Map of Jining, Shandong, China

Jining is a city in Shandong, China, with a population of about 1,241,012. It lies at 35.4050°N, 116.5814°E. Jining is about 501 km (311 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yanzhou, 28 km to the northeast.

Jining at a glance

Where is Jining?

• The 9th largest city in Shandong on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 46 min on the shortest day to 14 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jining

• Yanzhou — 28 km northeast
• Zoucheng — 35 km east
• Wenshang — 37 km north
• Qufu — 43 km northeast
• Ningyang — 44 km northeast
• Juye — 46 km west
• Yucheng — 54 km south
• Longgu — 59 km south
• Huankou — 60 km south
• Zhoucheng — 61 km northwest

Largest cities in Shandong

• Qingdao — 7,172,451
• Jinan — 4,335,989
• 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
• 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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Other places named Jining

• Jining — Inner Mongolia, China

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.