Map of Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Fuzhou is the administrative centre of Fujian, China, with a population of about 4,094,491. It lies at 26.0614°N, 119.3061°E. Fuzhou is about 1,563 km (971 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tantou, 29 km to the east.

Fuzhou at a glance

Where is Fuzhou?

• The 29th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Fujian on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 30 min on the shortest day to 13 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Fuzhou

• Tantou — 29 km east
• Fuqing — 38 km south
• Jiangkou — 65 km south
• Ningde — 70 km north
• Putian — 75 km southwest
• Songcheng — 115 km northeast
• Fu’an — 119 km north
• Nanping — 130 km northwest
• Jian’ou — 147 km northwest
• Fuding — 167 km northeast

Largest cities in Fujian

• Xiamen — 4,617,251
• Putian — 1,539,389
• Quanzhou — 1,469,157
• Jinjiang — 1,416,151
• Longyan — 1,025,087
• Sanming — 602,166
• Zhangzhou — 589,831
• Nanping — 467,875
• Ningde — 429,260
• Fuding — 192,352

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 Fuzhou

• Fuzhou — Jiangxi, 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.