Map of Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Suzhou is a city in Jiangsu, China, with a population of about 6,715,559. It lies at 31.3041°N, 120.5954°E. Suzhou is about 1,029 km (639 mi) southeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mudu, 9 km to the southwest.

Suzhou at a glance

Where is Suzhou?

• The 16th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Jiangsu on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Suzhou

• Mudu — 9 km southwest
• Songling — 17 km southeast
• Kunshan — 35 km east
• Changshu — 41 km north
• Wuxi — 41 km northwest
• Zhujiajiao — 49 km southeast
• Taicang — 50 km east
• Xiayang — 52 km east
• Zhangjiagang — 63 km north
• Wuzhen — 63 km south

Largest cities in Jiangsu

• Nanjing — 9,314,685
• Wuxi — 4,396,835
• Changzhou — 3,290,918
• Huai'an — 2,494,013
• Nantong — 2,273,326
• Kunshan — 2,092,496
• Lianyungang — 2,001,009
• Jiangyin — 1,779,515
• Changshu — 1,677,050
• Yancheng — 1,615,717

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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Other places named Suzhou

• Suzhou — Anhui, China

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.