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Hezhou

Guangxi · China
City population
1,005,490
#173
in China
#7
in Guangxi
#550
worldwide
BeijingHezhou
24.404, 111.567 · 1,782 km from Beijing
City population
1,005,490
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#173
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#550
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Hezhou

At 0.1% of China's national population, Hezhou holds a modest share despite being home to over 1 million people. The city ranks 173rd among China's listed cities and seventh within Guangxi. Located 1,782 km from Beijing, Hezhou sits 5 km from Babu, a much smaller city, while larger urban centers including Wuzhou (761,948) lie within 106 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
#173of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guangxi
#7of 45
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guangxi
Rank in region
#7of 45
Distance to capital
1,782 km
to Beijing
Elevation
106 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
24.404, 111.567
Record updated
2021-10-14
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.

5KMBabu66K people79KMNanfeng86K people82KMHuaicheng89K people92KMLianzhou93K people106KMWuzhou762K 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. Hezhou1.01M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hezhou 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
Hezhou1.01M

Hezhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Hezhou?

Hezhou has a city population of 1,005,490. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hezhou?

Hezhou is in Guangxi, China, 1,782 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 24.404, 111.567.

How big is Hezhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 173rd 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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