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List of cities in China by population

The five largest cities in China by population are Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou.[1] As of 2021, there are 17 megacities[2][3] (cities with a population of over 10 million), including Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xi'an, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Linyi, Shijiazhuang, Dongguan, Qingdao and Changsha.[1]

Among them, the total permanent population of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million.[4] Shanghai is China's most populous urban area,[5][6] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million.[7]

As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.[8]

Definition and classification edit

According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three major levels of cities, namely direct-administered municipalities (直辖市), prefecture-level cities (地级市), and county-level cities (县级市). Not included in this administrative classification list are the special administrative regions (特别行政区) of Hong Kong and Macau as well as the cities controlled by the Republic of China. Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple counties (), county-level cities, and other such sub-divisions.

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.[9] The term "市区" (shì qū; "urban area") is used to distinguish a city's actual urban center from its administratively defined boundaries. However, even this term often encompasses large suburban regions, often greater than 3,000 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi), or 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", and the "shì qū", or "urban area", would be roughly comparable to a city's "metropolitan area." The municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government, which has no comparable designation in America.

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.[10]

List of major cities by population edit

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 "cities 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).[11] This list defines a city's population as the population of a city's urban population, rather than the entire population of its municipal boundaries.

Locations of the 50 most populous cities in mainland China edit


Cities and towns by population edit

China cities and towns by urban population (2020–2021)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "17 Chinese cities have a population of over 10 million in 2021". www.ecns.cn. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ Maggie Hiufu Wong. "Megacities and more: A guide to China's most impressive urban centers". CNN. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ 张洁. "Chongqing, Chengdu top new first-tier cities by population". China Daily. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ 孙迟. "China's inland rides waves of innovation, new opportunities". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 31 May 2022. Chengdu and Chongqing are now two of the only four cities (the other two are Beijing and Shanghai) in China with populations of more than 20 million.
  5. ^ Demographia (March 2013). (PDF) (9th ed.). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2013.
  6. ^ OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015. OECD. 18 April 2015. p. 37. doi:10.1787/9789264230040-en. ISBN 9789264230033.
  7. ^ (in Chinese). Chongqing News. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Meet China's 113 Cities With More Than 1 Million People". Visual Capitalist. February 6, 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Stokols, Andrew (2013-11-22). "Why Chinese Cities Are Smaller Than They Appear". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  11. ^ "China: Provinces, Prefectures, Counties, Cities, Districts, Townships, Urban Areas – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  12. ^ "China: Provinces and Major Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  13. ^ "China: Provinces and Major Cities – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

External links edit

  • National Bureau of Statistics of China official website
  • Mongabay.com: Largest Cities in China (unofficial)

