Map of Jining, Inner Mongolia, China

Jining is a city in Inner Mongolia, China, with a population of about 258,757. It lies at 41.0275°N, 113.1058°E. Jining is about 305 km (190 mi) northwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Beichengqu, 66 km to the south.

Jining at a glance

Where is Jining?

• The 9th largest city in Inner Mongolia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 13 min on the shortest day to 15 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jining

• Beichengqu — 66 km south
• Datong — 105 km south
• Hohhot — 124 km west
• Zhangjiakou — 151 km east
• Xuanhua — 171 km east
• Shuozhou — 199 km south
• Salaqi — 225 km west
• Shiguai — 240 km west
• Yuanping — 259 km south
• Changping — 279 km east

Largest cities in Inner Mongolia

• Hohhot — 3,446,100
• Baotou — 2,761,700
• Ordos — 2,153,638
• Bayan Nur — 1,760,000
• Xiritala — 349,953
• Hulunbuir — 349,400
• Chifeng — 346,654
• Tongliao — 261,110
• 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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Other places named Jining

• Jining — Shandong, China

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.