Map of Wenzhou, China

Wenzhou is a city in Zhejiang, China, with a population of about 2,650,000. It lies at 27.9994°N, 120.6668°E. Wenzhou is about 1,381 km (858 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rui’an, 25 km to the south.

Wenzhou at a glance

Where is Wenzhou?

• The 49th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The 4th largest city in Zhejiang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 22 min on the shortest day to 13 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wenzhou

• Rui’an — 25 km south
• Kunyang — 38 km south
• Jinxiang — 63 km south
• Wenling — 82 km northeast
• Fuding — 87 km southwest
• Lishui — 90 km northwest
• Xianju — 95 km north
• Taizhou — 105 km northeast
• Guli — 116 km northwest
• Songcheng — 141 km southwest

Largest cities in Zhejiang

• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Ningbo — 3,731,203
• Puyang — 3,590,000
• Shaoxing — 2,300,000
• Taizhou — 1,485,502
• Yiwu — 1,481,384
• Jinhua — 1,463,990
• Cixi — 1,457,510
• Jiaxing — 1,180,000
• Rui’an — 1,125,000

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

Map of China and all its cities →

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.