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Panzhihua

Sichuan · China
City population
787,177
#213
in China
#13
in Sichuan
#706
worldwide
BeijingPanzhihua
26.585, 101.713 · 2,009 km from Beijing
City population
787,177
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#213
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#706
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Panzhihua

Sichuan's 13th-largest city sits at 1,101 m elevation with 787,177 residents. The nearest substantial settlement, Zhongxin, lies 44 km away; three other cities fall within 46 km, each with populations under 52,000. Located 2,009 km from Beijing, this city accounts for 0.1% of China's national population and ranks 213th among the country's listed cities.

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
#213of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Sichuan
#13of 64
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Sichuan
Rank in region
#13of 64
Distance to capital
2,009 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,101 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
26.585, 101.713
Record updated
2025-08-19
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.

35KMShilongba20K people44KMZhongxin52K people46KMRongjiang32K people72KMRenhe25K people85KMZhanhe24K 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. Panzhihua787K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Panzhihua 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
Panzhihua787K

Panzhihua Population FAQ

What is the population of Panzhihua?

Panzhihua has a city population of 787,177. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Panzhihua?

Panzhihua is in Sichuan, China, 2,009 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 26.585, 101.713.

How big is Panzhihua compared with other cities in China?

It is the 213th 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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