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Xuhui

Shanghai · China
City population
1,109,800
#156
in China
#11
in Shanghai
#489
worldwide
BeijingXuhui
31.196, 121.447 · 1,071 km from Beijing
City population
1,109,800
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#156
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#489
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Xuhui

At 1,071 km from Beijing, Xuhui holds a population of 1,109,800 within Shanghai's city proper boundaries, making it the 11th most populous district among Shanghai's 35 administrative divisions. The city sits at an elevation of 11 m above sea level and lies within 7 km of several major urban centers, including Pudong at 5,681,512 people and Changning at 694,900.

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
#156of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shanghai
#11of 35
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Shanghai
Rank in region
#11of 35
Distance to capital
1,071 km
to Beijing
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.196, 121.447
Record updated
2026-03-31
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.

3KMShanghai24.9M people3KMChangning695K people6KMHuangpu505K people7KMPudong5.68M people7KMHongkou688K 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. Xuhui1.11M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Xuhui 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
Xuhui1.11M

Xuhui Population FAQ

What is the population of Xuhui?

Xuhui has a city population of 1,109,800. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Xuhui?

Xuhui is in Shanghai, China, 1,071 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.196, 121.447.

How big is Xuhui compared with other cities in China?

It is the 156th 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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