Map of Rugao, China

Rugao is a city in Jiangsu, China, with a population of about 257,400. It lies at 32.3704°N, 120.5765°E. Rugao is about 918 km (570 mi) southeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jiangyan, 43 km to the west.

Rugao at a glance

Where is Rugao?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 01 min on the shortest day to 14 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rugao

• Jiangyan — 43 km west
• Nantong — 47 km southeast
• Jinsha — 56 km southeast
• Zhangjiagang — 56 km south
• Juegang — 58 km east
• Taixing — 58 km southwest
• Jiangyin — 59 km southwest
• Dongtai — 59 km northwest
• Taizhou — 64 km west
• Changshu — 82 km south

Largest cities in Jiangsu

• Nanjing — 9,314,685
• 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

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.