List of urban areas in China
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This list of the twenty largest urban agglomerations in China by population in 2010 uses data compiled by the OECD based on its methodology to determine economically linked areas of high population density in China it calls "functional urban areas."[1] It is an adaptation of methodology the OECD uses to determine functional urban areas in OECD member countries.[2] Official Chinese city boundaries cover both urban and rural areas and thus do not necessarily represent the true urban population.[3]
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| Rank | City | Population[1] (2010, in millions) |
Province-level Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanghai | 34.0 | Shanghai |
| 2 | Guangzhou | 25.0 | Guangdong |
| 3 | Beijing | 24.9 | Beijing |
| 4 | Shenzhen | 23.3 | Guangdong |
| 5 | Wuhan | 19.0 | Hubei |
| 6 | Chengdu | 18.1 | Sichuan |
| 7 | Chongqing | 17.0 | Chongqing |
| 8 | Tianjin | 15.4 | Tianjin |
| 9 | Hangzhou | 13.4 | Zhejiang |
| 10 | Xi'an | 12.9 | Shaanxi |
| 11 | Changzhou | 12.4 | Jiangsu |
| 12 | Shantou | 12.0 | Guangdong |
| 13 | Nanjing | 11.7 | Jiangsu |
| 14 | Jinan | 11.0 | Shandong |
| 15 | Harbin | 10.5 | Heilongjiang |
| 16 | Zhengzhou | 9.7 | Henan |
| 17 | Qingdao | 9.6 | Shandong |
| 18 | Shenyang | 7.7 | Liaoning |
| 19 | Wenzhou | 7.6 | Zhejiang |
| 20 | Nanchang | 7.4 | Jiangxi |
See also
- Metropolitan regions of China
- List of province-level capitals and sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China
References
- ^ a b "OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015". Paris: OECD Publishing. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Redefining "Urban": a new way to measure metropolitan areas". Paris: OECD Publishing. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Kam Wing Chan. "The Problem with China's Urban Population Data" (PDF). East Asia Center. University of Washington. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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