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Minhang

Shanghai · China
City population
2,716,600
#50
in China
#3
in Shanghai
#139
worldwide
BeijingMinhang
31.109, 121.375 · 1,077 km from Beijing
City population
2,716,600
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#50
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#139
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Minhang

Minhang has a population of 2,716,600 and ranks third among Shanghai's 35 listed cities. Several neighbouring cities lie within 13 km: Qibao at 5 km with 283,352 people, Xinqiao at 8 km with 155,856, Xuhui at 12 km with 1,109,800, and Changning at 13 km with 694,900. The city sits 1,077 km from Beijing and 12 m above sea level.

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
#50of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanghai
#3of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanghai
Rank in region
#3of 35
Distance to capital
1,077 km
to Beijing
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.109, 121.375
Record updated
2026-03-31
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.

5KMQibao283K people7KMHuajing67K people8KMXinqiao156K people12KMXuhui1.11M people13KMChangning695K 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. Minhang2.72M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Minhang 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
Minhang2.72M

Minhang Population FAQ

What is the population of Minhang?

Minhang has a city population of 2,716,600. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Minhang?

Minhang is in Shanghai, China, 1,077 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.109, 121.375.

How big is Minhang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 50th 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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