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Xianyang

Shaanxi · China
City population
1,034,081
#165
in China
#4
in Shaanxi
#520
worldwide
BeijingXianyang
34.338, 108.703 · 921 km from Beijing
City population
1,034,081
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#165
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#520
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Xianyang

The fourth-largest city in Shaanxi, this city of 1,034,081 sits 23 km from Xi'an, whose city proper population of 9,600,000 makes it a far larger neighbour. Xianyang holds 0.1% of China's national population and lies 921 km from Beijing. Several other cities cluster within 66 km: Yuxia (60,206), Lintong (75,882), Yanliang (60,891), and Tongchuan (417,740).

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
#165of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shaanxi
#4of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shaanxi
Rank in region
#4of 31
Distance to capital
921 km
to Beijing
Elevation
387 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.338, 108.703
Record updated
2021-09-20
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.

23KMXi’an9.6M people31KMYuxia60K people47KMLintong76K people60KMYanliang61K people66KMTongchuan418K 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. Xianyang1.03M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Xianyang 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
Xianyang1.03M

Xianyang Population FAQ

What is the population of Xianyang?

Xianyang has a city population of 1,034,081. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Xianyang?

Xianyang is in Shaanxi, China, 921 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.338, 108.703.

How big is Xianyang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 165th 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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