What is the population of Guangzhou?

16,096,724 people, per GeoNames.

Does Guangzhou have a university?

Yes. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art and Guangzhou College of South China University of Technology.

GUANGZHOU

Guangdong · CHINA (CN) · 23.12°N / 113.25°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,809,858

Guangzhou is a city in China with a population of 16,096,724. It sits at 23.12/113.25, runs on Asia/Shanghai, is 3 km from Huadi.

Population 16,096,724

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Shanghai

All facts

fields

Country: China
Subdivision: Guangdong
Coords: 23.12°N / 113.25°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Huadi Guangdong 0 3.5 km

SW Dongjiao Guangdong 0 5.0 km

S Dongsha Guangdong 0 5.4 km

N Tongde Guangdong 0 5.8 km

SE Luopu Guangdong 0 9.1 km

N Xinshi Guangdong 0 9.4 km

N Shijing Guangdong 0 10.2 km

N Huangshi Guangdong 0 10.4 km

NE Wushan Guangdong 0 11.0 km

SW Guicheng Guangdong 0 11.1 km

Air access

nearby

FUO

Foshan Shadi Airport

Medium airport

18.7 km

CAN

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Large airport

30.9 km

Universities

linked

Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art

gzarts.edu.cn

Guangzhou College of South China University of Technology

stu.gcu.edu.cn

Guangzhou Normal University

guangztc.edu.cn

Guangzhou University

gzhu.edu.cn

Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

gzhtcm.edu.cn

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Guangzhou?: 16,096,724 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Guangzhou in?: Asia/Shanghai.
Which country is Guangzhou in?: China (CN).
Which airport serves Guangzhou?: Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO).
How far is Guangzhou from Beijing?: About 1,890 km.
Does Guangzhou have a university?: Yes. Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art and Guangzhou College of South China University of Technology.
What languages are spoken in China?: Chinese.
What currency is used in China?: Yuan Renminbi.
How many cities are in China?: 16,029 on record.
Which admin region is Guangzhou in?: Guangdong.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1809858

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1809858,
    "name": "Guangzhou",
    "ascii_name": "Guangzhou",
    "country_code": "CN",
    "population": 16096724,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Shanghai",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 23.11667,
    "longitude": 113.25
  }
}

Context

comparatives

3 km from Huadi.
Same timezone (Asia/Shanghai) as 15,568 other cities in China.