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Beihai

Guangxi · China
City population
525,329
#280
in China
#11
in Guangxi
#1,076
worldwide
BeijingBeihai
21.483, 109.115 · 2,162 km from Beijing
City population
525,329
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#280
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,076
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Beihai

The 11th-largest city in Guangxi, Beihai holds a population of 525,329. It sits 2,162 km from Beijing. Hepu, with 192,813 residents, lies 21 km away; four other listed cities range from 19 km to 26 km distant, each with populations between 24,048 and 80,064.

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
#280of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guangxi
#11of 45
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guangxi
Rank in region
#11of 45
Distance to capital
2,162 km
to Beijing
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
21.483, 109.115
Record updated
2026-07-21
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.

Nearby Cities

All 2,091 in China

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

19KMDangjiang45K people21KMHepu193K people22KMShagang31K people24KMXichang80K people26KMXingdaohu24K 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. Beihai525K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Beihai 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
Beihai525K

Beihai Population FAQ

What is the population of Beihai?

Beihai has a city population of 525,329. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Beihai?

Beihai is in Guangxi, China, 2,162 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 21.483, 109.115.

How big is Beihai compared with other cities in China?

It is the 280th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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