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Meizhou

Guangdong · China
City population
992,351
#177
in China
#20
in Guangdong
#559
worldwide
BeijingMeizhou
24.289, 116.118 · 1,737 km from Beijing
City population
992,351
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#177
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#559
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Meizhou

At 0.1% of the national population, Meizhou ranks 559th globally among cities. The city proper holds 992,351 residents and ranks 177th among China's listed cities and 20th within Guangdong province. Located 1,737 km from Beijing, Meizhou sits 41 km to 57 km from five neighbouring cities ranging from 62,321 to 274,499 residents.

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
#177of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guangdong
#20of 101
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guangdong
Rank in region
#20of 101
Distance to capital
1,737 km
to Beijing
Elevation
84 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
24.289, 116.118
Record updated
2024-07-13
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.

41KMShuikou62K people43KMXingning274K people53KMHedong102K people54KMShuizhai140K people57KMHuacheng101K 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. Meizhou992K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Meizhou 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
Meizhou992K

Meizhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Meizhou?

Meizhou has a city population of 992,351. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Meizhou?

Meizhou is in Guangdong, China, 1,737 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 24.289, 116.118.

How big is Meizhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 177th 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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