Map of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China

Xinzhou is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 544,683. It lies at 38.4092°N, 112.7333°E. Xinzhou is about 357 km (222 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yuanping, 34 km to the north.

Xinzhou at a glance

Where is Xinzhou?

• The 9th largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Xinzhou

• Yuanping — 34 km north
• Taiyuan — 62 km south
• Jinzhong — 81 km south
• Yangquan — 95 km southeast
• Shuozhou — 104 km north
• Tianchang — 121 km east
• Gutao — 143 km south
• Anxiang — 158 km east
• Shijiazhuang — 158 km east
• Zhengding — 163 km east

Largest cities in Shanxi

• Taiyuan — 5,305,061
• Datong — 1,850,000
• Jinzhong — 1,226,617
• Changzhi — 1,214,940
• Linfen — 959,198
• Yangquan — 731,228
• Changzhi — 699,514
• Yuncheng — 680,036
• Jincheng — 476,945
• Shuozhou — 433,700

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 Xinzhou

• Xinzhou — Hubei, China
• Xinzhou — Hainan, 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.