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Nantong

Jiangsu · China
City population
2,273,326
#58
in China
#6
in Jiangsu
#173
worldwide
BeijingNantong
32.030, 120.875 · 964 km from Beijing
City population
2,273,326
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#58
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#173
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Nantong

The sixth-largest city in Jiangsu, Nantong has a population of 2,273,326. Located 964 km from Beijing, it sits among several major urban centers: Zhangjiagang (1,432,044 people, 37 km away) and Changshu (1,677,050 people, 45 km away) lie nearby, while smaller cities including Rugao (257,400 people, 47 km away) and Jinsha (95,647 people, 20 km away) are also within close range.

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
#58of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#6of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#6of 155
Distance to capital
964 km
to Beijing
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.030, 120.875
Record updated
2025-03-09
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.

20KMJinsha96K people37KMZhangjiagang1.43M people43KMJuegang73K people45KMChangshu1.68M people47KMRugao257K 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. Nantong2.27M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nantong 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
Nantong2.27M

Nantong Population FAQ

What is the population of Nantong?

Nantong has a city population of 2,273,326. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nantong?

Nantong is in Jiangsu, China, 964 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 32.030, 120.875.

How big is Nantong compared with other cities in China?

It is the 58th 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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