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Liupanshui

Guizhou · China
City population
1,320,825
#124
in China
#3
in Guizhou
#384
worldwide
BeijingLiupanshui
26.594, 104.833 · 1,826 km from Beijing
City population
1,320,825
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#124
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#384
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Liupanshui

At 0.1% of China's national population, Liupanshui holds a modest share despite ranking 384th globally and third within Guizhou province. The city's 1,320,825 residents sit 1,826 km from Beijing at an elevation of 1,799 m. Bijie, the nearest major city, lies 91 km away with a population of 1,137,383; three other significant urban centres fall within 135 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
#124of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guizhou
#3of 36
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guizhou
Rank in region
#3of 36
Distance to capital
1,826 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,799 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.594, 104.833
Record updated
2021-10-14
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.

66KMWeining57K people71KMLiuzhi139K people91KMBijie1.14M people116KMAnshun765K people135KMXingren92K 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. Liupanshui1.32M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Liupanshui 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
Liupanshui1.32M

Liupanshui Population FAQ

What is the population of Liupanshui?

Liupanshui has a city population of 1,320,825. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Liupanshui?

Liupanshui is in Guizhou, China, 1,826 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 26.594, 104.833.

How big is Liupanshui compared with other cities in China?

It is the 124th 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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