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Handan

Hebei · China
City population
1,358,318
#121
in China
#4
in Hebei
#369
worldwide
BeijingHandan
36.610, 114.488 · 403 km from Beijing
City population
1,358,318
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#121
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#369
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Handan

The fourth-largest city in Hebei, Handan has a population of 1,358,318 in its city proper. Located 403 km from Beijing, it sits among several smaller cities within 50 km: Linshui (109,955), Shahecheng (125,132), Hecun (83,009), and Pengcheng (68,442) lie at distances of 33–37 km, while Xingtai, a much larger centre of 798,770, is 50 km away.

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
#121of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hebei
#4of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hebei
Rank in region
#4of 40
Distance to capital
403 km
to Beijing
Elevation
61 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.610, 114.488
Record updated
2026-04-29
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.

33KMLinshui110K people35KMPengcheng68K people35KMHecun83K people37KMShahecheng125K people50KMXingtai799K 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. Handan1.36M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Handan 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
Handan1.36M

Handan Population FAQ

What is the population of Handan?

Handan has a city population of 1,358,318. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Handan?

Handan is in Hebei, China, 403 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.610, 114.488.

How big is Handan compared with other cities in China?

It is the 121st 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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