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Shiyan

Hubei · China
City population
3,460,000
#37
in China
#2
in Hubei
#99
worldwide
BeijingShiyan
32.648, 110.778 · 951 km from Beijing
City population
3,460,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#37
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#99
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Shiyan

A city of 3.46 million represents 0.2% of China's national population—a substantial urban centre, yet one of thousands competing for significance in a country of 1.4 billion. Shiyan ranks 37th among China's 2,091 listed cities and second in Hubei province. It sits 951 km from Beijing and at low elevation of 247 m, surrounded by smaller cities: Laohekou (253,112) lies 88 km away and Dengzhou (285,032) 123 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
#37of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hubei
#2of 54
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hubei
Rank in region
#2of 54
Distance to capital
951 km
to Beijing
Elevation
247 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.648, 110.778
Record updated
2018-12-06
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.

69KMDanjiangkou92K people88KMLaohekou253K people91KMGucheng Chengguanzhen74K people100KMSongbai31K people123KMDengzhou285K 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. Shiyan3.46M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shiyan 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
Shiyan3.46M

Shiyan Population FAQ

What is the population of Shiyan?

Shiyan has a city population of 3,460,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shiyan?

Shiyan is in Hubei, China, 951 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 32.648, 110.778.

How big is Shiyan compared with other cities in China?

It is the 37th 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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