What is the population of Zigong?
Zigong has a city population of 1,262,064. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Zigong
The sixth-largest city in Sichuan holds a population of 1,262,064, ranking 133rd among China's listed cities. Lying 1,582 km from Beijing, Zigong sits at a low elevation of 306 m and is neighboured by Neijiang, a city of similar size 39 km away, as well as several smaller urban centres within 50 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#6of 64
Elevation
306 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.342, 104.777
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 ChinaClosest 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.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Zigong | 1.26M |
Zigong Population FAQ
Where is Zigong?
Zigong is in Sichuan, China, 1,582 km from the capital, Beijing. Its coordinates are 29.342, 104.777.
How big is Zigong compared with other cities in China?
It is the 133rd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, holding 0.1% of the national population.