How far is Dongguan from the sea?
Dongguan is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 29 km (18 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Guangdong, China.
To the coast
29 km
18 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
609 km
with Vietnam
Setting
Near the coast
582nd farthest from the sea of 861 cities
DongguanNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Dongguan at a glance
- Coordinates
- 23.0180° N, 113.7487° E
- Region
- Guangdong, China
- Distance to the coast
- 29 km (18 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 22.7571° N, 113.7123° E (Guangdong, China)
- Nearest land border
- 609 km (379 miles), with Vietnam
- Among China's cities
- 143rd farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Dongguan from the sea?
Dongguan is close to the sea: the nearest coastline is 29 km (18 miles) away in a straight line. The nearest stretch of coast is in Guangdong, China.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 29 km (18 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Dongguan from the nearest border?
Dongguan is 609 km (379 miles) from the nearest land border, with Vietnam, in a straight line.
Where in Dongguan is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (23.0180° N, 113.7487° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.