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Zhenjiang

Jiangsu · China
City population
950,516
#186
in China
#18
in Jiangsu
#583
worldwide
BeijingZhenjiang
32.211, 119.455 · 899 km from Beijing
City population
950,516
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#186
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#583
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Zhenjiang

At 0.1% of China's national population, this city of 950,516 lies 899 km from Beijing. Two much larger cities occupy the immediate vicinity: Yangzhou at 21 km away with 1,584,237 residents, and Taizhou 53 km distant with 1,607,108. The city ranks 186th among China's 2,091 listed cities and 18th within Jiangsu province.

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
#186of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Jiangsu
#18of 155
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Jiangsu
Rank in region
#18of 155
Distance to capital
899 km
to Beijing
Elevation
26 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
32.211, 119.455
Record updated
2021-10-07
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.

21KMYangzhou1.58M people26KMXiannü84K people28KMZhenzhou176K people53KMTaizhou1.61M people53KMTaixing80K 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. Zhenjiang951K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zhenjiang 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
Zhenjiang951K

Zhenjiang Population FAQ

What is the population of Zhenjiang?

Zhenjiang has a city population of 950,516. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zhenjiang?

Zhenjiang is in Jiangsu, China, 899 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 32.211, 119.455.

How big is Zhenjiang compared with other cities in China?

It is the 186th 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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