Map of Jinan, China

Jinan is the administrative centre of Shandong, China, with a population of about 4,335,989. It lies at 36.6683°N, 116.9972°E. Jinan is about 364 km (226 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Changqing, 27 km to the southwest.

Jinan at a glance

Where is Jinan?

• The 27th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Shandong on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jinan

• Changqing — 27 km southwest
• Mingshui — 45 km east
• Feicheng — 51 km southwest
• Tai’an — 55 km south
• Pingyin — 65 km southwest
• Zhoucun — 75 km east
• Boshan — 77 km east
• Laiwu — 79 km southeast
• Liaocheng — 92 km west
• Ningyang — 102 km south

Largest cities in Shandong

• Qingdao — 7,172,451
• Zibo — 3,129,228
• Linyi — 2,743,843
• Yantai — 2,227,733
• Weifang — 2,044,028
• Tai’an — 1,735,425
• Heze — 1,346,717
• Jining — 1,241,012
• Liaocheng — 1,229,768
• Zhu Cheng City — 1,000,000

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.