Map of Putian, China

Putian is a city in Fujian, China, with a population of about 1,539,389. It lies at 25.4394°N, 119.0103°E. Putian is about 1,627 km (1,011 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jiangkou, 20 km to the east.

Putian at a glance

Where is Putian?

• The 3rd largest city in Fujian on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 33 min on the shortest day to 13 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Putian

• Jiangkou — 20 km east
• Fuqing — 49 km northeast
• Luoyang — 63 km southwest
• Quanzhou — 72 km southwest
• Fuzhou — 75 km northeast
• Ximeicun — 80 km southwest
• Jinjiang — 82 km southwest
• Tantou — 88 km northeast
• Jincheng — 132 km southwest, Taiwan
• Xiamen — 142 km southwest

Largest cities in Fujian

• Xiamen — 4,617,251
• Fuzhou — 4,094,491
• 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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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.