Map of Gutao, China

Gutao is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 42,000. It lies at 37.2025°N, 112.1781°E. Gutao is about 474 km (295 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jiexiu, 31 km to the southwest.

Gutao at a glance

Where is Gutao?

• The 15th largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Gutao

• Jiexiu — 31 km southwest
• Jinzhong — 74 km northeast
• Taiyuan — 81 km northeast
• Xinzhi — 89 km southwest
• Linfen — 137 km southwest
• Changzhi — 140 km southeast
• Yangquan — 142 km northeast
• Xinzhou — 143 km north
• Yuanping — 176 km north
• Tianchang — 184 km northeast

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
• Changzhi — 699,514
• Yuncheng — 680,036
• Xinzhou — 544,683
• Jincheng — 476,945

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.