Map of Changzhou, China

Changzhou is a city in Jiangsu, China, with a population of about 3,290,918. It lies at 31.7736°N, 119.9540°E. Changzhou is about 959 km (596 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jiangyin, 33 km to the northeast.

Changzhou at a glance

Where is Changzhou?

• The 40th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Jiangsu on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 04 min on the shortest day to 14 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Changzhou

• Jiangyin — 33 km northeast
• Wuxi — 39 km southeast
• Taixing — 44 km north
• Yixing — 48 km south
• Hutang — 51 km southwest
• Zhangjiagang — 56 km east
• Licheng — 59 km southwest
• Zhenjiang — 68 km northwest
• Changshu — 76 km east
• Mudu — 79 km southeast

Largest cities in Jiangsu

• Nanjing — 9,314,685
• Suzhou — 6,715,559
• Wuxi — 4,396,835
• Huai'an — 2,494,013
• Nantong — 2,273,326
• Kunshan — 2,092,496
• Lianyungang — 2,001,009
• Jiangyin — 1,779,515
• Changshu — 1,677,050
• Yancheng — 1,615,717

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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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.