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Dongying

Shandong · China
City population
998,968
#175
in China
#12
in Shandong
#553
worldwide
BeijingDongying
37.463, 118.492 · 327 km from Beijing
City population
998,968
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#175
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#553
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Dongying

China's 175th-largest city by population, Dongying holds nearly 1 million residents within its city proper boundaries. At 327 km from Beijing, it sits in Shandong, where it ranks 12th among 177 cities in the province. Binzhou, the nearest listed city at 43 km away, has a population of 682,717; several smaller cities cluster within 60 km.

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
#175of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#12of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#12of 177
Distance to capital
327 km
to Beijing
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
37.463, 118.492
Record updated
2025-03-12
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.

43KMBinzhou683K people50KMTaitou60K people52KMYingli57K people58KMTianliu67K people58KMHualong53K 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. Dongying999K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Dongying 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
Dongying999K

Dongying Population FAQ

What is the population of Dongying?

Dongying has a city population of 998,968. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Dongying?

Dongying is in Shandong, China, 327 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 37.463, 118.492.

How big is Dongying compared with other cities in China?

It is the 175th 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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