Hami

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Hami

Total population

673,383

Coordinates42.82°, 93.51°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hami, or Kumul, is a prefecture-level city in eastern Xinjiang, China. It is well known for sweet Hami melons. In early 2016, the former Hami county-level city merged with Hami Prefecture to form the Hami prefecture-level city with the county-level city becoming Yizhou District. Since the Han dynasty, Hami has been known for its production of agricultural products and raw resources.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Xinjiang

• Yizhou
  0.6 mi away · pop. 569,388
• Huicheng
  1.7 mi away
• Palwantur
  3.8 mi away
• Astane
  20 mi away
• Qaradowe Town
  34.5 mi away
• Taranchi
  48.1 mi away · pop. 30,513
• Tuzköl
  53 mi away
• Baqiangzi
  61.5 mi away
• Xingxingxia
  108.7 mi away
• Qijiaonjing
  112.9 mi away
• Qiketai
  151.3 mi away
• Huochezhan
  154 mi away

Browse all places in Xinjiang →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Hami

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Elegant Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Seen 2026-07-18

Protaetia brevitarsis

Protaetia brevitarsis

Seen 2026-07-13

Euphorbia humifusa

Euphorbia humifusa

Seen 2025-08-05

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Seen 2025-08-05

flower-of-an-hour

Hibiscus trionum

Seen 2025-08-05

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2025-08-05

rough potato

Cynanchum rostellatum

Seen 2025-08-05

White Sweetclover

Melilotus albus

Seen 2025-08-03

Black Medick

Medicago lupulina

Seen 2025-07-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).