Shaoguan
Shaoguan is a city in China with a population of about 1,028,460.
Shaoguan is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong Province (Yuebei), South China, bordering Hunan to the northwest and Jiangxi to the northeast. It is home to the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng. Its built-up area made up of Zhenjiang, Wujiang and Qujiang urban districts was home to 1,028,460 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.
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About Shaoguan
| Country | China |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 30 |
| Population | 1,028,460 |
| Local currency | CNY |
| Coordinates | 24.8000, 113.5833 |
| Time zone | Asia/Shanghai |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Major city |
| Distance to the capital | 1,700 km · Beijing |
| Population (China) | #168 most populated in China |
| Where on Earth | 24°48′0″N · 113°34′60″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 2,761 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 7,258 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Culiacán (Mexico) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -24.80, -66.42 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Beijing | 1,700 km |
| Tokyo | 2,769 km |
| Singapore | 2,810 km |
| Dubai | 5,827 km |
| Moscow | 6,886 km |
| Sydney | 7,639 km |