101 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zhamashi: 20 km (12 mi)
• Arou: 22 km (14 mi)
• Youhulutang: 42 km (26 mi)
• Nangu: 44 km (27 mi)
• Xintian: 47 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zhangye, 86 km (53 mi)