Map of Changsha, Guangdong, China
Changsha is a city in Guangdong, China, with a population of about 688,242. It lies at 22.3812°N, 112.6849°E. Changsha is about 1,980 km (1,230 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Taishan, 17 km to the southeast.
Changsha at a glance
Country
Region
Guangdong
Population
688,242GeoNames
Coordinates
22.3812, 112.684922°22′52″N 112°41′06″E
Time zone
Asia/ShanghaiUTC+08:00
Local time
–
Distance to Beijing
1,980 km (1,230 mi)
Where is Changsha?
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 46 min on the shortest day to 13 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Changsha
- Taishan — 17 km southeast
- Encheng — 45 km southwest
- Jiangmen — 47 km northeast
- Shaping — 52 km northeast
- Jing’an — 65 km east
- Zhongshan — 73 km east
- Daliang — 77 km northeast
- Zhaoqing — 78 km north
- Shiwan — 80 km northeast
- Foshan — 85 km northeast
Largest cities in Guangdong
- Guangzhou — 18,676,605
- Shenzhen — 17,494,398
- Dongguan — 9,644,871
- Foshan — 9,042,509
- Zhongshan — 3,841,873
- Shantou — 3,838,900
- Huizhou — 2,900,113
- Yunfu — 2,612,800
- Zhuhai — 2,207,090
- Jieyang — 1,899,394
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.