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The five largest cities in China by population are Chongqing Shanghai Beijing Chengdu and Guangzhou 1 As of 2021 there are 17 megacities 2 3 cities with a population of over 10 million including Chongqing Shanghai Beijing Chengdu Guangzhou Shenzhen Tianjin Xi an Suzhou Zhengzhou Wuhan Hangzhou Linyi Shijiazhuang Dongguan Qingdao and Changsha 1 Among them the total permanent population of Chongqing Shanghai Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million 4 Shanghai is China s most populous urban area 5 6 while Chongqing is its largest city proper the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million 7 As of 2020 there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas 8 Contents 1 Definition and classification 2 List of major cities by population 3 Locations of the 50 most populous cities in mainland China 4 Cities and towns by population 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDefinition and classification editAccording to the administrative divisions of China there are three major levels of cities namely direct administered municipalities 直辖市 prefecture level cities 地级市 and county level cities 县级市 Not included in this administrative classification list are the special administrative regions 特别行政区 of Hong Kong and Macau as well as the cities controlled by the Republic of China Prefecture level cities nearly always contain multiple counties 县 county level cities and other such sub divisions 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 9 The term 市区 shi qu urban area is used to distinguish a city s actual urban center from its administratively defined boundaries However even this term often encompasses large suburban regions often greater than 3 000 square kilometres 1 000 sq mi or 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 and the shi qu or urban area would be roughly comparable to a city s metropolitan area The municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government which has no comparable designation in America 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 10 List of major cities by population editThe 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 cities 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 11 This list defines a city s population as the population of a city s urban population rather than the entire population of its municipal boundaries Legend National Capital City National Central City Provincial Capital City Open Coastal City Special Economic ZoneDirect Administered MunicipalityCity with Independent Planning StatusSub Provincial CityPrefecture Level CityCity Province 2020Census 12 2010Census 13 changeShanghai 21 909 814 20 217 748 8 37 Beijing 18 960 744 16 704 306 13 51 Shenzhen Guangdong 17 444 609 10 358 381 68 41 Guangzhou Guangdong 16 096 724 10 641 408 51 26 Chengdu Sichuan 13 568 357 7 791 692 74 14 Tianjin 11 052 404 9 528 277 16 00 Wuhan Hubei 10 494 879 7 541 527 39 16 Dongguan Guangdong 9 644 871 7 271 322 32 64 Chongqing 9 580 819 6 263 790 52 96 Xi an Shaanxi 9 392 938 5 403 052 73 85 Hangzhou Zhejiang 9 236 032 5 849 537 57 89 Foshan Guangdong 9 042 509 6 771 895 33 53 Nanjing Jiangsu 7 519 814 5 827 888 29 03 Shenyang Liaoning 7 026 358 5 718 232 22 88 Zhengzhou Henan 6 461 013 3 677 032 75 71 Qingdao Shandong 6 165 279 4 556 077 35 32 Suzhou Jiangsu 5 892 892 3 721 700 58 34 Jinan Shandong 5 648 162 3 641 562 55 10 Changsha Hunan 5 630 256 3 193 354 76 31 Kunming Yunnan 5 273 144 3 385 363 55 76 Harbin Heilongjiang 5 242 897 4 596 313 14 07 Shijiazhuang Hebei 5 090 440 3 095 219 64 46 Hefei