Map of Shenyang, China

Shenyang is the administrative centre of Liaoning, China, with a population of about 9,070,093. It lies at 41.7922°N, 123.4328°E. Shenyang is about 628 km (390 mi) east of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Dongling, 12 km to the east.

Shenyang at a glance

Where is Shenyang?

• The 12th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Liaoning on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 08 min on the shortest day to 15 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shenyang

• Dongling — 12 km east
• Sujiatun — 17 km southwest
• Hushitai — 18 km north
• Fushun — 44 km east
• Xinmin — 55 km northwest
• Liaoyang — 62 km south
• Benxi — 62 km southeast
• Tieling — 65 km northeast
• Liaozhong — 67 km southwest
• Gongchangling — 75 km south

Largest cities in Liaoning

• Dalian — 4,913,879
• Anshan — 1,450,000
• Fushun — 1,400,646
• Huludao — 944,495
• Benxi — 865,215
• Dandong — 815,858
• Fuxin — 689,050
• Liaoyang — 687,890
• Panshan — 625,040
• Jinzhou — 604,269

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.