Map of Shanghai, China

Shanghai is the administrative centre of Shanghai, China, with a population of about 24,874,500. It lies at 31.2222°N, 121.4581°E. Shanghai is about 1,068 km (664 mi) southeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xuhui, 3 km to the south.

Shanghai at a glance

Where is Shanghai?

• The largest city in China by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 07 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shanghai

• Xuhui — 3 km south
• Changning — 4 km west
• Hongkou — 4 km northeast
• Yangpu — 7 km northeast
• Baoshan — 21 km north
• Songjiang — 31 km southwest
• Xiayang — 34 km west
• Zhujiajiao — 40 km west
• Taicang — 43 km northwest
• Kunshan — 51 km west

Largest cities in Shanghai

• Baoshan — 2,265,900
• Yangpu — 1,210,800
• Xuhui — 1,109,800
• Changning — 694,900
• Hongkou — 687,500
• Xiayang — 137,321
• Songjiang — 130,218
• Zhujiajiao — 60,000

Largest cities in China

• 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
• Nanjing — 9,314,685

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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.