List of cities in China by population

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This list ranks cities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) by population.

According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, there are three level of cities, namely municipalities, prefecture-level cities (地级市), and county-level cities.

Municipalities and prefecture-level cities are not each a "city" in the strictest sense of the term, but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, both an urban core (a city in the strict sense) and surrounding rural or less-urbanized areas usually many times the size of the central, built-up core. Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple counties, 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 shìqū ("urban area") is used. However, even this term often encompasses large suburban regions often greater than 1,000 square miles (3,000 km2), but doesn't include rural areas. Thus, the "urban core" would be roughly comparable to the US term "city limit", the "shìqū 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, having no comparable division.

The population of the urban area is listed below; the larger figure municipality figure is the wider administrative area population, which includes suburban and rural areas.

This list contains all cities with the administrative designation sub-provincial city (副省级城市). The majority are "Provincial Capital City" (省会). Also we list out the "SEC City"(Special Economic Zone City)(经济特区). .

City Urban Area Population Level Administrative Area Population
上海 Shanghai 15,550,000 (2007) Municipality 19,000,000 (2008)
北京 Beijing 13,133,000 (2007) Municipality 17,430,000 (2007)
广州 Guangzhou 11,045,800 (2007) Provincial capital 15,000,000 (2007)
深圳 Shenzhen 8,464,300 (2006) Special economic zone city 13,300,000 (2007)
东莞 Dongguan 6,450,000 (2007) Prefecture
天津 Tianjin 5,190,000 Municipality 11,500,000 (2007)
重庆 Chongqing 5,087,197 Municipality 31,442,300 (2007)
武汉 Wuhan 4,890,000 Provincial capital 9,400,000 (2007)
哈尔滨 Harbin 4,754,753 Provincial capital 9,873,742 (2007)
沈阳 Shenyang 4,420,000 Provincial capital 7,500,000 (2007)
成都 Chengdu 3,750,000 Provincial capital 11,300,000 (2007)
郑州 Zhengzhou 3,500,000 Provincial capital 7,500,000 (2007)
青岛 Qingdao 3,200,000 Sub-provincial city 8,000,000 (2007)
汕头 Shantou 3,200,000 Special economic zone city 7,600,000 (2006)
南京 Nanjing 3,110,000 Provincial capital 7,100,000 (2007)
惠州 Huizhou 2,900,000 Prefecture 3,210,000 (2006)
淄博 Zibo 2,900,000 Prefecture 4,500,000 (2006)
福州 Fuzhou 2,600,000 Provincial capital 7,000,000 (2006)
长沙 Changsha 2,520,000 Provincial capital 6,103,000 (2007)
南昌 Nanchang 2,440,000 Provincial capital 4,507,000 (2007)
无锡 Wuxi 2,400,000 Prefecture 4,800,000 (2006)
苏州 Suzhou 2,400,000 Prefecture 6,400,000 (2006)
杭州 Hangzhou 2,350,000 Provincial capital 7,000,000 (2007)
长春 Changchun 2,290,000 Provincial capital 7,400,000 (2007)
贵阳 Guiyang 2,180,000 Provincial capital 3,320,000 (2007)
烟台 Yantai 2,000,000 Sub-provincial city 6,468,200 (2003)
昆明 Kunming 3,055,000 Provincial capital 6,800,000 (2007)
宁波 Ningbo 2,182,000 Sub-provincial city 5,646,000
大连 Dalian 2,090,000 Sub-provincial city 6,200,000 (2007)
