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City profile · China · Asia

Licheng

Guangdong · China
City population
172,775
#468
in China
#37
in Guangdong
#3,312
worldwide
BeijingLicheng
23.295, 113.825 · 1,863 km from Beijing
City population
172,775
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#468
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#3,312
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Licheng

Licheng is a city in Guangdong, China with a population of 172,775. It is the 468th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 3,312th largest worldwide. It lies 1,863 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#468of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guangdong
#37of 101
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guangdong
Rank in region
#37of 101
Distance to capital
1,863 km
to Beijing
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
23.295, 113.825
Record updated
2026-07-18
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.

20KMShilong110K people22KMShijie247K people32KMDongguan9.64M people44KMDasha116K people48KMLuoyang123K people

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