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Jiading

Shanghai · China
City population
1,886,100
#73
in China
#6
in Shanghai
#222
worldwide
BeijingJiading
31.386, 121.245 · 1,043 km from Beijing
City population
1,886,100
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#73
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#222
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Jiading

Ranking 73rd among China's 2,091 listed cities, Jiading holds a population of 1,886,100 within the city proper. The sixth-largest city in Shanghai, it sits 1,043 km from Beijing. Nearby cities include Taicang 16 km away with 831,113 residents and Gucun 15 km distant with 240,185 residents.

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
#73of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanghai
#6of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanghai
Rank in region
#6of 35
Distance to capital
1,043 km
to Beijing
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.386, 121.245
Record updated
2026-03-31
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.

9KMLuodian118K people14KMLuojing54K people15KMGucun240K people16KMTaicang831K people17KMYuepu139K 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. Jiading1.89M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jiading 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
Jiading1.89M

Jiading Population FAQ

What is the population of Jiading?

Jiading has a city population of 1,886,100. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Jiading?

Jiading is in Shanghai, China, 1,043 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.386, 121.245.

How big is Jiading compared with other cities in China?

It is the 73rd 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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