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Changzhi

Shanxi · China
City population
699,514
#227
in China
#8
in Shanxi
#786
worldwide
BeijingChangzhi
35.209, 111.739 · 664 km from Beijing
City population
699,514
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#227
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#786
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Changzhi

At 0% of China's national population, Changzhi represents one among thousands of substantial cities whose individual contributions remain below a single percentage point. With 699,514 residents, it ranks eighth among Shanxi's 18 cities and 227th within China's listed urban centers. Located 664 km from Beijing, Changzhi sits amid a cluster of regional population centers: Sanmenxia and Yuncheng each exceed 669,000 residents within 71 km, while Luoyang, at 1,390,581 people, lies 87 km distant.

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
#227of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanxi
#8of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanxi
Rank in region
#8of 18
Distance to capital
664 km
to Beijing
Elevation
381 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
35.209, 111.739
Record updated
2021-09-20
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.

54KMYima83K people69KMSanmenxia669K people71KMYuncheng680K people78KMJiyuan242K people87KMLuoyang1.39M 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. Changzhi700K
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
Changzhi700K

Changzhi Population FAQ

What is the population of Changzhi?

Changzhi has a city population of 699,514. 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, 664 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 35.209, 111.739.

How big is Changzhi compared with other cities in China?

It is the 227th 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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