Map of Hongkou, China

Hongkou is a city in Shanghai, China, with a population of about 687,500. It lies at 31.2500°N, 121.4892°E. Hongkou is about 1,067 km (663 mi) southeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yangpu, 3 km to the northeast.

Hongkou at a glance

Where is Hongkou?

• The 6th largest city in Shanghai on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 07 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hongkou

• Yangpu — 3 km northeast
• Shanghai — 4 km southwest
• Xuhui — 7 km southwest
• Changning — 7 km southwest
• Baoshan — 18 km north
• Songjiang — 35 km southwest
• Xiayang — 37 km west
• Taicang — 44 km northwest
• Zhujiajiao — 44 km west
• Kunshan — 53 km west

Largest cities in Shanghai

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Baoshan — 2,265,900
• Yangpu — 1,210,800
• Xuhui — 1,109,800
• Changning — 694,900
• Xiayang — 137,321
• Songjiang — 130,218
• Zhujiajiao — 60,000

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
• 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.