Map of Nianbo, China

Nianbo is a city in Qinghai, China, with a population of about 260,184. It lies at 36.4800°N, 102.4164°E. Nianbo is about 1,278 km (794 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xining, 61 km to the west.

Nianbo at a glance

Where is Nianbo?

• The 2nd largest city in Qinghai on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 40 min on the shortest day to 14 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nianbo

• Xining — 61 km west
• Lushar — 76 km west
• Duoba — 81 km west
• Qiaotou — 83 km northwest
• Rongwo — 113 km south
• Linxia Chengguanzhen — 121 km southeast
• Haomen — 122 km northwest
• Lanzhou — 136 km east
• Baiyin — 157 km east
• Wuwei — 162 km north

Largest cities in Qinghai

• Xining — 2,467,965
• Qiaotou — 114,712
• Rongwo — 103,700
• Lushar — 67,153
• Duoba — 66,767
• Qabqa — 46,907
• Haomen — 36,515

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.