According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three level of cities: municipalities, prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. A prefecture-level city (地级市) is not a "city" in the strictest sense of the term, but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, both an urban area (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 "urban area" (市区 shìqū) is used.
Methods and accuracy in the reporting of population and economic activity vary widely, hence these figures should be seen as estimates rather than facts. Some cities do not include migrant workers in the population count, even though the output they generate are counted in the total GDP, resulting in an inflated GDP per capita.
^ abcdefGDP 2011 figure of Inner Mongolian divisions is from Inner Mongolian Statistical Yearbook 2012(ISBN 978-7-89468-268-0/F.468)
^GDP 2011 figure of Heilongjiang divisions is from Heilongjiang Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 9787503766329 )
^ abcdeGDP 2011 figure of Shandong divisions is from Shandong Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 9787503765841 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Xinjiang divisions is from Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 9787503766329 )
^ abcdeGDP 2011 figure of Guangdong divisions is from Guangdong Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-203-1/F.403 )
^ abcdeGDP 2011 figure of Jiangsu divisions is from Jiangsu Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-5037-6591-9 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Gansu divisions is from Gansu Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-257-4/F.457 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Qinghai divisions is from Qinghai Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-257-4/F.457 )
^ abcdGDP 2011 figure of Liaoning divisions is from Liaoning statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-257-4/F.457 )
^ abcdGDP 2011 figure of Zhejiang divisions is from Zhejiang Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-257-4/F.457 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Anhui divisions is from Anhui Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-257-4/F.457 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Hunan divisions is from Hunan Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-89468-292-5/F·492 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Hebei divisions is from Hebei Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 9787503766930 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Fujian divisions is from Fujian Statistical Yearbook 2012( ISBN 978-7-5037-6614-5 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Shaanxi divisions is from Shaanxi Statistical Yearbook 2012(ISBN 9787503765933 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Hubei divisions is from Hubei Statistical Yearbook 2012(ISBN 978-7-5037-6633-6 )
^GDP 2011 figure of Jiangxi divisions is from Jiangxi Statistical Yearbook 2012(ISBN 978-7-5037-6648-0 )
^Original GDP per capita figure of Macau SAR is MOP 414,444 or USD 51,791 from DESC: List of Macau GDP per capita 1982-2010, exchange rate is MOP 1.1818 per CNY; MPO 8.0022 per USD. PPP rate is MOP 5.5270 per international currency.
^Original GDP per capita figure of Hong Kong SAR is HKD 246,733 from Hong Kong CSD: List of Hong Kong GDP 2008-2010, exchange rate is CNY 0.8693 per HKD; HKD 7.769 per USD. PPP rate is HKD 5.3291 per international currency.
^ abcdefGDP figure of Inner Mongolian divisions is from Inner Mongolian Statistical Yearbook 2011 (ISBN 978-7-5037-6335-9. /F.413)
^ abcGDP figure of Xinjiang divisions is from Xinjiang Statistical Yearbook 2011(ISBN 978-7-89468-210-9/F.410)
^ abcGDP figure of Shangshai, Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing 4 municipalities is according to China Statistical Yearbook 2011(ISBN 978-7-89468-215-4/F.415)
^GDP figure of Hunan cities is from Hunan Statistical Yearbook 2011(ISBN 978-7-89468-208-6/F.408)
^GDP figure of Hebei cities is from Hebei Statistical Yearbook 2011(ISBN 978-7-89468-232-1/F.432)
^GDP figure of Hubei cities is from Hubei Statistical Yearbook 2011(ISBN 978-7-89468-213-0/F.413)