Map of Shanhaiguan, China

Shanhaiguan is a city in Hebei, China, with a population of about 140,000. It lies at 40.0025°N, 119.7489°E. Shanhaiguan is about 286 km (178 mi) east of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Qinhuangdao, 16 km to the southwest.

Shanhaiguan at a glance

Where is Shanhaiguan?

• The 19th largest city in Hebei on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 19 min on the shortest day to 15 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shanhaiguan

• Qinhuangdao — 16 km southwest
• Beidaihehaibin — 28 km southwest
• Changli — 61 km southwest
• Xingcheng — 107 km northeast
• Linxi — 116 km west
• Guye — 116 km west
• Zhaogezhuang — 117 km west
• Huludao — 124 km northeast
• Lianshan — 126 km northeast
• Songling — 130 km west

Largest cities in Hebei

• Shijiazhuang — 5,758,403
• Tangshan — 3,372,102
• Baoding — 2,739,887
• Handan — 1,358,318
• Sanhe — 965,075
• Langfang — 868,066
• Xingtai — 798,770
• Qinhuangdao — 759,718
• Zhangjiakou — 692,602
• Luancheng — 597,130

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.