What is the population of Xuchang?
Xuchang has a city population of 1,265,536. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Xuchang
At 691 km from Beijing, Xuchang holds a population of 1,265,536 within Henan province, where it ranks seventh among 41 cities. Luohe, 53 km away, is the nearest city of comparable size at 1,294,974; Pingdingshan lies 61 km distant with 979,130 residents.
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
#7of 41
Elevation
71 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.032, 113.863
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 |
| Xuchang | 1.27M |
Xuchang Population FAQ
Where is Xuchang?
Xuchang is in Henan, China, 691 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.032, 113.863.
How big is Xuchang compared with other cities in China?
It is the 132nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.