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Fengxiang

Shanghai · China
City population
1,140,872
#151
in China
#10
in Shanghai
#475
worldwide
BeijingFengxiang
30.858, 121.468 · 1,106 km from Beijing
City population
1,140,872
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#151
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#475
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Fengxiang

Surrounded by major population centres, this city of 1.14 million sits 7 km from Nanqiao (361,185) and 17 km from Jinshan (822,776), with Minhang (2.72 million) at 29 km distance. Located in Shanghai, it ranks tenth among the region's 35 listed cities and accounts for 0.1% of China's national population. The city lies 1,106 km from Beijing.

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
#151of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanghai
#10of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanghai
Rank in region
#10of 35
Distance to capital
1,106 km
to Beijing
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
30.858, 121.468
Record updated
2026-03-31
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.

7KMNanqiao361K people17KMJinshan823K people28KMXinqiao156K people29KMMinhang2.72M people29KMHuajing67K 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. Fengxiang1.14M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Fengxiang 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
Fengxiang1.14M

Fengxiang Population FAQ

What is the population of Fengxiang?

Fengxiang has a city population of 1,140,872. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Fengxiang?

Fengxiang is in Shanghai, China, 1,106 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 30.858, 121.468.

How big is Fengxiang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 151st 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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