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Xinzhou

Shanxi · China
City population
544,683
#271
in China
#10
in Shanxi
#1,029
worldwide
BeijingXinzhou
38.409, 112.733 · 357 km from Beijing
City population
544,683
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#271
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,029
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Xinzhou

Ranked 1,029th in world population, Xinzhou holds 544,683 residents in its city proper, making it the tenth-largest city in Shanxi province. It sits 357 km from Beijing and 62 km from Taiyuan, the provincial capital with 4.3 million residents. Neighbouring cities include Yuanping at 34 km and Jinzhong at 81 km, the latter home to 1.2 million people.

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
#271of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanxi
#10of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanxi
Rank in region
#10of 18
Distance to capital
357 km
to Beijing
Elevation
794 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
38.409, 112.733
Record updated
2024-07-13
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.

34KMYuanping83K people62KMTaiyuan4.3M people81KMJinzhong1.23M people95KMYangquan731K people104KMShuozhou434K 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. Xinzhou545K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Xinzhou 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
Xinzhou545K

Xinzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Xinzhou?

Xinzhou has a city population of 544,683. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Xinzhou?

Xinzhou is in Shanxi, China, 357 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 38.409, 112.733.

How big is Xinzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 271st largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.0% of the national population.

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