What is the population of Baoding?
Baoding has a city population of 2,739,887. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Baoding
The nearest listed city lies 29 km away, with Dingzhou at 57 km the second-largest neighbour. A population of 2.74 million ranks this Hebei city third in its province and 49th among China's listed cities, accounting for 0.2% of the national population. Located 140 km from Beijing, it sits at 15 m elevation.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 40
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
38.873, 115.462
Record updated
2025-11-04
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 ChinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Baoding | 2.74M |
Baoding Population FAQ
Where is Baoding?
Baoding is in Hebei, China, 140 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 38.873, 115.462.
How big is Baoding compared with other cities in China?
It is the 49th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.