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Changshu

Jiangsu · China
City population
1,677,050
#86
in China
#10
in Jiangsu
#270
worldwide
BeijingChangshu
31.646, 120.742 · 998 km from Beijing
City population
1,677,050
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#86
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#270
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Changshu

At 0.1% of China's national population, Changshu ranks 270th globally among cities proper. The city sits 998 km from Beijing and lies at 9 m elevation in Jiangsu province, where it ranks tenth among 155 listed cities. Nearby centres include Kunshan at 36 km with 2,092,496 people and Suzhou at 41 km with 6,715,559 people; Wuxi (44 km, 4,396,835) and Zhangjiagang (31 km, 1,432,044) lie equally close.

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
#86of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#10of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#10of 155
Distance to capital
998 km
to Beijing
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.646, 120.742
Record updated
2022-04-01
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.

31KMZhangjiagang1.43M people36KMKunshan2.09M people40KMTaicang831K people41KMSuzhou6.72M people44KMWuxi4.4M 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. Changshu1.68M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Changshu 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
Changshu1.68M

Changshu Population FAQ

What is the population of Changshu?

Changshu has a city population of 1,677,050. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Changshu?

Changshu is in Jiangsu, China, 998 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.646, 120.742.

How big is Changshu compared with other cities in China?

It is the 86th 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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