What is the population of Nanyang?
Nanyang has a city population of 1,811,812. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Nanyang
At 1.81 million people, Nanyang holds 0.1% of China's population. The city ranks 239th globally and third in Henan province, 841 km from Beijing. Several cities of comparable or larger size sit within 56 km: Tanghe (278,055), Zhenping (181,528), and Fangcheng (93,808), with smaller settlements at Yunyang and Xinye.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 41
Elevation
126 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
33.005, 112.547
Record updated
2026-03-10
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 ChinaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Nanyang | 1.81M |
Nanyang Population FAQ
Where is Nanyang?
Nanyang is in Henan, China, 841 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 33.005, 112.547.
How big is Nanyang compared with other cities in China?
It is the 77th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.