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City profile · China · Asia

Xiangyang

Hubei · China
City population
1,294,733
#128
in China
#4
in Hubei
#394
worldwide
BeijingXiangyang
32.042, 112.145 · 954 km from Beijing
City population
1,294,733
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#128
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#394
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Xiangyang

The fourth-largest city in Hubei, Xiangyang holds 1,294,733 residents and stands 954 km from Beijing. Zaoyang, the nearest city of comparable size, lies 58 km away; three smaller settlements cluster between 39 km and 54 km distant. The city sits at 71 m elevation in a region of Hubei where multiple urban centres are distributed across the landscape.

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
#128of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Hubei
#4of 54
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Hubei
Rank in region
#4of 54
Distance to capital
954 km
to Beijing
Elevation
71 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.042, 112.145
Record updated
2026-01-19
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.

39KMYicheng61K people41KMNanzhang Chengguanzhen84K people54KMGucheng Chengguanzhen74K people58KMXinye62K people58KMZaoyang185K 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. Xiangyang1.29M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Xiangyang 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
Xiangyang1.29M

Xiangyang Population FAQ

What is the population of Xiangyang?

Xiangyang has a city population of 1,294,733. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Xiangyang?

Xiangyang is in Hubei, China, 954 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 32.042, 112.145.

How big is Xiangyang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 128th 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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