Cities That Start With X

25 cities Places Checked 9 Oct 2026

These cities that start with X are the world's big cities with 300,000 or more people, 25 in all, ranked by population. A separate list covers 0 US cities that start with X, followed by capital cities.

X has 25 cities, and every one of them is in China. In Chinese spelling, X sounds close to an English sh, so Xiamen is said roughly as Sha-men. Xian, Xining and Xuzhou are among the biggest.

There are no US cities on this page, which is worth knowing before a game. Still, X is far easier here than for countries, where there are none at all. If someone needs an X place, Xian is the shortest and best-known answer to offer.

Big cities starting with X: 25
Largest: Xian China

Cities that start with X around the world

#	City	Country	Population
1	Xian	China	9.6 million
2	Xiamen	China	4.6 million
3	Xining	China	1.7 million
4	Xiangyang	China	1.3 million
5	Xuchang	China	1.3 million
6	Xuzhou	China	1.3 million
7	Xinyang	China	1.2 million
8	Xuhui	China	1.1 million
9	Xinxiang	China	1.0 million
10	Xianyang	China	1.0 million
11	Xiangtan	China	959,303
12	Xiaogan	China	908,266
13	Xinyu	China	839,488
14	Xingtai	China	798,770
15	Xuancheng	China	774,332
16	Xinzhou	China	544,683
17	Xianning	China	512,517
18	Xichang	China	481,796
19	Xochimilco	Mexico	442,178
20	Xalapa de Enriquez	Mexico	424,755
21	Xico	Mexico	384,327
22	Xuanhua	China	373,422
23	Xilinhot	China	349,953
24	Xingyi	China	322,890
25	Xinyi	China	300,511

More that start with X

Questions people ask

What is the biggest city that starts with X?

Xian in China, with about 9.6 million people in the GeoNames count.

Which country has the most big cities starting with X?

China, with 22 of the cities on this list.

Source: the GeoNames database: world cities with 300,000 or more people and US cities with 50,000 or more. Population figures are the latest GeoNames counts and can lag behind new census results.

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