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City profile · China · Asia

Zibo

City population
3,129,228
#41
in China
#3
in Shandong
#109
worldwide
BeijingZibo
36.791, 118.063 · 376 km from Beijing
City population
3,129,228
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#41
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#109
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.2%
of the national population

About Zibo

The third-largest city in Shandong, Zibo holds a population of 3.13 million within its city proper. Located 376 km from Beijing, it sits surrounded by several smaller settlements: Nanding lies 5 km away with 85,495 residents, while Zhoucun at 22 km reaches 122,402. The city accounts for 0.2% of China's national 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
#41of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Shandong
#3of 177
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 177
Distance to capital
to Beijing
Elevation
51 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
36.791, 118.063
Record updated
2024-07-20
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.

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Zibo 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
Zibo3.13M

Zibo Population FAQ

What is the population of Zibo?

Zibo has a city population of 3,129,228. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Zibo?

Zibo is in Shandong, China, 376 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 36.791, 118.063.

How big is Zibo compared with other cities in China?

It is the 41st largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.2% of the national population.

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