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Sanhe

City population
965,075
#183
in China
#5
in Hebei
#578
worldwide
BeijingSanhe
39.980, 117.069 · 58 km from Beijing
City population
965,075
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#183
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#578
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Sanhe

At 0.1% of China's national population, Sanhe holds a modest share despite ranking fifth in Hebei Province. Situated 58 km from Beijing, the city proper contains 965,075 residents. Langfang, another major city in the region, lies 59 km away with a population of 868,066.

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
#183of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hebei
#5of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 40
Distance to capital
to Beijing
Elevation
24 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
39.980, 117.069
Record updated
2025-11-26
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.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Sanhe 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
Sanhe965K

Sanhe Population FAQ

What is the population of Sanhe?

Sanhe has a city population of 965,075. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Sanhe?

Sanhe is in Hebei, China, 58 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 39.980, 117.069.

How big is Sanhe compared with other cities in China?

It is the 183rd 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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