The GPS coordinates of Arou are latitude 38.0633° and longitude 100.4431°. In directional format: 38.0633° N, 100.4431° E. These coordinates mark the center of Arou in Qinghai and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Arou is a city in Qinghai, China, on the continent of Asia. It falls within Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Arou sits at: Latitude 38° 3' 48" N and Longitude 100° 26' 35" E. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Arou has a population of approximately 2,799 people. This is roughly 0.047% of Qinghai's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in Qinghai.

The interactive satellite map of Arou is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 38.0633, 100.4431 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Arou in Qinghai. For broader context, explore the Qinghai state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Arou is Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY), roughly 85 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Arou is approximately 198 km (123 mi) from Xining, the capital of Qinghai, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in Qinghai.

Arou sits at an elevation of approximately 2,986 meters (9,797 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for Qinghai.

The closest cities to Arou include Qilian, Zhamashi, Ebao. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Arou, sunrise is at 06:30 AM and sunset is at 08:16 PM, giving a day length of 13h 46m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Arou's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Arou is approximately 4,237 km (2,633 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 8,803 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Arou — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to San Juan Bautista, Chile, roughly 496 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Arou is approximately 1,392 km (865 mi) E of Beijing, the national capital of China, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.