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Shihezi

Xinjiang · China
City population
572,772
#262
in China
#2
in Xinjiang
#976
worldwide
BeijingShihezi
44.302, 86.037 · 2,537 km from Beijing
City population
572,772
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#262
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#976
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Shihezi

Positioned 2,537 km from Beijing, Shihezi is the second-largest city in Xinjiang, with a population of 572,772. Changji, a larger neighbour 106 km away with 198,776 residents, is the only city of comparable scale nearby; Sandaohezi (60,129) lies 33 km distant, while Wusu (72,587) and Xininglu (69,361) each sit over 100 km away.

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
#262of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Xinjiang
#2of 110
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Xinjiang
Rank in region
#2of 110
Distance to capital
2,537 km
to Beijing
Elevation
467 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Urumqi
Coordinates
44.302, 86.037
Record updated
2021-09-20
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.

33KMSandaohezi60K people90KMXininglu69K people105KMHuyanghe30K people106KMChangji199K people109KMWusu73K 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. Shihezi573K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shihezi 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
Shihezi573K

Shihezi Population FAQ

What is the population of Shihezi?

Shihezi has a city population of 572,772. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shihezi?

Shihezi is in Xinjiang, China, 2,537 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 44.302, 86.037.

How big is Shihezi compared with other cities in China?

It is the 262nd 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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