Map of Zhengzhou, China

Zhengzhou is the administrative centre of Henan, China, with a population of about 4,253,913. It lies at 34.7578°N, 113.6486°E. Zhengzhou is about 622 km (386 mi) southwest of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Xinxiang, 50 km to the north.

Zhengzhou at a glance

Where is Zhengzhou?

• The 28th largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Henan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zhengzhou

• Xinxiang — 50 km north
• Gongyi — 58 km west
• Kaifeng — 60 km east
• Jiaozuo — 66 km northwest
• Songyang — 66 km southwest
• Yingchuan — 68 km south
• Xuchang — 83 km south
• Xixiang — 84 km northwest
• Xiangcheng Chengguanzhen — 102 km south
• Jiyuan — 104 km west

Largest cities in Henan

• Shangqiu — 1,859,723
• Nanyang — 1,811,812
• Kaifeng — 1,451,741
• Xinyang — 1,416,800
• Luoyang — 1,390,581
• Luohe — 1,294,974
• Xuchang — 1,265,536
• Anyang — 1,146,839
• Xinxiang — 1,047,088
• Pingdingshan — 979,130

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.