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Pingliang

City population
504,848
#291
in China
#6
in Gansu
#1,135
worldwide
BeijingPingliang
35.539, 106.686 · 982 km from Beijing
Share of China
0.0%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,354 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Beijing
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
IANA zone identifier

About Pingliang

Pingliang is a city in Gansu, China with a population of 504,848. It is the 291st largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 1,135th largest worldwide. It lies 982 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#291of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Gansu
#6of 127
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 127
Coordinates
35.539, 106.686
Record updated
11 November 2021
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.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Pingliang 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
Pingliang505K

Pingliang Population FAQ

What is the population of Pingliang?

Pingliang has a city population of 504,848. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Pingliang?

Pingliang is in Gansu, China, 982 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 35.539, 106.686.

How big is Pingliang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 291st largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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