Map of Yuanping, China

Yuanping is a city in Shanxi, China, with a population of about 82,883. It lies at 38.7153°N, 112.7575°E. Yuanping is about 340 km (211 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xinzhou, 34 km to the south.

Yuanping at a glance

Where is Yuanping?

• The 12th largest city in Shanxi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 27 min on the shortest day to 14 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yuanping

• Xinzhou — 34 km south
• Shuozhou — 73 km northwest
• Taiyuan — 96 km south
• Jinzhong — 115 km south
• Yangquan — 119 km southeast
• Tianchang — 136 km southeast
• Anxiang — 159 km east
• Datong — 160 km north
• Shijiazhuang — 168 km southeast
• Zhengding — 170 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
• Xinzhou — 544,683
• Jincheng — 476,945

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.