Map of Nanchang, China

Nanchang is the administrative centre of Jiangxi, China, with a population of about 2,357,839. It lies at 28.6840°N, 115.8531°E. Nanchang is about 1,249 km (776 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Changleng, 4 km to the northwest.

Nanchang at a glance

Where is Nanchang?

• The largest city in Jiangxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 19 min on the shortest day to 13 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nanchang

• Changleng — 4 km northwest
• Jianguang — 55 km south
• Gongqingcheng — 63 km north
• Poyang — 86 km northeast
• Xiaogang — 87 km southeast
• Fuzhou — 93 km southeast
• Bashan — 104 km south
• Jinjiang — 107 km east
• Dengbu — 108 km southeast
• Jiujiang — 114 km north

Largest cities in Jiangxi

• Ganzhou — 1,977,253
• Jiujiang — 1,164,268
• Shangrao — 1,116,486
• Fuzhou — 1,089,888
• Yichun — 1,045,952
• Pingxiang — 893,550
• Xinyu — 839,488
• Ji’an — 538,699
• Jingdezhen — 473,561
• Pengze — 350,000

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.