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Qingpu

Shanghai · China
City population
1,271,424
#131
in China
#7
in Shanghai
#403
worldwide
BeijingQingpu
31.154, 121.114 · 1,062 km from Beijing
City population
1,271,424
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#131
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#403
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Qingpu

Surrounded by populous neighbours, this city of 1.27 million sits 1 km from Xiayang and 7 km from Zhujiajiao, with Songjiang's 1.97 million residents located 17 km away. The seventh-largest city proper in Shanghai, it ranks 131st among China's listed cities and accounts for 0.1% of the national population. It lies 1,062 km from Beijing.

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
#131of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanghai
#7of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanghai
Rank in region
#7of 35
Distance to capital
1,062 km
to Beijing
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.154, 121.114
Record updated
2026-03-31
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.

1KMXiayang137K people7KMZhujiajiao60K people17KMSongjiang1.97M people21KMXinqiao156K people23KMQibao283K 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. Qingpu1.27M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Qingpu 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
Qingpu1.27M

Qingpu Population FAQ

What is the population of Qingpu?

Qingpu has a city population of 1,271,424. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Qingpu?

Qingpu is in Shanghai, China, 1,062 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.154, 121.114.

How big is Qingpu compared with other cities in China?

It is the 131st 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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