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Zhaotong

Yunnan · China
City population
787,845
#212
in China
#4
in Yunnan
#705
worldwide
BeijingZhaotong
27.317, 103.717 · 1,823 km from Beijing
City population
787,845
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#212
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#705
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Zhaotong

At 1,974 m elevation in Yunnan, this city of 787,845 sits 1,823 km from Beijing and ranks fourth within its province. Its nearest neighbours are scattered: Weining lies 73 km away with 56,744 residents, while Liupanshui, the closest major city at 1,320,825 people, stands 137 km distant. Three other cities fall between 120 and 141 km away, each below 82,000 in population.

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
#212of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Yunnan
#4of 117
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Yunnan
Rank in region
#4of 117
Distance to capital
1,823 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,974 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
27.317, 103.717
Record updated
2021-10-19
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 China

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

73KMWeining57K people120KMXunsi41K people123KMJunlian81K people137KMLiupanshui1.32M people141KMShuanglong44K 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. Zhaotong788K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zhaotong 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
Zhaotong788K

Zhaotong Population FAQ

What is the population of Zhaotong?

Zhaotong has a city population of 787,845. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zhaotong?

Zhaotong is in Yunnan, China, 1,823 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 27.317, 103.717.

How big is Zhaotong compared with other cities in China?

It is the 212th 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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