Map of Jinzhong, China

Jinzhong is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 1,226,617. It lies at 37.6840°N, 112.7547°E. Jinzhong is about 401 km (249 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Taiyuan, 27 km to the northwest.

Jinzhong at a glance

Where is Jinzhong?

• The 3rd largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 33 min on the shortest day to 14 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jinzhong

• Taiyuan — 27 km northwest
• Yangquan — 74 km east
• Gutao — 74 km southwest
• Xinzhou — 81 km north
• Jiexiu — 105 km southwest
• Yuanping — 115 km north
• Tianchang — 116 km east
• Huaiyang — 155 km east
• Shijiazhuang — 156 km east
• Xinzhi — 161 km southwest

Largest cities in Shanxi

• Taiyuan — 5,305,061
• Datong — 1,850,000
• Changzhi — 1,214,940
• Linfen — 959,198
• Yangquan — 731,228
• Changzhi — 699,514
• Yuncheng — 680,036
• Xinzhou — 544,683
• Jincheng — 476,945
• Shuozhou — 433,700

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.