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Zhongwei

Ningxia · China
City population
1,174,600
#147
in China
#3
in Ningxia
#457
worldwide
BeijingZhongwei
37.511, 105.191 · 1,007 km from Beijing
City population
1,174,600
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#147
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#457
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.1%
of the national population

About Zhongwei

At 1,227 m above sea level, Zhongwei is the third-largest city in Ningxia, with a population of 1,174,600. It sits 1,007 km from Beijing and ranks 147th among China's listed cities. Wuzhong, the nearest major city, lies 103 km away with a population of 7,202,654.

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
#147of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Ningxia
#3of 25
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Ningxia
Rank in region
#3of 25
Distance to capital
1,007 km
to Beijing
Elevation
1,227 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
37.511, 105.191
Record updated
2026-04-17
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.

103KMWuzhong7.2M people107KMMinning25K people111KMLijun28K people111KMHaojiaqiao33K people113KMChongxing41K 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. Zhongwei1.17M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zhongwei 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
Zhongwei1.17M

Zhongwei Population FAQ

What is the population of Zhongwei?

Zhongwei has a city population of 1,174,600. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zhongwei?

Zhongwei is in Ningxia, China, 1,007 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 37.511, 105.191.

How big is Zhongwei compared with other cities in China?

It is the 147th 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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