Map of Nanyang, China

Nanyang is a city in Henan, China, with a population of about 1,811,812. It lies at 32.9947°N, 112.5328°E. Nanyang is about 843 km (524 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zhenping Chengguanzhen, 28 km to the west.

Nanyang at a glance

Where is Nanyang?

• The 3rd largest city in Henan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 58 min on the shortest day to 14 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nanyang

• Zhenping Chengguanzhen — 28 km west
• Binhe — 44 km southeast
• Fangcheng Chengguanzhen — 52 km northeast
• Yunyang — 53 km north
• Dengzhou — 55 km southwest
• Hancheng — 56 km south
• Zaoyang — 99 km south
• Laohekou — 106 km southwest
• Danjiangkou — 108 km southwest
• Pingdingshan — 109 km northeast

Largest cities in Henan

• Zhengzhou — 4,253,913
• Shangqiu — 1,859,723
• Kaifeng — 1,451,741
• Xinyang — 1,416,800
• Luoyang — 1,390,581
• Luohe — 1,294,974
• Xuchang — 1,265,536
• Anyang — 1,146,839
• Xinxiang — 1,047,088
• Pingdingshan — 979,130

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.