What is the population of Xianning?
Xianning has a city population of 512,517. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Xianning
Among China's 2,091 listed cities, this city ranks 284th by population with 512,517 residents, placing it 11th within Hubei province. It sits 1,135 km from Beijing and 82 km from Wuhan, which has a population of 10,392,693. Nearby cities include Daye (347,406 residents, 66 km away) and Puqi (132,891 residents, 45 km away).
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
#11of 54
Elevation
30 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.843, 114.322
Record updated
2025-08-19
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 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 |
| Xianning | 513K |
Xianning Population FAQ
Where is Xianning?
Xianning is in Hubei, China, 1,135 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 29.843, 114.322.
How big is Xianning compared with other cities in China?
It is the 284th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.