Anhui 5 055 978 3 098 727 63 16 Dalian Liaoning 4 913 879 3 902 467 25 92 Xiamen Fujian 4 617 251 3 119 110 48 03 Nanning Guangxi 4 582 703 2 660 833 72 23 Changchun Jilin 4 557 356 3 411 209 33 60 Taiyuan Shanxi 4 303 673 3 154 157 36 44 Guiyang Guizhou 4 021 275 2 520 061 59 57 Wuxi Jiangsu 3 956 985 2 757 736 43 49 Urumqi Xinjiang 3 842 560 2 853 398 34 67 Zhongshan Guangdong 3 841 873 2 740 994 40 16 Shantou Guangdong 3 838 900 3 644 017 5 35 Ningbo Zhejiang 3 731 203 2 583 073 44 45 Fuzhou Fujian 3 723 454 3 102 421 20 02 Nanchang Jiangxi 3 518 975 2 614 380 34 60 Changzhou Jiangsu 3 187 315 2 257 376 41 20 Lanzhou Gansu 3 012 577 2 438 595 23 54 Nantong Jiangsu 2 987 600 1 612 385 85 29 Huizhou Guangdong 2 900 113 1 807 858 60 42 Xuzhou Jiangsu 2 845 552 2 214 795 28 48 Zibo Shandong 2 750 312 2 261 717 21 60 Linyi Shandong 2 743 843 1 522 488 80 22 Wenzhou Zhejiang 2 582 017 2 686 825 3 90 Tangshan Hebei 2 549 968 2 128 191 19 82 Hohhot Inner Mongolia 2 373 399 1 497 110 58 53 Haikou Hainan 2 349 239 1 517 410 54 82 Shaoxing Zhejiang 2 333 080 1 725 726 35 19 Yantai Shandong 2 311 885 1 797 861 28 59 Luoyang Henan 2 230 661 1 584 463 40 78 Locations of the 50 most populous cities in mainland China edit nbsp nbsp Shanghai nbsp Beijing nbsp Chongqing nbsp Tianjin nbsp Guangzhou nbsp Shenzhen nbsp Chengdu nbsp Nanjing nbsp Wuhan nbsp Xi an nbsp Hangzhou nbsp Dongguan nbsp Foshan nbsp Shenyang nbsp Harbin nbsp Qingdao nbsp Dalian nbsp Jinan nbsp Zhengzhou nbsp Changsha nbsp Kunming nbsp Changchun nbsp Urumqi nbsp Shantou nbsp Suzhou nbsp Hefei nbsp Shijiazhuang nbsp Ningbo nbsp Taiyuan nbsp Nanning nbsp Xiamen nbsp Fuzhou nbsp Wenzhou nbsp Changzhou nbsp Nanchang nbsp Tangshan nbsp Guiyang nbsp Wuxi nbsp Lanzhou nbsp Zhongshan nbsp Handan nbsp Weifang nbsp Huai an nbsp Zibo nbsp Shaoxing nbsp Yantai nbsp Huizhou nbsp Luoyang nbsp Nantong nbsp Baotouclass notpageimage Top 50 most populous cities in mainland ChinaCities and towns by population editChina cities and towns by urban population 2020 2021 1 Shanghai 24 890 000 2 Beijing 21 893 095 3 Guangzhou 18 810 600 4 Chengdu 16 935 567 5 Chongqing 16 875 000 6 Shenzhen 14 678 000 7 Tianjin 13 866 009 8 Wuhan 12 326 500 9 Xi an 11 904 805 10 Hangzhou 10 711 238 11 Dongguan 10 466 625 12 Foshan 9 498 863 13 Nanjing 9 314 685 14 Jinan 8 352 574 15 Shenyang 7 885 142 16 Qingdao 7 172 451 17 Harbin 6 976 136 18 Zhengzhou 6 650 532 19 Changsha 5 980 707 20 Kunming 5 950 578 21 Dalian 5 736 383 22 Changchun 5 691 024 23 Xiamen 5 163 970 24 Ningbo 5 057 140 25 Taiyuan 4 529 141 26 Zhongshan 4 418 060 27 Urumqi 4 335 017 28 Suzhou 4 330 000 29 Shantou 4 312 192 30 Hefei 4 216 940 31 Shijiazhuang 4 098 243 32 Fuzhou 4 094 491 33 Nanning 3 839 800 34 Wenzhou 3 604 446 35 Changzhou 3 601 079 36 Nanchang 3 576 547 37 Guiyang 3 483 100 38 Tangshan 3 399 231 39 Wuxi 3 256 000 40 Lanzhou 3 072 100 41 Handan 2 845 790 42 Hohhot 2 681 758 43 Weifang 2 659 938 44 Jiangmen 2 657 662 45 Zibo 2 640 000 46 Huai an 2 632 788 47 Xuzhou 2 623 066 48 Maoming 2 539 148 49 Shaoxing 2 521 964 50 Yantai 2 511 053 51 Huizhou 2 509 243 52 Zhuhai 2 439 585 53 Luoyang 2 372 571 54 Linyi 2 303 648 55 Nantong 2 273 326 56 Haikou 2 250 000 57 Baotou 2 181 077 58 Liuzhou 2 153 419 59 Datong 2 030 203 60 Putian 2 003 000 61 Lianyungang 2 001 009 62 Baoding 1 976 000 63 Xining 1 954 795 64 Zhanjiang 1 931 455 65 Wuhu 1 870 000 66 Chaozhou 1 750 945 67 Qingyuan 1 738 424 68 Tai an 1 735 425 69 Yichang 1 698 400 70 Yangzhou 1 665 000 71 Yinchuan 1 662 968 72 Xiangyang 1 658 000 73 Anshan 1 647 000 74 Jilin City 1 623 000 75 Yancheng 1 615 717 76 Taizhou 