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Ankang

Shaanxi · China
City population
870,126
#199
in China
#6
in Shaanxi
#639
worldwide
BeijingAnkang
32.680, 109.017 · 1,040 km from Beijing
City population
870,126
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#199
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#639
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Ankang

Ranked 639th by city population worldwide, Ankang holds 870,126 residents and stands as the sixth-largest city in Shaanxi. It lies 1,040 km from Beijing. Several smaller cities cluster within 50 km: Xunyang at 36 km with 67,929 residents, Pingli 45 km away with 45,493, Ziyang Chengguanzhen at 49 km with 35,496, and Hanyin Chengguanzhen 53 km distant with 66,926 residents.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in China
#199of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shaanxi
#6of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shaanxi
Rank in region
#6of 31
Distance to capital
1,040 km
to Beijing
Elevation
273 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.680, 109.017
Record updated
2021-10-20
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 2,091 in China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

36KMXunyang68K people44KMLangao Chengguanzhen35K people45KMPingli45K people49KMZiyang Chengguanzhen35K people53KMHanyin Chengguanzhen67K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Ankang870K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ankang compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Ankang870K

Ankang Population FAQ

What is the population of Ankang?

Ankang has a city population of 870,126. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ankang?

Ankang is in Shaanxi, China, 1,040 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 32.680, 109.017.

How big is Ankang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 199th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.

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