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Quzhou

Zhejiang · China
City population
902,767
#193
in China
#13
in Zhejiang
#615
worldwide
BeijingQuzhou
28.959, 118.869 · 1,238 km from Beijing
City population
902,767
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#193
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#615
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Quzhou

Home to 902,767 people, this city accounts for 0.1% of the national population. Located in Zhejiang province, 1,238 km from Beijing, it sits among several larger cities within 100 km: Jinhua (1,463,990) lies 77 km away, and Shangrao (1,116,486) is 106 km distant. The city ranks 193rd among China's listed cities and 13th within its province.

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
#193of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Zhejiang
#13of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Zhejiang
Rank in region
#13of 40
Distance to capital
1,238 km
to Beijing
Elevation
77 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
28.959, 118.869
Record updated
2021-10-07
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.

65KMLanxi74K people77KMJinhua1.46M people98KMWucheng60K people99KMHuangshan461K people106KMShangrao1.12M 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. Quzhou903K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Quzhou 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
Quzhou903K

Quzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Quzhou?

Quzhou has a city population of 902,767. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Quzhou?

Quzhou is in Zhejiang, China, 1,238 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 28.959, 118.869.

How big is Quzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 193rd 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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