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Zhengzhou

Henan · China
City population
4,253,913
#28
in China
#1
in Henan
#78
worldwide
BeijingZhengzhou
34.758, 113.649 · 622 km from Beijing
City population
4,253,913
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#28
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#78
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.3%
of the national population

About Zhengzhou

At 0.3% of China's national population, Zhengzhou holds the share of a city that ranks 28th among the country's 2,091 listed cities. The city proper contains 4.25 million people, making it the largest in Henan province and the 78th most populous city globally. It sits 622 km from Beijing and lies within a cluster of large cities; Kaifeng (1.45 million) stands 60 km away and Xinxiang (1.05 million) 50 km away.

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
#28of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Henan
#1of 41
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Henan
Rank in region
#1of 41
Distance to capital
622 km
to Beijing
Elevation
104 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
34.758, 113.649
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.

50KMXinxiang1.05M people58KMGongyi56K people60KMKaifeng1.45M people65KMJiaozuo865K people66KMSongyang62K 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. Zhengzhou4.25M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zhengzhou 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
Zhengzhou4.25M

Zhengzhou Population FAQ

What is the population of Zhengzhou?

Zhengzhou has a city population of 4,253,913. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zhengzhou?

Zhengzhou is in Henan, China, 622 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 34.758, 113.649.

How big is Zhengzhou compared with other cities in China?

It is the 28th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.3% of the national population.

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