1 607 108 77 Qinhuangdao 1 586 000 78 Ganzhou 1 585 000 79 Daqing 1 574 389 80 Guilin 1 572 300 81 Huzhou 1 558 826 82 Zhaoqing 1 553 109 83 Jiaxing 1 518 654 84 Jining 1 518 000 85 Jinhua 1 463 990 86 Changde 1 457 519 87 Hengyang 1 453 000 88 Suqian 1 440 000 89 Baoji 1 437 802 90 Zhangjiakou 1 435 000 91 Mianyang 1 355 331 92 Qiqihar 1 350 434 93 Heze 1 346 717 94 Fushun 1 307 200 95 Yangjiang 1 292 987 96 Liaocheng 1 229 768 97 Tianshui 1 212 791 98 Benxi 1 176 490 99 Chifeng 1 175 391 100 Jiujiang 1 164 268 101 Anyang 1 146 839 102 Huaibei 1 142 000 103 Yulin 1 117 800 104 Xinxiang 1 047 088 105 Shaoguan 1 028 460 106 Dongying 998 968 107 Luzhou 998 900 108 Meizhou 992 351 109 Leshan 987 000 110 Dezhou 986 192 111 Xingtai 971 300 112 Chenzhou 960 000 113 Mudanjiang 930 105 114 Tongliao 921 808 115 Chengde 920 395 116 Laiwu 907 839 117 Taishan 907 354 118 Quzhou 902 767 119 Zhoushan 882 932 120 Suihua 877 114 121 Langfang 868 066 122 Hengshui 856 705 123 Yingkou 848 100 124 Panjin 846 500 125 Weihai 844 310 126 Anqing 804 493 127 Liaoyang 793 700 128 Puyang 760 300 129 Fuxin 759 100 130 Jieyang 741 674 131 Yangquan 731 228 132 Jiamusi 726 622 133 Huludao 724 800 134 Zhumadian 721 670 135 Kashgar 711 300 136 Dazhou 705 321 137 Heyuan 703 607 138 Longyan 703 524 139 Aksu City 695 000 140 Ordos City 693 038 141 Hegang 690 000 142 Binzhou 682 717 143 Siping 680 600 144 Sanmenxia 669 307 145 Dandong 659 400 146 Suining 658 798 147 Sanya 644 727 148 Ji an 643 399 149 Cangzhou 621 300 150 Qitaihe 620 935 151 Yichun 598 000 152 Tonghua 584 209 153 Jixi 580 000 154 Korla 549 324 155 Chaoyang 537 800 156 Dingxi 525 044 157 Shuangyashan 507 257 158 Songyuan 495 900 159 Nanping 491 287 160 Liaoyuan 475 400 161 Lhasa 464 736 162 Karamay 462 347 163 Shanwei 437 000 164 Tieling 434 799 165 Suihua 428 795 166 Ulanqab 425 059 167 Hami 412 305 168 Huangshan City 410 973 169 Hotan 408 894 170 Wuwei 408 000 171 Baishan 402 600 172 Sanming 379 701 173 Yunfu 369 321 174 Hailar 365 012 175 Zhaotong 352 831 176 Ningde 343 262 177 Baicheng 332 826 178 Hunchun 271 000 179 Zhangjiajie 225 700 180 Golmud 205 700 181 Yumen City 168 300 182 Altay City 114 995See also edit nbsp 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 a b 17 Chinese cities have a population of over 10 million in 2021 www ecns cn Retrieved 31 May 2022 Maggie Hiufu Wong Megacities and more A guide to China s most impressive urban centers CNN Retrieved 26 October 2020 张洁 Chongqing Chengdu top new first tier cities by population China Daily Retrieved 3 November 2021 孙迟 China s inland rides waves of innovation new opportunities global chinadaily com cn Retrieved 31 May 2022 Chengdu and Chongqing are now two of the only four cities the other two are Beijing and Shanghai in China with populations of more than 20 million Demographia March 2013 Demographia World Urban Areas PDF 9th ed Archived from the original PDF on 1 May 2013 OECD Urban Policy Reviews China 2015 OECD 18 April 2015 p 37 doi 10 1787 9789264230040 en ISBN 9789264230033 2015年重庆常住人口3016 55万人 继续保持增长态势 in Chinese Chongqing News 28 January 2016 Archived from the original on 29 January 2016 Retrieved 13 February 2016 Meet China s 113 Cities With More Than 1 Million People Visual Capitalist February 6 2020 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 Provinces and Major Cities Population Statistics Maps Charts Weather and Web Information www citypopulation de Retrieved 2023 11 15 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 1211863855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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