Map of Jincheng, Shanxi, China

Jincheng is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 476,945. It lies at 35.5022°N, 112.8328°E. Jincheng is about 581 km (361 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xixiang, 38 km to the south.

Jincheng at a glance

Where is Jincheng?

• The 10th largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 45 min on the shortest day to 14 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jincheng

• Xixiang — 38 km south
• Jiaozuo — 47 km southeast
• Jiyuan — 51 km southwest
• Changzhi — 80 km north
• Gongyi — 85 km south
• Xinxiang — 94 km east
• Luoyang — 97 km south
• Changzhi — 104 km west
• Zhengzhou — 111 km southeast
• Songyang — 118 km south

Largest cities in Shanxi

• Taiyuan — 5,305,061
• Datong — 1,850,000
• Jinzhong — 1,226,617
• Changzhi — 1,214,940
• Linfen — 959,198
• Yangquan — 731,228
• Changzhi — 699,514
• Yuncheng — 680,036
• Xinzhou — 544,683
• 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 Jincheng

• Jincheng — Fukien, Taiwan

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.