Riyue: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Qinghai
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 36.5378° N, 101.1537° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,381 km (858 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN): 79 km (49 mi), straight line
• Haibei Qilian Airport (HBQ): 170 km (105 mi), straight line
• Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW): 220 km (137 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Heping: 13 km (8 mi)
• Tawan: 17 km (11 mi)
• Dahua: 18 km (11 mi)
• Huangyuan Chengguanzhen: 20 km (12 mi)
• Shenzhong: 21 km (13 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Xining, 55 km (34 mi)