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Qiqihar

Heilongjiang · China
City population
882,364
#197
in China
#3
in Heilongjiang
#631
worldwide
BeijingQiqihar
47.339, 123.962 · 1,025 km from Beijing
City population
882,364
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#197
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#631
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Qiqihar

Hulan Ergi lies 29 km away with a population of 265,344, making it the nearest major city to this Heilongjiang settlement of 882,364. Three further neighbours—Longjiang (106,384), Fuyu (75,147), and Gannan (59,239)—cluster within 73 km. The city ranks third in the region and 197th among China's listed cities, accounting for 0.1% of the national population. It sits 1,025 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
#197of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Heilongjiang
#3of 75
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Heilongjiang
Rank in region
#3of 75
Distance to capital
1,025 km
to Beijing
Elevation
146 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
47.339, 123.962
Record updated
2024-05-07
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.

29KMHulan Ergi265K people58KMLongjiang106K people63KMFuyu75K people64KMDorbod55K people73KMGannan59K 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. Qiqihar882K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Qiqihar 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
Qiqihar882K

Qiqihar Population FAQ

What is the population of Qiqihar?

Qiqihar has a city population of 882,364. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Qiqihar?

Qiqihar is in Heilongjiang, China, 1,025 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 47.339, 123.962.

How big is Qiqihar compared with other cities in China?

It is the 197th 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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