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This is a list of [[city of China|cities]] in the [[People's Republic of China]]. |
This is a list of [[city of China|cities]] in the [[mainland China|mainland]] of the [[People's Republic of China]]. |
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For cities in [[Hong Kong]], [[Macao]] and territories currently administered by the [[Republic of China|Republic of China]] (which is common known as [[Taiwan]]), see [[list of cities and towns in Hong Kong]], [[list of cities and parishes in Macao]] and [[List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan)|list of cities in the Republic of China]]. |
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According to [[Political divisions of China|<!--Political divisions of mainland China|-->administrative divisions]] of the [[People's Republic of China]]<!--[[mainland China]]-->, there are three level of cities, namely [[municipality of China|municipalities]], [[prefecture-level city|prefecture-level cities]], and [[county-level cities]]. |
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According to [[Political divisions of China|<!--Political divisions of mainland China|-->administrative divisions]] of the [[People's Republic of China]]<!--[[mainland China]]-->, there are three level of cities, namely [[municipality of China|municipalities]], [[prefecture-level city|prefecture-level cities]], and [[county-level cities]]. |
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[[Sub-provincial city|Sub-provincial cities]] are prefecture-level, and [[sub-prefecture-level city|sub-prefecture-level cities]] are county-level, but given higher degree of power than cities of the same level. |
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==List of cities== |
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===[[Municipality of China|Municipalities]]=== |
===[[Municipality of China|Municipalities]]=== |
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(Municipalities are provincial-level divisions.) |
(Municipalities are provincial-level divisions.) |
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*[[Xuancheng]] |
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====[[Fujian]]==== |
====[[Fujian]]==== |
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*[[Fuzhou]] |
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*[[Longyan]] |
*[[Longyan]] |
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*[[Nanping]] |
*[[Nanping]] |
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*[[Xiamen]] (Amoy) ([[Sub-provincial city]]) |
*[[Xiamen]] (Amoy) ([[Sub-provincial city]]) |
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*[[Zhangzhou]] |
*[[Zhangzhou]] |
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====[[Gansu]]==== |
====[[Gansu]]==== |
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*[[Baiyin]] |
*[[Baiyin]] |
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*[[Dongguan]] |
*[[Dongguan]] |
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*[[Foshan]] |
*[[Foshan]] |
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*[[Guangzhou]] (Canton) |
*[[Guangzhou]] (Canton) ([[Sub-provincial city]]) |
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*[[Jiangmen]] |
*[[Jiangmen]] |
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*[[Meizhou]] (Meixian, Moi-yen or Moi-yan) |
*[[Meizhou]] (Meixian, Moi-yen or Moi-yan) |
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====[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet)]]==== |
====[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet)]]==== |
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*[[Lhasa]] |
*[[Lhasa]] |
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===[[Special Administrative Region]]s=== |
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====[[Hong Kong Special Administrative Region]]==== |
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''see'' [[List of cities and towns in Hong Kong]] |
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*[[Hong Kong]] |
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====[[Macau Special Administrative Region]]==== |
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''see'' [[List of cities and parishes in Macao]] |
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*[[Macau]] |
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==10 most populous cities== |
==10 most populous cities== |
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*[http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis China Historical Geographic Information System (and Placename Search Engine)] |
*[http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis China Historical Geographic Information System (and Placename Search Engine)] |
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Revision as of 16:01, 22 August 2005
This is a list of cities in the mainland of the People's Republic of China.
For cities in Hong Kong, Macao and territories currently administered by the Republic of China (which is common known as Taiwan), see list of cities and towns in Hong Kong, list of cities and parishes in Macao and list of cities in the Republic of China.
Civic structure of cities in mainland China
According to administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, there are three level of cities, namely municipalities, prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities.
Sub-provincial cities are prefecture-level, and sub-prefecture-level cities are county-level, but given higher degree of power than cities of the same level.
List of cities
(Municipalities are provincial-level divisions.)
- Beijing (Peking)
- Chongqing (Chungking)
- Shanghai
- Pudong (sub-provincial district, strictly speaking not a city, but given the power higher than an ordinary prefecture-level city)
- Tianjin (Tientsin)
(Only perfecture-level cities but not county-level cities are listed below, and only the major ones are listed, see the articles of the provinces for full lists.)
- Anqing
- Bengbu
- Bozhou
- Chaohu
- Chizhou
- Chuzhou
- Fuyang
- Hefei
- Huaibei
- Huainan
- Huangshan
- Lu'an
- Ma'anshan
- Suzhou
- Tongling
- Wuhu
- Xuancheng
- Chaozhou (Teochew)
- Dongguan
- Foshan
- Guangzhou (Canton) (Sub-provincial city)
- Jiangmen
- Meizhou (Meixian, Moi-yen or Moi-yan)
- Shantou (Swatou)
- Shenzhen (Sub-provincial city)
- Xingning
- Zhanjiang
- Zhongshan
- Zhuhai
- Nanjing (Nanking) (Sub-provincial city)
- Dalian (Lüda or Luta, including Lushun (Port Arthur)) (Sub-provincial city)
- Shenyang (Sub-provincial city)
- Jinan (Sub-provincial city)
- Qingdao (Tsingtao) (Sub-provincial city)
- Dongying
- Yantai
- Weihai
- Weifang
- Linyi
- Liaocheng
- Laiwu
- Rizhao
- Jining
- Binzhou
- Heze
- Zhibo
- Zaozhuang
- Tai'an
- Dezhou
- Hangzhou (Hangchow) (Sub-provincial city)
- Ningbo (Sub-provincial city)
10 most populous cities
- Shanghai - 13,278,500
- Beijing - 7,209,900
- Wuhan - 4,104,300
- Chengdu - 4,064,700
- Tianjin - 3,945,900
- Shenyang - 3,527,800
- Xian - 3,480,600
- Chongqing City - 3,378,900
- Guangzhou - 3,244,900
- Harbin - 3,129,300
See also
External links
- Largest Cities Through History
- Map
- China Historical Geographic Information System (and Placename Search Engine)
There is currently a dispute over the title of this article, between list of cities in mainland China and list of cities in the People's Republic of China. The current title does not endorse, and should not be seen as an endorsement of, any of the two.