Map of Xiamen, China

Xiamen is a city in Fujian, China, with a population of about 4,617,251. It lies at 24.4798°N, 118.0819°E. Xiamen is about 1,723 km (1,070 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jincheng, 24 km to the east.

Xiamen at a glance

Where is Xiamen?

• The 23rd largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Fujian on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 37 min on the shortest day to 13 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Xiamen

• Jincheng — 24 km east, Taiwan
• Shima — 28 km west
• Zhangzhou — 43 km west
• Jinjiang — 62 km northeast
• Ximeicun — 64 km northeast
• Quanzhou — 70 km northeast
• Luoyang — 81 km northeast
• Longyan — 126 km northwest
• Putian — 142 km northeast
• Jiangkou — 159 km northeast

Largest cities in Fujian

• 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
• Fuding — 192,352

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.