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Shaoxing

Zhejiang · China
City population
2,300,000
#57
in China
#5
in Zhejiang
#172
worldwide
BeijingShaoxing
30.002, 120.579 · 1,165 km from Beijing
City population
2,300,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#57
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#172
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Shaoxing

Home to 2.3 million people, Shaoxing accounts for 0.2% of China's national population. The city ranks 57th among China's 2,091 listed cities and fifth within Zhejiang Province. Located 1,165 km from Beijing, Shaoxing sits at low elevation and is surrounded by other major urban centres: Shangyu lies 28 km away with 770,000 residents, while Hangzhou, a city of 9.2 million, is 52 km distant.

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
#57of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Zhejiang
#5of 40
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Zhejiang
Rank in region
#5of 40
Distance to capital
1,165 km
to Beijing
Elevation
21 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
30.002, 120.579
Record updated
2025-10-18
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.

28KMShangyu770K people31KMLianghu155K people36KMXiaoshan95K people45KMZhuji111K people52KMHangzhou9.24M 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. Shaoxing2.3M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shaoxing 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
Shaoxing2.3M

Shaoxing Population FAQ

What is the population of Shaoxing?

Shaoxing has a city population of 2,300,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shaoxing?

Shaoxing is in Zhejiang, China, 1,165 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 30.002, 120.579.

How big is Shaoxing compared with other cities in China?

It is the 57th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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