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Hegang

Heilongjiang · China
City population
743,307
#221
in China
#4
in Heilongjiang
#738
worldwide
BeijingHegang
47.347, 130.290 · 1,388 km from Beijing
City population
743,307
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#221
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#738
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Hegang

The nearest city of significant size lies 61 km away at Jiamusi, population 549,549. Hegang itself holds 743,307 residents, making it the fourth-largest city in Heilongjiang and ranking 221st among China's 2,091 listed cities. Situated 1,388 km from Beijing, the city accounts for 0.1% of the 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
#221of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Heilongjiang
#4of 75
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Heilongjiang
Rank in region
#4of 75
Distance to capital
1,388 km
to Beijing
Elevation
190 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
47.347, 130.290
Record updated
2021-12-15
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.

47KMLuobei42K people61KMJiamusi550K people80KMLianhe121K people94KMJixian59K people98KMShuangyashan600K 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. Hegang743K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hegang 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
Hegang743K

Hegang Population FAQ

What is the population of Hegang?

Hegang has a city population of 743,307. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hegang?

Hegang is in Heilongjiang, China, 1,388 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 47.347, 130.290.

How big is Hegang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 221st 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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