济南 Jinan 2,090,000 Provincial capital 6,300,000 (2007)
石家庄 Shijiazhuang 2,090,000 Provincial capital 9,500,000 (2007)
兰州 Lanzhou 2,060,000 Provincial capital 3,400,000 (2007)
西安 Xi'an 1,960,000 Provincial capital 10,500,000 (2007)
徐州 Xuzhou 1,900,000 Prefecture-level city 9,600,000 (2006)
乌鲁木齐 Ürümqi 1,830,000 (2007) Provincial capital 2,500,000 (2006)
唐山 Tangshan 1,700,000 Prefecture 3,000,000 (2006)
洛阳 Luoyang 1,500,000 Prefecture 6,700,000 (2006)
南通 Nantong 1,500,000 Prefecture 8,100,000 (2006)
齐齐哈尔 Qiqihar 1,438,000 Prefecture 6,000,000 (2006)
呼和浩特 Hohhot 1,300,000 Provincial capital 5,000,000 (2006)
开封 Kaifeng 80,100 Prefecture 4,800,000 (2004)
合肥 Hefei 1,100,000 Provincial capital 4,650,000 (2006)
连云港 Lianyungang Prefecture 5,000,000 (2006)
滁州 Chuzhou Prefecture 4,500,000 (2006)
绍兴 Shaoxing Prefecture 4,347,200 (2004)
太原 Taiyuan Prefecture 4,000,000 (2006)
吉林市 Jilin City 1,900,751 Prefecture 4,350,000
信阳 Xinyang 1,732,000 Prefecture 7,425,000
大同 Datong 1,426,000 (2004) Prefecture 3,119,000 (2005)
南宁 Nanning 1,400,000 Provincial capital 3,200,000 (2006)
包头 Baotou 1,400,000 Prefecture 2,400,000 (2006)
邯郸 Handan 1,390,000 (2004) Prefecture 8,499,000
抚顺 Fushun 1,384,000 Prefecture 2,300,000
厦门 Xiamen Special economic zone city 1,370,000
珠海 Zhuhai Special economic zone city 1,332,000 (2004)
鞍山 Anshan 1,285,849 Prefecture 3,584,000
扬州 Yangzhou 1,125,200 (2003) Prefecture 4,536,100 (2003)
周口 Zhoukou Prefecture 1,060,000
西宁 Xining 1,029,400 Administrative area 2,095,000 (2006)
镇江 Zhenjiang 1,013,600 Prefecture 2,672,100 (2004)
柳州 Liuzhou 950,000 Prefecture 3,512,000
保定 Baoding 920,000 Administrative area 11,000,000 (2006)
平顶山 Pingdingshan 891,814 (2006) Prefecture 4,800,000 (2000)
南平 Nanping Prefecture 2,860,000
温州 Wenzhou 873,000 Administrative area 7,777,000 (2006)
泉州 Quanzhou Administrative area 7,520,000 (excluding Quemoy)
南阳 Nanyang, Henan 800,000 Administrative area 11,000,000 (2006)
廊坊 Langfang 763,000 Prefecture 3,910,000 (2004)
衡阳 Hengyang 761,888 Prefecture
新乡 Xinxiang Prefecture 5,505,000
安阳 Anyang Prefecture 5,250,000 (2002)
秦皇岛 Qinhuangdao 759,000 Prefecture 2,758,000
银川 Yinchuan 736,300 Provincial capital 1,377,000
潮州 Chaozhou 670,000 Prefecture 2,534,000 (2006)
桂林 Guilin 670,000 Prefecture 1,300,000
临沂 Linyi Administrative area 11,300,000 (2006)
安庆 Anqing 650,000 Prefecture 6,500,000 (2006)
丹东 Dandong 643,000 Prefecture 2,390,000 (2001)
绵阳 Mianyang 600,000 Prefecture 5,200,000
常州 Changzhou Prefecture 3,489,000 (2004)
蚌埠 Bengbu 585,000 Prefecture 3,469,700 (2004)
佳木斯 Jiamusi 555,000
沧州 Cangzhou 550,000 (2004) Prefecture 7,100,000 (2006)
淮南 Huainan 400,000 Prefecture 2,335,798 (2004)
芜湖 Wuhu Prefecture 2,245,600 (2004)
拉萨 Lhasa 257,400 Prefecture 521,500
北海 Beihai 135,500 Prefecture 1,450,000 (2001)
克拉瑪依 Karamay Prefecture 290,000 (2002)
丽江 Lijiang Prefecture 1,126,646 (2000)
本溪 Benxi Prefecture 937,805
黄石 Huangshi Prefecture
锦州 Jinzhou Prefecture
阜新 Fuxin Prefecture
鹤岗 Hegang Prefecture
营口 Yingkou Prefecture
牡丹江 Mudanjiang Prefecture
辽阳 Liaoyang Prefecture
喀什 Kashgar Prefecture
阿勒 泰 Altay Prefecture
阿克 苏 Aksu Prefecture
舟山 Zhoushan Prefecture
台州 Taizhou Prefecture
曲阜 Qufu


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