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Chuxiong

Yunnan · China
City population
555,081
#265
in China
#6
in Yunnan
#1,005
worldwide
BeijingChuxiong
25.036, 101.546 · 2,156 km from Beijing
City population
555,081
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#265
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,005
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Chuxiong

The city ranks 265th among China's 2,091 listed cities by population, with 555,081 residents, and stands sixth in Yunnan province among 117 cities. It sits 2,156 km from Beijing at an elevation of 1,784 m. Guangtong lies 25 km away with a population of 42,306, and Jianshui, at 90 km distance, holds 490,000 residents.

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
#265of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Yunnan
#6of 117
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Yunnan
Rank in region
#6of 117
Distance to capital
2,156 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,784 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
25.036, 101.546
Record updated
2025-08-19
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.

25KMGuangtong42K people27KMXindian29K people74KMLongquan92K people82KMXiazhuang54K people90KMJianshui490K 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. Chuxiong555K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chuxiong 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
Chuxiong555K

Chuxiong Population FAQ

What is the population of Chuxiong?

Chuxiong has a city population of 555,081. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chuxiong?

Chuxiong is in Yunnan, China, 2,156 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 25.036, 101.546.

How big is Chuxiong compared with other cities in China?

It is the 265th 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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