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Liaoyang

Liaoning · China
City population
687,890
#233
in China
#9
in Liaoning
#802
worldwide
BeijingLiaoyang
41.272, 123.173 · 592 km from Beijing
City population
687,890
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#233
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#802
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Liaoyang

Among China's 2,091 listed cities, Liaoyang ranks #233 by population with 687,890 residents, placing it ninth within Liaoning province. The city sits 592 km from Beijing. Anshan, a much larger city of 1,450,000 people, lies 23 km away; several smaller cities including Jiupu (123,843) and Sujiatun (148,113) are also nearby within 50 km.

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
#233of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Liaoning
#9of 51
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Liaoning
Rank in region
#9of 51
Distance to capital
592 km
to Beijing
Elevation
33 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
41.272, 123.173
Record updated
2021-09-20
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.

23KMAnshan1.45M people29KMGongchangling71K people29KMJiupu124K people45KMSujiatun148K people46KMLiaozhong55K 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. Liaoyang688K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Liaoyang 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
Liaoyang688K

Liaoyang Population FAQ

What is the population of Liaoyang?

Liaoyang has a city population of 687,890. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Liaoyang?

Liaoyang is in Liaoning, China, 592 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 41.272, 123.173.

How big is Liaoyang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 233rd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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