Map of Zhongwei, China

Zhongwei is a city in Ningxia, China, with a population of about 1,174,600. It lies at 37.5113°N, 105.1907°E. Zhongwei is about 1,007 km (626 mi) west of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chongxing, 113 km to the northeast.

Zhongwei at a glance

Where is Zhongwei?

• The 2nd largest city in Ningxia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 34 min on the shortest day to 14 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zhongwei

• Chongxing — 113 km northeast
• Lingwu — 120 km northeast
• Yanghe — 126 km northeast
• Wangyuan — 136 km northeast
• Baiyin — 140 km southwest
• Ningdong — 142 km northeast
• Yinchuan — 143 km northeast
• Bayan Hot — 153 km north
• Xigang — 154 km northeast
• Guyuan — 193 km southeast

Largest cities in Ningxia

• Yinchuan — 1,487,579
• Shizuishan — 472,472
• Guyuan — 411,854
• Dawukou — 131,880
• Xigang — 112,061
• Shitanjing — 78,765
• Yanghe — 67,901
• Lingwu — 52,863
• Ningdong — 48,587
• Wangyuan — 42,022

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.