Map of Hotan, China

Hotan is a city in Xinjiang, China, with a population of about 408,894. It lies at 37.1075°N, 79.9355°E. Hotan is about 3,166 km (1,967 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bageqi, 10 km to the northwest.

Hotan at a glance

Where is Hotan?

• The 6th largest city in Xinjiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hotan

• Bageqi — 10 km northwest
• Qaraqash — 26 km northwest
• Zhawa — 30 km northwest
• Puqiakeqi — 31 km northwest
• Kuiya — 34 km northwest
• Yawa — 50 km northwest
• Han’airike — 51 km north
• Ka'ersai — 52 km northwest
• Baishikante — 263 km northwest
• Zepu — 264 km northwest

Largest cities in Xinjiang

• Ürümqi — 4,054,000
• Shihezi — 572,772
• Korla — 549,324
• Aksu — 535,657
• Kashgar — 506,640
• Huocheng — 360,000
• Atush — 285,000
• Xinyuan — 282,718
• Turpan — 273,385
• Karamay — 261,445

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.