What is the population of Tangshan?
Tangshan has a city population of 3,372,102. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Tangshan
Home to 0.2% of China's population, Tangshan ranks 38th among the country's 2,091 listed cities. The city proper holds 3.37 million residents, making it the second largest in Hebei and 155 km from Beijing. Four cities with populations between 41,000 and 100,000 lie within 25 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 40
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
39.644, 118.183
Record updated
2025-05-23
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 ChinaClosest 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.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Tangshan | 3.37M |
Tangshan Population FAQ
Where is Tangshan?
Tangshan is in Hebei, China, 155 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 39.644, 118.183.
How big is Tangshan compared with other cities in China?
It is the 38th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.