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Neijiang

Sichuan · China
City population
1,251,095
#135
in China
#7
in Sichuan
#413
worldwide
BeijingNeijiang
29.584, 105.062 · 1,543 km from Beijing
City population
1,251,095
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#135
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#413
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Neijiang

Three cities over 50,000 people lie within 40 km: Chonglong (30 km, 58,441) and Panlong (31 km, 51,177), along with the much larger Zigong (39 km, 1,262,064). The city proper holds 1,251,095 people, making it the seventh-largest in Sichuan and 413th globally. At 349 m elevation in the low plains, Neijiang sits 1,543 km from Beijing.

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
#135of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Sichuan
#7of 64
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Sichuan
Rank in region
#7of 64
Distance to capital
1,543 km
to Beijing
Elevation
349 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.584, 105.062
Record updated
2021-10-19
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.

30KMChonglong58K people31KMPanlong51K people32KMWujia35K people39KMZigong1.26M people41KMRonglong33K 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. Neijiang1.25M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Neijiang 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
Neijiang1.25M

Neijiang Population FAQ

What is the population of Neijiang?

Neijiang has a city population of 1,251,095. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Neijiang?

Neijiang is in Sichuan, China, 1,543 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 29.584, 105.062.

How big is Neijiang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 135th 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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