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Mianyang

Sichuan · China
City population
1,550,000
#98
in China
#5
in Sichuan
#300
worldwide
BeijingMianyang
31.468, 104.682 · 1,412 km from Beijing
City population
1,550,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#98
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#300
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Mianyang

At 471 m above sea level, Mianyang holds a population of 1,550,000, making it the fifth-largest city in Sichuan and the 98th in China. It sits 1,412 km from Beijing. Several cities cluster nearby: Deyang (735,070 people, 47 km away) and Mianzhu (510,000 people, 46 km away) are the largest within the immediate region.

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
#98of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Sichuan
#5of 64
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Sichuan
Rank in region
#5of 64
Distance to capital
1,412 km
to Beijing
Elevation
471 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.468, 104.682
Record updated
2021-12-13
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.

25KMLuojiang212K people33KMJiangyou127K people46KMMianzhu510K people47KMDeyang735K people57KMTongchuan58K 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. Mianyang1.55M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Mianyang 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
Mianyang1.55M

Mianyang Population FAQ

What is the population of Mianyang?

Mianyang has a city population of 1,550,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Mianyang?

Mianyang is in Sichuan, China, 1,412 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.468, 104.682.

How big is Mianyang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 98th 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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