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City profile · China · Asia

Yancheng

Jiangsu · China
City population
1,615,717
#90
in China
#11
in Jiangsu
#280
worldwide
BeijingYancheng
33.358, 120.157 · 802 km from Beijing
City population
1,615,717
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#90
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#280
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Yancheng

The 90th-largest city in China, Yancheng holds 1,615,717 residents and accounts for 0.1% of the national population. It lies 802 km from Beijing. The city sits at 3 m above sea level and is surrounded by five listed cities within 58 km: Dongtai (262,873 residents, 58 km away), Xinghua (105,918, 55 km), Hede (89,107, 47 km), Dazhong (84,323, 33 km), and Qinnan (55,975, 25 km).

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
#90of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#11of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#11of 155
Distance to capital
802 km
to Beijing
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
33.358, 120.157
Record updated
2024-05-17
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.

25KMQinnan56K people33KMDazhong84K people47KMHede89K people55KMXinghua106K people58KMDongtai263K 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. Yancheng1.62M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Yancheng 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
Yancheng1.62M

Yancheng Population FAQ

What is the population of Yancheng?

Yancheng has a city population of 1,615,717. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Yancheng?

Yancheng is in Jiangsu, China, 802 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 33.358, 120.157.

How big is Yancheng compared with other cities in China?

It is the 90th 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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