About Xichang
Xichang is a city in Sichuan, China with a population of 481,796. It is the 297th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 1,192nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,862 km from Beijing.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#20of 64
Coordinates
27.896, 102.263
Record updated
15 August 2025
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.