Map of Taiyuan, China

Taiyuan is the administrative centre of Shanxi, China, with a population of about 5,305,061. It lies at 37.8694°N, 112.5603°E. Taiyuan is about 402 km (250 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jinzhong, 27 km to the southeast.

Taiyuan at a glance

Where is Taiyuan?

• The 19th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 32 min on the shortest day to 14 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Taiyuan

• Jinzhong — 27 km southeast
• Xinzhou — 62 km north
• Gutao — 81 km southwest
• Yangquan — 88 km east
• Yuanping — 96 km north
• Jiexiu — 110 km southwest
• Tianchang — 128 km east
• Shuozhou — 161 km north
• Shijiazhuang — 169 km east
• Xinzhi — 170 km southwest

Largest cities in Shanxi

• Datong — 1,850,000
• Jinzhong — 1,226,617
• Changzhi — 1,214,940
• Linfen — 959,198
• Yangquan — 731,228
• Changzhi — 699,514
• Yuncheng — 680,036
• Xinzhou — 544,683
• Jincheng — 476,945
• Shuozhou — 433,700

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.