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Linyi

Shandong · China
City population
2,743,843
#48
in China
#4
in Shandong
#133
worldwide
BeijingLinyi
35.063, 118.343 · 565 km from Beijing
City population
2,743,843
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#48
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#133
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Linyi

Situated 565 km from Beijing, this city of 2.74 million ranks 48th among China's listed cities and fourth in Shandong. Several smaller cities lie nearby: Xiazhuang at 32 km with a population of 63,285, Bianzhuang 36 km away with 65,381 residents, Feicheng 41 km distant at 80,929, and Shizilu 46 km away with 86,749 people. The city accounts for 0.2% of China's national population.

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
#48of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#4of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#4of 177
Distance to capital
565 km
to Beijing
Elevation
69 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
35.063, 118.343
Record updated
2024-07-20
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.

32KMXiazhuang63K people36KMBianzhuang65K people41KMFeicheng81K people46KMShizilu87K people54KMJiehu69K 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. Linyi2.74M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Linyi 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
Linyi2.74M

Linyi Population FAQ

What is the population of Linyi?

Linyi has a city population of 2,743,843. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Linyi?

Linyi is in Shandong, China, 565 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 35.063, 118.343.

How big is Linyi compared with other cities in China?

It is the 48th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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