Map of Hangzhou, China

Hangzhou is the administrative centre of Zhejiang, China, with a population of about 11,936,010. It lies at 30.2936°N, 120.1614°E. Hangzhou is about 1,122 km (697 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xiaoshan, 17 km to the southeast.

Hangzhou at a glance

Where is Hangzhou?

• The 9th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Zhejiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 11 min on the shortest day to 14 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hangzhou

• Xiaoshan — 17 km southeast
• Linping — 19 km northeast
• Fuyang — 33 km southwest
• Deqing — 34 km northwest
• Shaoxing — 52 km southeast
• Haining — 57 km northeast
• Wuzhen — 59 km northeast
• Zhuji — 64 km south
• Huzhou — 64 km north
• Shangyu — 75 km southeast

Largest cities in Zhejiang

• Ningbo — 3,731,203
• Puyang — 3,590,000
• Wenzhou — 2,650,000
• Shaoxing — 2,300,000
• Taizhou — 1,485,502
• Yiwu — 1,481,384
• Jinhua — 1,463,990
• Cixi — 1,457,510
• Jiaxing — 1,180,000
• Rui’an — 1,125,000

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
• Dongguan — 9,644,871
• Nanjing — 9,314,685

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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.