China is the world's second-most populous country, and its largest city, Shanghai, is the largest city proper in the world, with a population of 26.3 million as of 2019.[1] According to the Demographia research group, in 2017, there were 102 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in the "urban area", as defined by the group's methodology.[2]
Municipalities and prefecture-level cities are not each a 'city' in the strictest sense of the term, but are, instead, an administrative unit comprising, typically, both the urban core (a city in the strict sense) and surrounding rural or less-urbanized areas.[3]
Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple counties (县), county-level cities, and other such sub-divisions. To distinguish a prefecture-level city from its actual urban area (city in the strict sense), the term "市区" (shì qū; "urban area") is used. However, even this term often encompasses large suburban regions often greater than 3,000 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi), sometimes only the urban core, whereas the agglomeration overtakes the city limits. Thus, the "urban core" would be roughly comparable to the American term "city limit", the "shì qū", or "urban area", would be roughly comparable to "metropolitan area", and the municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government, which has no comparable designation.
While in 2013 Chongqing had the largest population total of any special municipality, 28 million, only 4.5 million of the people were in the actual Chongqing urban area, with the remainder of the population in suburban and rural areas.[4]
List of major cities by populationEdit
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: China's Census for 2020 is out. Update all city data to this year. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(June 2021)
^"More than 100 Chinese cities now above 1 million people". Guardian. March 20, 2017.
^Zhang, L.; Zhao, Simon X. B. (June 1998). "Re-examining China's "Urban" Concept and the Level of Urbanization". The China Quarterly. 154: 330–381. doi:10.1017/S030574100000206X. S2CID 154765152.
^Stokols, Andrew (2013-11-22). "Why Chinese Cities Are Smaller Than They Appear". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
^"China: Provinces, Prefectures, Counties, Cities, Districts, Townships, Urban Areas – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
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External linksEdit
National Bureau of Statistics of China official website
Mongabay.com: Largest Cities in China (unofficial)
August 28, 2023
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China is the world s second most populous country and its largest city Shanghai is the largest city proper in the world with a population of 26 3 million as of 2019 1 According to the Demographia research group in 2017 there were 102 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in the urban area as defined by the group s methodology 2 Contents 1 Definition and classification 2 List of major cities by population 3 Locations of the 50 most populous cities in mainland China 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDefinition and classification EditAccording to the administrative divisions of China there are three levels of cities namely direct administered municipalities 直辖市 prefecture level cities 地级市 and county level cities 县级市 The special administrative regions 特别行政区 of Hong Kong and Macau are not included in this administrative classification Municipalities and prefecture level cities are not each a city in the strictest sense of the term but are instead an administrative unit comprising typically both the urban core a city in the strict sense and surrounding rural or less urbanized areas 3 Prefecture level cities nearly always contain multiple counties 县 county level cities and other such sub divisions To distinguish a prefecture level city from its actual urban area city in the strict sense the term 市区 shi qu urban area is used However even this term often encompasses large suburban regions often greater than 3 000 square kilometres 1 000 sq mi sometimes only the urban core whereas the agglomeration overtakes the city limits Thus the urban core would be roughly comparable to the American term city limit the shi qu or urban area would be roughly comparable to metropolitan area and the municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government which has no comparable designation While in 2013 Chongqing had the largest population total of any special municipality 28 million only 4 5 million of the people were in the actual Chongqing urban area with the remainder of the population in suburban and rural areas 4 List of major cities by population EditThis section needs to be updated The reason given is China s Census for 2020 is out Update all city data to this year Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2021 The list contains all the cities with the administrative designation of national central city 国家中心城市 and sub provincial city 副省级城市 including five municipalities