Map of Changzhi (near Jincheng), Shanxi, China

Changzhi is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 1,214,940. It lies at 36.1839°N, 113.1053°E. Changzhi is about 504 km (313 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jincheng, 80 km to the south.

Changzhi at a glance

Where is Changzhi?

• The 4th largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Changzhi

• Jincheng — 80 km south
• Hecun — 98 km northeast
• Pengcheng — 99 km east
• Linshui — 102 km east
• Hebi — 103 km east
• Jiaozuo — 106 km south
• Anyang — 115 km east
• Xixiang — 116 km south
• Yigou — 117 km east
• Xinxiang — 127 km southeast

Largest cities in Shanxi

• Taiyuan — 5,305,061
• Datong — 1,850,000
• Jinzhong — 1,226,617
• 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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Other places named Changzhi

• Changzhi — Shanxi, China

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.