Map of Changsha, Hunan, China

Changsha is the administrative centre of Hunan, China, with a population of about 3,093,980. It lies at 28.1987°N, 112.9709°E. Changsha is about 1,339 km (832 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xiangtan, 39 km to the south.

Changsha at a glance

Where is Changsha?

• The 42nd largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hunan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 21 min on the shortest day to 13 h 56 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Changsha

• Xiangtan — 39 km south
• Yutan — 41 km west
• Zhuzhou — 44 km southeast
• Wenxing — 54 km north
• Shaoshan — 54 km southwest
• Guankou — 64 km east
• Xiangxiang — 67 km southwest
• Heshan — 74 km northwest
• Xishan — 79 km southeast
• Qionghu — 92 km northwest

Largest cities in Hunan

• Changde — 1,457,419
• Guankou — 1,380,000
• Heshan — 1,249,807
• Zhuzhou — 1,129,687
• Hengyang — 1,075,516
• Yongzhou — 1,020,715
• Yueyang — 991,465
• Xiangtan — 959,303
• Chenzhou — 822,534
• Shaoyang — 753,194

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

Map of China and all its cities →

Other places named Changsha

• Changsha — Guangdong, China
• Changsha — Chongqing, 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.