with independent planning status 计划单列市 and ten large provincial capital cities 省会城市 as well as some large special economic zones 经济特区城市 open coastal cities 沿海开放城市 and prefecture level cities 地级市 5 Legend National Capital City National Central City Provincial Capital City Open Coastal City Special Economic ZoneDirect Administered MunicipalityMunicipality with Independent Planning StatusSub Provincial CityPrefecture Level CityLargest cities in mainland China by population of urban area Rank City Province Latest Estimate 6 2010 Census 7 Absolute Change Change1 Shanghai 26 875 500 20 217 748 6 658 652 30 2 Beijing 21 167 303 16 704 306 4 462 997 26 72 3 Guangzhou Guangdong 18 810 600 10 641 408 8 169 192 76 77 4 Shenzhen Guangdong 17 633 800 10 358 381 7 275 419 70 24 5 Chengdu Sichuan 15 025 554 7 791 692 7 233 862 92 84 6 Tianjin 13 929 152 9 528 277 4 400 875 46 19 7 Chongqing 12 313 714 6 263 790 6 049 924 96 59 8 Nanjing Jiangsu 9 320 689 5 827 888 3 492 801 59 93 9 Wuhan Hubei 8 546 775 7 541 527 1 005 248 13 33 10 Xi an Shaanxi 8 438 050 5 403 052 3 034 998 56 17 11 Hangzhou Zhejiang 7 969 372 5 849 537 2 119 835 36 24 12 Shenyang Liaoning 7 469 474 5 718 232 1 751 242 30 63 13 Dongguan Guangdong 7 489 198 7 271 322 217 876 3 00 14 Foshan Guangdong 7 462 797 6 771 895 690 902 10 20 15 Harbin Heilongjiang 6 612 795 4 596 313 2 016 482 43 87 16 Dalian Liaoning 5 871 474 3 902 467 1 969 007 50 46 17 Qingdao Shandong 5 818 255 4 556 077 1 262 178 27 70 18 Zhengzhou Henan 5 621 593 3 677 032 1 944 561 52 88 19 Jinan Shandong 5 606 374 3 641 562 1 964 812 53 96 20 Changsha Hunan 4 766 296 3 193 354 1 572 942 49 26 21 Kunming Yunnan 4 422 686 3 385 363 1 037 323 30 64 22 Changchun Jilin 4 408 154 3 411 209 996 945 29 23 23 Urumqi Xinjiang 4 335 017 2 853 398 1 481 619 51 92 24 Shantou Guangdong 4 312 192 3 644 017 668 175 18 34 25 Suzhou Jiangsu 4 330 000 3 721 700 608 300 16 34 26 Hefei Anhui 4 216 940 3 098 727 1 118 213 36 09 27 Shijiazhuang Hebei 4 098 243 3 095 219 1 003 024 32 41 28 Ningbo Zhejiang 4 087 523 2 583 073 1 504 450 58 24 29 Taiyuan Shanxi 3 875 053 3 154 157 720 896 22 86 30 Nanning Guangxi 3 837 978 2 660 833 1 177 145 44 24 31 Xiamen Fujian 3 707 090 3 119 110 587 980 18 85 32 Fuzhou Fujian 3 671 192 3 102 421 568 771 18 33 33 Wenzhou Zhejiang 3 604 446 2 686 825 917 621 34 15 34 Changzhou Jiangsu 3 601 079 2 257 376 1 343 703 59 52 35 Nanchang Jiangxi 3 576 547 2 614 380 962 167 36 80 36 Tangshan Hebei 3 399 231 2 128 191 1 271 040 59 72 37 Guiyang Guizhou 3 299 724 2 520 061 779 663 30 94 38 Wuxi Jiangsu 3 245 179 2 757 736 487 443 17 68 39 Lanzhou Gansu 3 067 141 2 438 595 628 546 25 77 40 Zhongshan Guangdong 2 909 633 2 740 994 168 639 6 15 41 Handan Hebei 2 708 015 1 830 000 878 015 47 98 42 Weifang Shandong 2 636 154 2 044 028 592 126 28 97 43 Huai an Jiangsu 2 632 788 2 494 013 138 775 5 56 44 Zibo Shandong 2 631 647 2 261 717 369 930 16 36 45 Shaoxing Zhejiang 2 521 964 1 725 726 796 238 46 14 46 Yantai Shandong 2 511 053 1 797 861 713 192 39 67 47 Huizhou Guangdong 2 509 243 1 807 858 701 385 38 80 48 Luoyang Henan 2 372 571 1 584 463 788 108 49 74 49 Nantong Jiangsu 2 261 382 1 612 385 648 997 40 25 50 Baotou Inner Mongolia 2 181 077 1 900 373 280 704 14 77 51 Liuzhou Guangxi 2 153 419 1 624 571 528 848 32 55 Locations of the 50 most populous cities in mainland China Edit Shanghai Beijing Chongqing Tianjin Guangzhou Shenzhen Chengdu Nanjing Wuhan Xi an Hangzhou Dongguan Foshan Shenyang Harbin Qingdao Dalian Jinan Zhengzhou Changsha Kunming Changchun Urumqi Shantou Suzhou Hefei Shijiazhuang Ningbo Taiyuan Nanning Xiamen Fuzhou Wenzhou Changzhou Nanchang Tangshan Guiyang Wuxi Lanzhou Zhongshan Handan Weifang Huai an Zibo Shaoxing Yantai Huizhou Luoyang Nantong Baotouclass notpageimage Top 50 most populous cities in mainland ChinaSee also Edit China portalList of capitals in China List of cities in China List of largest cities in the world List of urban areas in China List of villages in ChinaReferences Edit GeoHive Largest cities without surrounding urban areas web archive org 2016 12 05 Retrieved 2019 06 13 More than 100 Chinese cities now above 1 million people Guardian March 20 2017 Zhang L Zhao Simon X B June 1998 Re examining China s Urban Concept and the Level of Urbanization The China Quarterly 154 330 381 doi 10 1017 S030574100000206X S2CID 154765152 Stokols Andrew 2013 11 22 Why Chinese Cities Are Smaller Than They Appear The Atlantic Retrieved 2023 07 06 China Provinces Prefectures Counties Cities Districts Townships Urban Areas Population Statistics in Maps and Charts www citypopulation de Retrieved 2019 06 18 China Population 2020 PopulationStat Retrieved 2022 02 12 China Provinces and Major Cities Population Statistics Maps Charts Weather and Web Information www citypopulation de Retrieved 2019 06 18 External links EditNational Bureau of Statistics of China official website Mongabay com Largest Cities in China unofficial Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of cities in China by population amp oldid 1171986503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
