Map of Leiyang, China

Leiyang is a city in Hunan, China, with a population of about 129,116. It lies at 26.4024°N, 112.8591°E. Leiyang is about 1,537 km (955 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hengyang, 59 km to the northwest.

Leiyang at a glance

Where is Leiyang?

• The 17th largest city in Hunan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 29 min on the shortest day to 13 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Leiyang

• Hengyang — 59 km northwest
• Chenzhou — 69 km south
• Hongqiao — 85 km northwest
• Wuxi — 102 km west
• Yongzhou — 124 km west
• Lengshuitan — 126 km west
• Yongfeng — 136 km northwest
• Qingshuping — 137 km northwest
• Santangpu — 141 km northwest
• Gantang — 145 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
• Hengyang — 1,075,516
• Yongzhou — 1,020,715
• Yueyang — 991,465
• Xiangtan — 959,303
• Chenzhou — 822,534

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.