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Dezhou

Shandong · China
City population
679,535
#238
in China
#17
in Shandong
#815
worldwide
BeijingDezhou
37.447, 116.367 · 274 km from Beijing
City population
679,535
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#238
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#815
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Dezhou

At an elevation of 25 m above sea level, Dezhou is home to 679,535 people and ranks #238 among China's listed cities. Located 274 km from Beijing, the city sits within a cluster of medium-sized urban centres; Hengshui (522,147 people, 68 km away) and Jizhou (362,013 people, 71 km away) are the nearest substantial towns in the region.

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
#238of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#17of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#17of 177
Distance to capital
274 km
to Beijing
Elevation
25 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
37.447, 116.367
Record updated
2021-10-20
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.

68KMHengshui522K people71KMJizhou362K people72KMBotou63K people87KMNangong82K people89KMQingnian110K 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. Dezhou680K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Dezhou 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
Dezhou680K

Dezhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Dezhou?

Dezhou has a city population of 679,535. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Dezhou?

Dezhou is in Shandong, China, 274 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 37.447, 116.367.

How big is Dezhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 238th 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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