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Benxi

Liaoning · China
City population
987,717
#180
in China
#6
in Liaoning
#562
worldwide
BeijingBenxi
41.289, 123.765 · 641 km from Beijing
City population
987,717
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#180
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#562
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Benxi

China's 180th-largest city by population, Benxi holds 987,717 residents and ranks sixth in Liaoning province. Located 641 km from Beijing, it sits among several cities of comparable or larger size: Liaoyang, 49 km away, has 687,890 residents, while Sujiatun and Dongling lie within 54 km and 61 km respectively. Smaller cities Xiaoshi and Gongchangling stand 30 km and 33 km distant, each with populations near 70,000.

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
#180of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Liaoning
#6of 51
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Liaoning
Rank in region
#6of 51
Distance to capital
641 km
to Beijing
Elevation
212 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
41.289, 123.765
Record updated
2018-12-06
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.

30KMXiaoshi69K people33KMGongchangling71K people49KMLiaoyang688K people54KMSujiatun148K people61KMDongling171K 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. Benxi988K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Benxi 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
Benxi988K

Benxi Population FAQ

What is the population of Benxi?

Benxi has a city population of 987,717. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Benxi?

Benxi is in Liaoning, China, 641 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 41.289, 123.765.

How big is Benxi compared with other cities in China?

It is the 180th 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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