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Guangyuan lies in Sichuan in China at 32.44°N, 105.82°E, about 525 m above sea level. The local time zone is Asia/Shanghai (UTC+8); GeoNames classifies it as a district seat.
It is smaller than Daxing’anling (520,000) and larger than Xianning (512,517). The largest city in China is Shanghai with 24,874,500 people; the capital, Beijing, has 18,960,744.
The national capital, Beijing, is about 1,259 km away; the nearest large city is Bazhong, 108 km from Guangyuan.
China as a whole has a live population of 1,411,968,572 (-0.2% a year) and ranks #2 of 238 countries — see the China population page for the full statistics and the China atlas for provinces, terrain and society maps.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the population of Guangyuan?
Guangyuan has about 516,424 inhabitants according to the latest official census or estimate compiled by GeoNames. This is the city proper; the metropolitan area is larger.
Is Guangyuan the capital of China?
No. The capital of China is Beijing (18,960,744 people), about 1,259 km away. Guangyuan is the 288th largest city of the country and a district seat.
How big is Guangyuan compared with the rest of China?
Its 516,424 residents are 0% of the 1,411,968,572 people living in China today. Shanghai is larger with 24,874,500 people.
Where is Guangyuan?
In Sichuan, China, at latitude 32.44 and longitude 105.82, 525 m above sea level. Nearby large cities include Bazhong (108 km), Pingwu County (122 km), Jiangyou (128 km).
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Glostats. (2026). Guangyuan Population 2026 — China. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://glostats.com/cities/china/guangyuan/<a href="https://glostats.com/cities/china/guangyuan/">Guangyuan Population 2026 — China</a> — GlostatsFigures on this page may be quoted, charted or republished as long as the page is credited with a link. Terms · Download the data as CSV · Embed a live counter.
City populations are GeoNames figures (CC BY 4.0): the latest official census or estimate for the city proper — the municipality, not the wider metropolitan area — so they can differ from "metro area" numbers you see elsewhere. Country populations are live Glostats estimates from the UN World Population Prospects. Distances are great-circle distances between city centres. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.