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Daqing

Heilongjiang · China
City population
1,604,027
#92
in China
#2
in Heilongjiang
#285
worldwide
BeijingDaqing
46.583, 125.000 · 1,017 km from Beijing
City population
1,604,027
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#92
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#285
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Daqing

The second-largest city in Heilongjiang, Daqing has a population of 1,604,027. It sits 1,017 km from Beijing and is surrounded by smaller cities: Longfeng lies 10 km away with 152,074 residents, while Honggang and Anda are located 22 km and 28 km distant with populations of 147,977 and 181,271 respectively.

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
#92of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Heilongjiang
#2of 75
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Heilongjiang
Rank in region
#2of 75
Distance to capital
1,017 km
to Beijing
Elevation
146 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
46.583, 125.000
Record updated
2026-01-20
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.

10KMLongfeng152K people22KMHonggang148K people28KMAnda181K people53KMDorbod55K people84KMQinggang64K 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. Daqing1.6M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Daqing 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
Daqing1.6M

Daqing Population FAQ

What is the population of Daqing?

Daqing has a city population of 1,604,027. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Daqing?

Daqing is in Heilongjiang, China, 1,017 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 46.583, 125.000.

How big is Daqing compared with other cities in China?

It is the 92nd 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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