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Rizhao

Shandong · China
City population
661,943
#243
in China
#18
in Shandong
#839
worldwide
BeijingRizhao
35.414, 119.529 · 571 km from Beijing
City population
661,943
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#243
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#839
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Rizhao

The city proper has a population of 661,943, ranking it 243rd among China's 2,091 listed cities and 18th within Shandong province. Rizhao lies 571 km from Beijing and sits at 25 m above sea level. Heshan, 12 km away, is its nearest listed neighbour with 28,784 people; Nanhu and Taoluo both lie within 21 km, each holding around 61,000 residents.

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
#243of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#18of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#18of 177
Distance to capital
571 km
to Beijing
Elevation
25 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
35.414, 119.529
Record updated
2021-10-11
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.

19KMNanhu61K people21KMTaoluo62K people26KMChentuan25K people27KMXihu30K people34KMSanzhuang52K 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. Rizhao662K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Rizhao 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
Rizhao662K

Rizhao Population FAQ

What is the population of Rizhao?

Rizhao has a city population of 661,943. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Rizhao?

Rizhao is in Shandong, China, 571 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 35.414, 119.529.

How big is Rizhao compared with other cities in China?

It is the 243rd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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