Map of Wuhan, China

Wuhan is the administrative centre of Hubei, China, with a population of about 13,739,000. It lies at 30.5833°N, 114.2667°E. Wuhan is about 1,055 km (655 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Caidian, 22 km to the west.

Wuhan at a glance

Where is Wuhan?

• The 6th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hubei on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 10 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wuhan

• Caidian — 22 km west
• Huangpi — 35 km north
• Hanchuan — 48 km west
• Xiaogan — 50 km northwest
• Huangzhou — 53 km east
• Ezhou — 58 km east
• Huanggang — 60 km east
• Xinzhou — 60 km northeast
• E’zhou — 63 km east
• Yunmeng Chengguanzhen — 72 km northwest

Largest cities in Hubei

• Shiyan — 3,460,000
• Yichang — 1,350,150
• Xiangyang — 1,294,733
• Jingzhou — 1,052,282
• Xiaogan — 908,266
• Huangshi — 688,090
• E’zhou — 668,727
• Jingmen — 632,954
• Suizhou — 618,582
• Xianning — 512,517

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• 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.