What is the population of Bazhong?
Bazhong has a city population of 2,712,894. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Bazhong
Situated 1,245 km from Beijing, this city in Sichuan holds a population of 2.7 million, making it the second-largest in the province. The nearest substantial urban centre is Dazhou, 100 km away with 1.6 million residents; four smaller cities range between 58 km and 86 km distant.
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
#2of 64
Elevation
393 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.869, 106.744
Record updated
2026-04-17
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 |
| Bazhong | 2.71M |
Bazhong Population FAQ
Where is Bazhong?
Bazhong is in Sichuan, China, 1,245 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.869, 106.744.
How big is Bazhong compared with other cities in China?
It is the 51st largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.