Map of Hengyang, China

Hengyang is a city in Hunan, China, with a population of about 1,075,516. It lies at 26.8895°N, 112.6189°E. Hengyang is about 1,489 km (925 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hongqiao, 52 km to the west.

Hengyang at a glance

Where is Hengyang?

• The 6th largest city in Hunan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 27 min on the shortest day to 13 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hengyang

• Hongqiao — 52 km west
• Leiyang — 59 km southeast
• Yongfeng — 77 km northwest
• Qingshuping — 81 km northwest
• Wuxi — 83 km southwest
• Santangpu — 85 km northwest
• Gantang — 88 km northwest
• Xiangxiang — 94 km north
• Xiangtan — 110 km north
• Loudi — 112 km northwest

Largest cities in Hunan

• Changsha — 3,093,980
• Changde — 1,457,419
• Guankou — 1,380,000
• Heshan — 1,249,807
• Zhuzhou — 1,129,687
• Yongzhou — 1,020,715
• Yueyang — 991,465
• Xiangtan — 959,303
• Chenzhou — 822,534
• Shaoyang — 753,194

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.