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Liaocheng

Shandong · China
City population
1,229,768
#140
in China
#10
in Shandong
#426
worldwide
BeijingLiaocheng
36.451, 116.002 · 386 km from Beijing
City population
1,229,768
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#140
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#426
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Liaocheng

At 0.1% of the national population, Liaocheng holds a modest share despite its size of 1.23 million residents. The city ranks 426th globally and 140th among China's listed cities. Located 386 km from Beijing in Shandong province, it sits at low elevation of 32 m above sea level. Several cities cluster nearby: Yanta lies 38 km away with 79,196 residents, Yanggu 43 km distant with 74,725, and Qingnian 51 km away with 110,046 people.

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
#140of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#10of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#10of 177
Distance to capital
386 km
to Beijing
Elevation
32 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.451, 116.002
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 China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

38KMYanta79K people43KMYanggu75K people44KMPingyin62K people51KMQingnian110K people66KMChangqing83K 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. Liaocheng1.23M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Liaocheng 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
Liaocheng1.23M

Liaocheng Population FAQ

What is the population of Liaocheng?

Liaocheng has a city population of 1,229,768. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Liaocheng?

Liaocheng is in Shandong, China, 386 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.451, 116.002.

How big is Liaocheng compared with other cities in China?

It is the 140th 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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