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Xinxiang

Henan · China
City population
1,047,088
#163
in China
#10
in Henan
#515
worldwide
BeijingXinxiang
35.190, 113.802 · 572 km from Beijing
City population
1,047,088
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#163
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#515
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Xinxiang

Among China's 2,091 listed cities, Xinxiang ranks 163rd by population with 1,047,088 residents, placing it 10th within Henan province. The city sits 572 km from Beijing and lies at 82 m elevation. Zhengzhou, China's third-largest city at 4,253,913 people, stands 50 km away; Kaifeng (1,451,741) is 63 km distant, and Jiaozuo (865,413) lies 51 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
#163of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Henan
#10of 41
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Henan
Rank in region
#10of 41
Distance to capital
572 km
to Beijing
Elevation
82 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
35.190, 113.802
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 China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

50KMZhengzhou4.25M people51KMJiaozuo865K people63KMKaifeng1.45M people75KMHebi635K people77KMDaokou57K 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. Xinxiang1.05M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Xinxiang 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
Xinxiang1.05M

Xinxiang Population FAQ

What is the population of Xinxiang?

Xinxiang has a city population of 1,047,088. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Xinxiang?

Xinxiang is in Henan, China, 572 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 35.190, 113.802.

How big is Xinxiang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 163rd 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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