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Qingyuan

Guangdong · China
City population
1,738,424
#83
in China
#14
in Guangdong
#254
worldwide
BeijingQingyuan
23.700, 113.033 · 1,830 km from Beijing
City population
1,738,424
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#83
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#254
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Qingyuan

The 83rd-largest city in China by population, Qingyuan has 1,738,424 residents and ranks 14th within Guangdong province. It sits 69 km from Guangzhou (16,096,724) and 76 km from Foshan (9,042,509), two of the country's most populous cities. Qingyuan lies 1,830 km from Beijing and at an elevation of 11 m above sea level.

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
#83of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Guangdong
#14of 101
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Guangdong
Rank in region
#14of 101
Distance to capital
1,830 km
to Beijing
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
23.700, 113.033
Record updated
2021-10-14
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.

62KMSanshui154K people69KMGuangzhou16.1M people76KMFoshan9.04M people78KMDasha116K people78KMShiwan82K 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. Qingyuan1.74M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Qingyuan 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
Qingyuan1.74M

Qingyuan Population FAQ

What is the population of Qingyuan?

Qingyuan has a city population of 1,738,424. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Qingyuan?

Qingyuan is in Guangdong, China, 1,830 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 23.700, 113.033.

How big is Qingyuan compared with other cities in China?

It is the 83rd 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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