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Lianyungang

Jiangsu · China
City population
2,001,009
#67
in China
#8
in Jiangsu
#200
worldwide
BeijingLianyungang
34.598, 119.216 · 641 km from Beijing
City population
2,001,009
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#67
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#200
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Lianyungang

The city holds a population of 2,001,009, ranking 67th among China's 2,091 listed cities and 8th within Jiangsu province. Lianyungang sits 641 km from Beijing. At an elevation of 1 m above sea level, it stands among the nearest listed neighbours Haizhou at 8 km with a population of 59,098, and three other cities within 71 km, each holding populations between 48,485 and 63,285.

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
#67of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#8of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#8of 155
Distance to capital
641 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.598, 119.216
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.

8KMHaizhou59K people61KMAhu55K people63KMXiazhuang63K people65KMGaogou56K people71KMGaoliu48K 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. Lianyungang2M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Lianyungang 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
Lianyungang2M

Lianyungang Population FAQ

What is the population of Lianyungang?

Lianyungang has a city population of 2,001,009. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Lianyungang?

Lianyungang is in Jiangsu, China, 641 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.598, 119.216.

How big is Lianyungang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 67th 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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