Map of Bayan Nur, China

Bayan Nur is a city in Inner Mongolia, China, with a population of about 1,760,000. It lies at 40.7414°N, 107.3860°E, about 1050 m above sea level. Bayan Nur is about 769 km (478 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wuhai, 127 km to the southwest.

Bayan Nur at a glance

Where is Bayan Nur?

• The 4th largest city in Inner Mongolia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 15 min on the shortest day to 15 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bayan Nur

• Wuhai — 127 km southwest
• Wuda — 150 km southwest
• Shitanjing — 190 km southwest
• Dawukou — 207 km southwest
• Baotou — 207 km east
• Shizuishan — 213 km southwest
• Ordos — 239 km southeast
• Dongsheng — 243 km southeast
• Bayan Hot — 257 km southwest
• Xigang — 259 km south

Largest cities in Inner Mongolia

• Hohhot — 3,446,100
• Baotou — 2,761,700
• Ordos — 2,153,638
• Xiritala — 349,953
• Hulunbuir — 349,400
• Chifeng — 346,654
• Tongliao — 261,110
• Jining — 258,757
• Wuhai — 218,427
• Hailar — 211,066

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.