Map of Beijing, China

Beijing is the capital of China, with a population of about 18,960,744. It lies at 39.9075°N, 116.3972°E. The nearest city on our map is Daxing, 20 km to the south.

Beijing at a glance

Where is Beijing?

• The 2nd largest city in China by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Beijing

• Daxing — 20 km south
• Tongzhou — 23 km east
• Mentougou — 26 km west
• Liangxiang — 30 km southwest
• Shunyi — 32 km northeast
• Changping — 37 km north
• Fangshan — 42 km southwest
• Langfang — 51 km southeast
• Sanhe — 58 km east
• Yangcun — 83 km southeast

Largest cities in Beijing

• Mentougou — 197,772
• Tongzhou — 163,326
• Shunyi — 117,623
• Daxing — 104,904
• Fangshan — 97,026
• Changping — 93,174
• Liangxiang — 76,744

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871
• Nanjing — 9,314,685

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.