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Linfen

Shanxi · China
City population
959,198
#185
in China
#6
in Shanxi
#582
worldwide
BeijingLinfen
36.089, 111.519 · 602 km from Beijing
City population
959,198
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#185
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#582
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Linfen

Situated 602 km from Beijing, Linfen has a population of 959,198. The city ranks sixth within Shanxi and 185th among China's listed cities. Changzhi and Yuncheng, both cities exceeding 680,000 residents, lie 100 km and 128 km away respectively, while smaller centres cluster more closely: Xinzhi at 49 km with 72,303 people and Jiexiu at 110 km with 77,178.

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
#185of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanxi
#6of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanxi
Rank in region
#6of 18
Distance to capital
602 km
to Beijing
Elevation
451 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.089, 111.519
Record updated
2024-07-12
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.

49KMXinzhi72K people100KMChangzhi700K people110KMJiexiu77K people121KMHancheng58K people128KMYuncheng680K 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. Linfen959K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Linfen 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
Linfen959K

Linfen Population FAQ

What is the population of Linfen?

Linfen has a city population of 959,198. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Linfen?

Linfen is in Shanxi, China, 602 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.089, 111.519.

How big is Linfen compared with other cities in China?

It is the 185th 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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