Map of Changsha, Chongqing, China

Changsha is a city in Chongqing, China, with a population of about 47,170. It lies at 31.0000°N, 108.3046°E. Changsha is about 1,231 km (765 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nanmen, 7 km to the southwest.

Changsha at a glance

Where is Changsha?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 08 min on the shortest day to 14 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Changsha

• Nanmen — 7 km southwest
• Zhaojia — 14 km northeast
• Linjiang — 14 km northwest
• Tiancheng — 16 km southeast
• Tieqiao — 17 km west
• Yuexi — 17 km southwest
• Zhoujiaba — 18 km south
• Gaoliang — 20 km south
• Taibai — 20 km south
• Hanfeng — 21 km northeast

Largest cities in Chongqing

• Chongqing — 7,457,599
• Wanxian — 859,662
• Wanzhou — 723,215
• Banan — 508,703
• Hechuan — 377,213
• Fuling — 268,658
• Beibei — 247,702
• Zitong — 212,819
• Bachuan — 208,520
• Gunan — 208,010

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• 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

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Other places named Changsha

• Changsha — Hunan, China
• Changsha — Guangdong, China

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.