Skip to content
World Measure
The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · China · Asia

Pingdingshan

Henan · China
City population
979,130
#181
in China
#11
in Henan
#567
worldwide
BeijingPingdingshan
33.731, 113.316 · 739 km from Beijing
City population
979,130
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#181
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#567
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Pingdingshan

China's population of roughly one billion means that a city of 979,130 represents just 0.1% of the national total. Pingdingshan ranks 567th globally and 181st among China's listed cities. Within Henan province it stands 11th of 41 cities. Situated 739 km from Beijing at low elevation, it lies 21 km from Xiangcheng; Xuchang, with a population of 1,265,536, is 61 km away.

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
#181of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Henan
#11of 41
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Henan
Rank in region
#11of 41
Distance to capital
739 km
to Beijing
Elevation
82 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
33.731, 113.316
Record updated
2025-12-15
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.

21KMXiangcheng66K people49KMYuzhou88K people60KMFangcheng94K people61KMXuchang1.27M people64KMYunyang74K 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. Pingdingshan979K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Pingdingshan 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
Pingdingshan979K

Pingdingshan Population FAQ

What is the population of Pingdingshan?

Pingdingshan has a city population of 979,130. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Pingdingshan?

Pingdingshan is in Henan, China, 739 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 33.731, 113.316.

How big is Pingdingshan compared with other cities in China?

It is the 181st largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.

Explore

ChinaAll 2,091 citiesHenan41 cities in the regionCountry profileChina population & indicators