Map of Nanzhou, China

Nanzhou is a city in Hunan, China, with a population of about 54,449. It lies at 29.3595°N, 112.4024°E. Nanzhou is about 1,228 km (763 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shenliu, 24 km to the west.

Nanzhou at a glance

Where is Nanzhou?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nanzhou

• Shenliu — 24 km west
• Xiulin — 40 km north
• Qionghu — 58 km south
• Jinshi — 58 km northwest
• Yueyang — 67 km east
• Changde — 77 km southwest
• Heshan — 87 km south
• Wenxing — 88 km southeast
• Buhe — 105 km north
• Jingzhou — 112 km north

Largest cities in Hunan

• Changsha — 3,093,980
• Changde — 1,457,419
• Guankou — 1,380,000
• Heshan — 1,249,807
• Zhuzhou — 1,129,687
• Hengyang — 1,075,516
• Yongzhou — 1,020,715
• Yueyang — 991,465
• Xiangtan — 959,303
• Chenzhou — 822,534

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.