Skip to content
World Measure
The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · China · Asia

Chuzhou

Anhui · China
City population
782,671
#214
in China
#11
in Anhui
#707
worldwide
BeijingChuzhou
32.322, 118.298 · 861 km from Beijing
City population
782,671
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#214
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#707
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Chuzhou

At 0.1% of China's national population, Chuzhou holds a modest share despite a city proper of 782,671 residents, ranking 214th among listed Chinese cities. The city sits 54 km from Nanjing, a metropolis of 9.3 million, and 861 km from Beijing. Within Anhui province, Chuzhou ranks 11th of 35 cities, at an elevation of 24 m above sea level.

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
#214of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Anhui
#11of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Anhui
Rank in region
#11of 35
Distance to capital
861 km
to Beijing
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.322, 118.298
Record updated
2021-10-18
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.

54KMNanjing9.31M people60KMMingguang68K people61KMXiaolingwei66K people74KMMa’anshan742K people82KMZhenzhou176K 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. Chuzhou783K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chuzhou 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
Chuzhou783K

Chuzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Chuzhou?

Chuzhou has a city population of 782,671. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chuzhou?

Chuzhou is in Anhui, China, 861 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 32.322, 118.298.

How big is Chuzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 214th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.

Explore

ChinaAll 2,091 citiesAnhui35 cities in the regionCountry profileChina population & indicators