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Zhangjiagang

Jiangsu · China
City population
1,432,044
#113
in China
#15
in Jiangsu
#347
worldwide
BeijingZhangjiagang
31.865, 120.539 · 969 km from Beijing
City population
1,432,044
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#113
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#347
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Zhangjiagang

At just 13 m above sea level, Zhangjiagang sits in the low-lying terrain of eastern Jiangsu. The city of 1.43 million ranks 15th in its province and 113th among listed Chinese cities. It lies 969 km from Beijing and is surrounded by much larger urban centres: Wuxi (4.40 million) stands 41 km away, Changzhou (3.29 million) 56 km distant, and Nantong (2.27 million) 37 km off.

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
#113of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#15of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#15of 155
Distance to capital
969 km
to Beijing
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
31.865, 120.539
Record updated
2026-01-16
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.

27KMJiangyin1.78M people31KMChangshu1.68M people37KMNantong2.27M people41KMWuxi4.4M people56KMChangzhou3.29M 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. Zhangjiagang1.43M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zhangjiagang 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
Zhangjiagang1.43M

Zhangjiagang Population FAQ

What is the population of Zhangjiagang?

Zhangjiagang has a city population of 1,432,044. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zhangjiagang?

Zhangjiagang is in Jiangsu, China, 969 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 31.865, 120.539.

How big is Zhangjiagang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 113th 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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