Map of Changzhi (near Yima), Shanxi, China

Changzhi is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 699,514. It lies at 35.2089°N, 111.7386°E. Changzhi is about 664 km (413 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yima, 54 km to the south.

Changzhi at a glance

Where is Changzhi?

• The 7th largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 47 min on the shortest day to 14 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Changzhi

• Yima — 54 km south
• Sanmenxia — 70 km southwest
• Yuncheng — 71 km west
• Jiyuan — 78 km east
• Luoyang — 88 km southeast
• Linfen — 100 km north
• Xixiang — 102 km east
• Jincheng — 104 km east
• Hancheng — 122 km west
• Xinzhi — 143 km north

Largest cities in Shanxi

• Taiyuan — 5,305,061
• Datong — 1,850,000
• Jinzhong — 1,226,617
• Changzhi — 1,214,940
• Linfen — 959,198
• Yangquan — 731,228
• Yuncheng — 680,036
• Xinzhou — 544,683
• Jincheng — 476,945
• Shuozhou — 433,700

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 Changzhi

• Changzhi — Shanxi, 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.