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Huzhou

Zhejiang · China
City population
1,015,937
#170
in China
#11
in Zhejiang
#541
worldwide
BeijingHuzhou
30.870, 120.093 · 1,059 km from Beijing
City population
1,015,937
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#170
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#541
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Huzhou

At 1,059 km from Beijing, Huzhou holds a population of 1,015,937 within Zhejiang province, where it ranks eleventh among 40 listed cities. The city sits 23 km from Zhicheng (63,753), with Deqing (87,576) and Chóngfú (112,060) lying 38 km and 50 km away respectively. Huzhou accounts for 0.1% of China's national population and ranks 541st globally by city proper 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
#170of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Zhejiang
#11of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Zhejiang
Rank in region
#11of 40
Distance to capital
1,059 km
to Beijing
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
30.870, 120.093
Record updated
2025-08-20
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.

23KMZhicheng64K people38KMDeqing88K people40KMWuzhen60K people50KMChóngfú112K people53KMLinping78K 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. Huzhou1.02M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Huzhou 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
Huzhou1.02M

Huzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Huzhou?

Huzhou has a city population of 1,015,937. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Huzhou?

Huzhou is in Zhejiang, China, 1,059 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 30.870, 120.093.

How big is Huzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 170th 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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