What is the population of Wanzhou?
Wanzhou has a city population of 1,545,900. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Wanzhou
Within 5 km sit five neighbouring cities, the largest being Pailou at 104,351 residents. Wanzhou itself holds 1,545,900 people, making it the second-largest city in Chongqing and ranking 99th among China's listed cities. At 205 m elevation and 1,248 km from Beijing, it accounts for 0.1% of China's national population.
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 451
Coordinates
30.765, 108.396
Record updated
30 August 2025
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 |
| Wanzhou | 1.55M |
Wanzhou Population FAQ
Where is Wanzhou?
Wanzhou is in Chongqing, China, 1,248 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 30.765, 108.396.
How big is Wanzhou compared with other cities in China?
It is the 99th largest of the 2,091 cities listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.