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Dongguan

Guangdong · China
City population
9,644,871
#8
in China
#3
in Guangdong
#22
worldwide
BeijingDongguan
23.018, 113.749 · 1,894 km from Beijing
City population
9,644,871
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#8
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#22
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.7%
of the national population

About Dongguan

Surrounded by numerous cities within 30 km—Shijie at 246,960 people lies just 10 km away, followed by Humen at 191,891 and Shilong at 109,733—this city of 9.6 million ranks eighth among China's listed cities and third in Guangdong province. At sea level 1,894 km from Beijing, it accounts for 0.7% of China's national population.

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
#8of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guangdong
#3of 101
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guangdong
Rank in region
#3of 101
Distance to capital
1,894 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
23.018, 113.749
Record updated
2024-03-26
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.

10KMShijie247K people15KMShilong110K people23KMHumen192K people28KMSonggang24K people29KMMaozhou75K 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. Dongguan9.64M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Dongguan 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
Dongguan9.64M

Dongguan Population FAQ

What is the population of Dongguan?

Dongguan has a city population of 9,644,871. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Dongguan?

Dongguan is in Guangdong, China, 1,894 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 23.018, 113.749.

How big is Dongguan compared with other cities in China?

It is the 8th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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