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Chenzhou

Hunan · China
City population
822,534
#209
in China
#10
in Hunan
#680
worldwide
BeijingChenzhou
25.800, 113.033 · 1,599 km from Beijing
City population
822,534
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#209
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#680
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Chenzhou

The city sits within a cluster of substantial urban centres: Leiyang lies 69 km away with a population of 129,116, and Lecheng is 81 km distant at 124,268 residents. Two larger cities, Hengyang and Shaoguan, each exceeding one million, are located 128 km and 124 km away respectively. Chenzhou itself has 822,534 residents, ranking it 209th among China's listed cities and tenth in Hunan province, 1,599 km from Beijing.

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
#209of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hunan
#10of 43
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hunan
Rank in region
#10of 43
Distance to capital
1,599 km
to Beijing
Elevation
180 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
25.800, 113.033
Record updated
2022-01-17
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.

69KMLeiyang129K people81KMLecheng124K people124KMShaoguan1.03M people128KMHengyang1.08M people130KMBojia25K 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. Chenzhou823K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chenzhou 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
Chenzhou823K

Chenzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Chenzhou?

Chenzhou has a city population of 822,534. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chenzhou?

Chenzhou is in Hunan, China, 1,599 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 25.800, 113.033.

How big is Chenzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 209th 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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