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Jinzhong

Shanxi · China
City population
1,226,617
#141
in China
#4
in Shanxi
#427
worldwide
BeijingJinzhong
37.684, 112.755 · 401 km from Beijing
City population
1,226,617
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#141
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#427
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Jinzhong

China's 141st-largest city, Jinzhong holds a population of 1,226,617 in Shanxi province, where it ranks fourth among 18 cities. It lies 27 km from Taiyuan, the province's much larger urban centre with 4.3 million residents, and sits 401 km from Beijing. Yangquan, 74 km away, is the next-nearest major city in the region, with a population of 731,228.

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
#141of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanxi
#4of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanxi
Rank in region
#4of 18
Distance to capital
401 km
to Beijing
Elevation
821 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
37.684, 112.755
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.

27KMTaiyuan4.3M people74KMYangquan731K people74KMGutao42K people81KMXinzhou545K people105KMJiexiu77K 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. Jinzhong1.23M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Jinzhong 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
Jinzhong1.23M

Jinzhong Population FAQ

What is the population of Jinzhong?

Jinzhong has a city population of 1,226,617. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Jinzhong?

Jinzhong is in Shanxi, China, 401 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 37.684, 112.755.

How big is Jinzhong compared with other cities in China?

It is the 141st 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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