Map of Nanjing, China

Nanjing is the administrative centre of Jiangsu, China, with a population of about 9,314,685. It lies at 32.0617°N, 118.7778°E. Nanjing is about 898 km (558 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xiaolingwei, 8 km to the southeast.

Nanjing at a glance

Where is Nanjing?

• The 11th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Jiangsu on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 03 min on the shortest day to 14 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nanjing

• Xiaolingwei — 8 km southeast
• Zhenzhou — 44 km northeast
• Ma’anshan — 49 km southwest
• Chuzhou — 54 km northwest
• Gushu — 62 km southwest
• Zhenjiang — 66 km east
• Yangzhou — 72 km northeast
• Xiannü — 84 km northeast
• Wuhu — 85 km southwest
• Hutang — 89 km southeast

Largest cities in Jiangsu

• Suzhou — 6,715,559
• Wuxi — 4,396,835
• Changzhou — 3,290,918
• Huai'an — 2,494,013
• Nantong — 2,273,326
• Kunshan — 2,092,496
• Lianyungang — 2,001,009
• Jiangyin — 1,779,515
• Changshu — 1,677,050
• Yancheng — 1,615,717

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.