Map of Qingdao, China

Qingdao is a city in Shandong, China, with a population of about 7,172,451. It lies at 36.0649°N, 120.3804°E. Qingdao is about 552 km (343 mi) southeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jimo, 37 km to the north.

Qingdao at a glance

Where is Qingdao?

• The 15th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Shandong on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Qingdao

• Jimo — 37 km north
• Ligezhuang — 39 km northwest
• Jiaozhou — 42 km northwest
• Yinzhu — 42 km southwest
• Yanghe — 43 km west
• Licha — 54 km west
• Nancun — 57 km northwest
• Puji — 60 km west
• Baicheng — 61 km northwest
• Xiazhuang — 65 km northwest

Largest cities in Shandong

• Jinan — 4,335,989
• Zibo — 3,129,228
• Linyi — 2,743,843
• Yantai — 2,227,733
• Weifang — 2,044,028
• Tai’an — 1,735,425
• Heze — 1,346,717
• Jining — 1,241,012
• Liaocheng — 1,229,768
• Zhu Cheng City — 1,000,000

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.