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Songjiang

Shanghai · China
City population
1,973,500
#69
in China
#5
in Shanghai
#210
worldwide
BeijingSongjiang
31.034, 121.223 · 1,079 km from Beijing
City population
1,973,500
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#69
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#210
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Songjiang

Among China's 2,091 listed cities, this city ranks 69th by population, holding 1,973,500 residents and accounting for 0.1% of the national total. Within Shanghai municipality, it stands fifth among 35 cities. Located 1,079 km from Beijing, the city sits at 3 m elevation and is surrounded by several large neighbours: Minhang (2,716,600) lies 17 km away, Qingpu (1,271,424) at the same distance, and three smaller cities—Xinqiao (155,856), Xiayang (137,321), and Zhujing (120,084)—within 9–16 km.

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
#69of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanghai
#5of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanghai
Rank in region
#5of 35
Distance to capital
1,079 km
to Beijing
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.034, 121.223
Record updated
2026-03-31
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.

9KMXinqiao156K people16KMZhujing120K people16KMXiayang137K people17KMMinhang2.72M people17KMQingpu1.27M 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. Songjiang1.97M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Songjiang 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
Songjiang1.97M

Songjiang Population FAQ

What is the population of Songjiang?

Songjiang has a city population of 1,973,500. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Songjiang?

Songjiang is in Shanghai, China, 1,079 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.034, 121.223.

How big is Songjiang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 69th 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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