What is the population of Kaifeng?
Kaifeng has a city population of 1,451,741. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kaifeng
China's 108th-largest city, Kaifeng holds a population of 1.45 million, placing it fourth within Henan province. It lies 597 km from Beijing and sits 60 km from Zhengzhou, a major metropolitan centre of 4.25 million; other substantial cities including Xuchang (1.27 million) and Xinxiang (1.05 million) are within 100 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#4of 41
Elevation
76 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.799, 114.307
Record updated
2021-10-20
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 ChinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kaifeng | 1.45M |
Kaifeng Population FAQ
Where is Kaifeng?
Kaifeng is in Henan, China, 597 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.799, 114.307.
How big is Kaifeng compared with other cities in China?
It is the 108th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.