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Xiangtan

Hunan · China
City population
959,303
#184
in China
#9
in Hunan
#581
worldwide
BeijingXiangtan
27.850, 112.900 · 1,379 km from Beijing
City population
959,303
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#184
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#581
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Xiangtan

At 0.1% of China's national population, Xiangtan holds a modest share despite its size of 959,303 residents. The city ranks 184th among China's listed cities and ninth within Hunan province. Situated 1,379 km from Beijing, Xiangtan sits at low elevation 31 m above sea level and lies 25 km from Zhuzhou, a significantly larger city of 1,129,687 people. Changsha, the provincial capital with 3,093,980 residents, is 39 km away.

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
#184of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hunan
#9of 43
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hunan
Rank in region
#9of 43
Distance to capital
1,379 km
to Beijing
Elevation
31 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
27.850, 112.900
Record updated
2021-10-20
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.

25KMZhuzhou1.13M people38KMXiangxiang88K people38KMShaoshan118K people39KMLeifeng28K people39KMChangsha3.09M 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. Xiangtan959K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Xiangtan 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
Xiangtan959K

Xiangtan Population FAQ

What is the population of Xiangtan?

Xiangtan has a city population of 959,303. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Xiangtan?

Xiangtan is in Hunan, China, 1,379 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 27.850, 112.900.

How big is Xiangtan compared with other cities in China?

It is the 184th 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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