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Hengyang

Hunan · China
City population
1,075,516
#160
in China
#6
in Hunan
#503
worldwide
BeijingHengyang
26.889, 112.619 · 1,489 km from Beijing
City population
1,075,516
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#160
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#503
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Hengyang

The nearest substantial city lies 52 km away, a relatively sparse distribution for a settlement of over 1 million people. Hengyang is the sixth-largest city in Hunan province and ranks 160th among China's listed cities, with a population of 1,075,516. Located 1,489 km from Beijing, it sits at low elevation in a region where the next few neighbouring cities range from 59 km to 81 km distant.

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
#160of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hunan
#6of 43
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hunan
Rank in region
#6of 43
Distance to capital
1,489 km
to Beijing
Elevation
66 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.889, 112.619
Record updated
2021-10-12
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.

52KMHongqiao58K people59KMLeiyang129K people77KMYongfeng71K people80KMBojia25K people81KMQingshuping62K 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. Hengyang1.08M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hengyang 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
Hengyang1.08M

Hengyang Population FAQ

What is the population of Hengyang?

Hengyang has a city population of 1,075,516. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hengyang?

Hengyang is in Hunan, China, 1,489 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 26.889, 112.619.

How big is Hengyang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 160th 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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