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Ningbo

Zhejiang · China
City population
3,731,203
#35
in China
#2
in Zhejiang
#94
worldwide
BeijingNingbo
29.878, 121.549 · 1,210 km from Beijing
City population
3,731,203
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#35
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#94
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.3%
of the national population

About Ningbo

Ranked #94 globally, Ningbo has a population of 3.7 million in its city proper, making it the second-largest city in Zhejiang province. It sits 1,210 km from Beijing and at an elevation of 15 m above sea level. Cixi, with 1.46 million residents, lies 44 km away; other nearby cities include Yuyao at 43 km with 114,177 people and Fenghua at 28 km with 76,653.

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
#35of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Zhejiang
#2of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Zhejiang
Rank in region
#2of 40
Distance to capital
1,210 km
to Beijing
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.878, 121.549
Record updated
2024-12-12
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.

17KMZhaobaoshan62K people28KMFenghua77K people43KMYuyao114K people44KMCixi1.46M people64KMLianghu155K 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. Ningbo3.73M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ningbo 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
Ningbo3.73M

Ningbo Population FAQ

What is the population of Ningbo?

Ningbo has a city population of 3,731,203. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ningbo?

Ningbo is in Zhejiang, China, 1,210 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 29.878, 121.549.

How big is Ningbo compared with other cities in China?

It is the 35th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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