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.
About Panzhihua
Sichuan's 13th-largest listed 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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#13of 64
Coordinates
26.585, 101.713
Record updated
19 August 2025
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 |
| Panzhihua | 787K |
Panzhihua Population FAQ
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 listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.