National Central City

National Central City
Simplified Chinese	国家中心城市
Traditional Chinese	國家中心城市
Transcriptions
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin	Guójiā Zhōngxīn Chéngshì

National central city (simplified Chinese: 国家中心城市; traditional Chinese: 國家中心城市; pinyin: Guójiā Zhōngxīn Chéngshì) was a concept proposed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China in 2005 as a first step in reforming urbanization in China. National central cities are described as a group of cities in charge of leading, developing, performing tasks in political, economic, and cultural aspects.^[1]

In February 2010, the ministry issued the "National Urban System Plan" and designated five major cities, Beijing and Tianjin in the Bohai Economic Rim, Shanghai in the Yangtze River Delta, Guangzhou in the Pearl River Delta, and Chongqing in western China also included Hong Kong as a special-national central city.^[2] National central cities sphere of influence have great impact around the surrounding cities on modernizing and integrating services in fields such as infrastructure, finance, public education, social welfare, sanitation, business licensing and urban planning. The ministry also makes mention of regional central cities including Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Shenyang, Chengdu, and Xi'an.

List of the national central cities [edit]

Division	Hanzi (S) & Pinyin	Total GDP (2010)	Per capita (2010)	Urban Population (2010)	Municipal Population (2010)	Area (km²)	Density (km²)	Economic Zone	Region	Subdivisions
Beijing	北京; Běijīng	CN¥ 13,777 million	US$ 13,406	11,716,000	19,612,368	16,801.25	1,309.4	Bohai Economic Rim	North	List
Chongqing (Main city zone)	重庆; Chóngqìng （主城区）	CN¥ 7,895 million	US$ 11,220	8,420,200	28,846,170	6,268.00	2158.0	West Triangle Economic Zone	Southwest	List
Guangzhou	广州; Guǎngzhōu, Gwóngjàu	CN¥ 10,603 million	US$ 18,803	7,727,163	12,700,800	7,434.40	1,055.0	Pearl River Delta Economic Zone	South Central	List
Hong Kong Special-case	香港; Xiānggǎng, Hēunggóng	—	US$ 43,862	7,097,600	7,097,600	1,104.00	6,480.0	Pearl River Delta Economic Zone	South Central	List
Shanghai	上海; Shànghǎi	CN¥ 16,972 million	US$ 16,683	12,030,644	23,019,148	7,037.00	3,298.3	Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone	East	List
Tianjin	天津; Tiānjīn	CN¥ 9,168 million	US$ 12,244	6,825,105	12,938,224	11,760.00	1,044.4	Bohai Economic Rim	North	List