Map of Shaowu, China

Shaowu is a city in Fujian, China, with a population of about 112,585. It lies at 27.3409°N, 117.4831°E. Shaowu is about 1,401 km (870 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wuyishan, 71 km to the northeast.

Shaowu at a glance

Where is Shaowu?

• The 15th largest city in Fujian on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 25 min on the shortest day to 13 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shaowu

• Wuyishan — 71 km northeast
• Jianchang — 87 km west
• Jian’ou — 89 km east
• Xiugu — 94 km northwest
• Qincheng — 95 km west
• Nanping — 103 km southeast
• Guixi — 109 km north
• Yingtan — 110 km northwest
• Dengbu — 117 km northwest
• Pucheng — 122 km northeast

Largest cities in Fujian

• Xiamen — 4,617,251
• Fuzhou — 4,094,491
• Putian — 1,539,389
• Quanzhou — 1,469,157
• Jinjiang — 1,416,151
• Longyan — 1,025,087
• Sanming — 602,166
• Zhangzhou — 589,831
• Nanping — 467,875
• Ningde — 429,260

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.