Map of Chengdu, China

Chengdu is the administrative centre of Sichuan, China, with a population of about 13,568,357. It lies at 30.6667°N, 104.0667°E. Chengdu is about 1,517 km (942 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tianpeng, 38 km to the north.

Chengdu at a glance

Where is Chengdu?

• The 7th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Sichuan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chengdu

• Tianpeng — 38 km north
• Deyang — 60 km northeast
• Linqiong — 64 km southwest
• Meishan — 73 km south
• Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan — 76 km north
• Luojiang — 82 km northeast
• Ziyang — 82 km southeast
• Mianyang — 107 km northeast
• Tongchuan — 108 km northeast
• Chonglong — 124 km southeast

Largest cities in Sichuan

• Bazhong — 2,712,894
• Nanchong — 1,858,875
• Dazhou — 1,589,435
• Mianyang — 1,550,000
• Zigong — 1,262,064
• Neijiang — 1,251,095
• Meishan — 1,107,742
• Luzhou — 998,900
• Ziyang — 905,729
• Guang’an — 858,159

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
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871
• Nanjing — 9,314,685

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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.