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Weifang

Shandong · China
City population
2,044,028
#65
in China
#6
in Shandong
#197
worldwide
BeijingWeifang
36.710, 119.102 · 427 km from Beijing
City population
2,044,028
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#65
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#197
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Weifang

At 427 km from Beijing, Weifang is a major city in Shandong with a population of 2,044,028. It ranks 65th among China's listed cities and sixth within its province. Changle, the nearest substantial neighbour at 24 km away with 259,161 residents, sits among several cities within 25 km that range from roughly 82,000 to 94,000 people.

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
#65of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#6of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shandong
Rank in region
#6of 177
Distance to capital
427 km
to Beijing
Elevation
30 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.710, 119.102
Record updated
2025-11-15
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.

12KMHanting91K people23KMYingqiu93K people23KMDaotian94K people24KMChangle259K people25KMQiaoguan82K 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. Weifang2.04M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Weifang 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
Weifang2.04M

Weifang Population FAQ

What is the population of Weifang?

Weifang has a city population of 2,044,028. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Weifang?

Weifang is in Shandong, China, 427 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.710, 119.102.

How big is Weifang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 65th 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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