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City profile · China · Asia

Changzhi

Shanxi · China
City population
1,214,940
#142
in China
#5
in Shanxi
#433
worldwide
BeijingChangzhi
36.184, 113.105 · 504 km from Beijing
City population
1,214,940
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#142
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#433
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Changzhi

At 80 km from Jincheng (476,945), Changzhi's nearest substantial neighbour is relatively distant; the next four listed cities within 102 km range from 68,442 to 109,955 residents. Changzhi itself holds 1,214,940 people, making it the fifth-largest city in Shanxi province and 142nd in China overall. The city sits 504 km from Beijing and at 937 m elevation.

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
#142of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanxi
#5of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanxi
Rank in region
#5of 18
Distance to capital
504 km
to Beijing
Elevation
937 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.184, 113.105
Record updated
2025-08-20
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.

80KMJincheng477K people98KMHecun83K people99KMPengcheng68K people102KMLinshui110K people106KMJiaozuo865K 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. Changzhi1.21M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Changzhi 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
Changzhi1.21M

Changzhi Population FAQ

What is the population of Changzhi?

Changzhi has a city population of 1,214,940. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Changzhi?

Changzhi is in Shanxi, China, 504 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.184, 113.105.

How big is Changzhi compared with other cities in China?

It is the 142nd 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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