Korla

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Korla

Total population

779,352

Coordinates41.72°, 86.17°

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

Overview

Korla, also known as Kurla or Kuerle, is the second largest city by population in Xinjiang, China. It is a county-level city and the seat of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, the largest prefecture of China.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Xinjiang

• Tiekeqi
  1.3 mi away
• Yingxia
  3.6 mi away
• Shinigha
  7.6 mi away
• Tashidian
  9.5 mi away
• Qarayulghun
  10.4 mi away
• Towurchi
  12.8 mi away
• Qosh'ériq
  14.5 mi away
• Qigxin
  21.2 mi away
• Sishilichengzi
  22.7 mi away
• Puhui
  25 mi away
• Tiemenguan
  27.7 mi away · pop. 104,746
• Qagan Qehe
  28.9 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 Korla

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Grey Marmot

Marmota baibacina

Seen 2026-06-03

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-04-17

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-01-12

Sympetrum tibiale

Sympetrum tibiale

Seen 2025-07-10

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Seen 2025-03-08

Hierodula tenuidentata

Hierodula tenuidentata

Seen 2024-08-05

Northern Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus rufinus

Seen 2024-08-01

Oriental Virgin's-bower

Clematis orientalis

Seen 2023-09-20

Azure Tit

Cyanistes cyanus

Seen 2023-05-06

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