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Wuzhong

Ningxia · China
City population
7,202,654
#14
in China
#1
in Ningxia
#40
worldwide
BeijingWuzhong
37.987, 106.201 · 907 km from Beijing
City population
7,202,654
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#14
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#40
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.5%
of the national population

About Wuzhong

The largest city in Ningxia, it holds a population of 7.2 million in the city proper and ranks 14th among China's 2,091 listed cities. Wuzhong sits 907 km from Beijing and stands at an elevation of 1,133 m. Several smaller cities lie within 25 km: Lingwu (52,863 people, 18 km away), Chongxing (41,212, 10 km), and Haojiaqiao (32,507, 8 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
#14of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Ningxia
#1of 25
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Ningxia
Rank in region
#1of 25
Distance to capital
907 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,133 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
37.987, 106.201
Record updated
2026-03-29
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.

16KMDongta22K people18KMLingwu53K people23KMWutongshu21K people23KMLijun28K people25KMWanghong31K 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. Wuzhong7.2M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Wuzhong 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
Wuzhong7.2M

Wuzhong Population FAQ

What is the population of Wuzhong?

Wuzhong has a city population of 7,202,654. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Wuzhong?

Wuzhong is in Ningxia, China, 907 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 37.987, 106.201.

How big is Wuzhong compared with other cities in China?

It is the 14th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.5% of the national population.

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