As of 2023, the five largest cities in China by population are Chongqing (31.91 million), Shanghai (24.87 million), Beijing (21.86 million), Chengdu (21.403 million) and Guangzhou (18.827 million).[1][2][3] As of 2024, there are 18 megacities[4][5] (cities with a population of over 10 million), including Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin, Xi'an, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Hangzhou, Shijiazhuang, Linyi, Dongguan, Qingdao, Changsha and Hefei.[6][7]
Among them, the total permanent population of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million.[8] Shanghai is China's most populous urban area,[9][10] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million.[11]
As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.[12]
Definition and classification[edit]According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three major levels of cities, namely direct-administered municipalities (直辖市), prefecture-level cities (地级市), and county-level cities (县级市). Not included in this administrative classification list are the special administrative regions (特别行政区) of Hong Kong and Macau as well as the cities controlled by the Republic of China. Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple counties (县), county-level cities, and other such sub-divisions.
Municipalities and prefecture-level cities are not each a 'city' in the strictest sense of the term, but are, instead, an administrative unit comprising, typically, both the urban core (a city in the strict sense) and surrounding rural or less-urbanized areas.[13] The term "市区" (shì qū; "urban area") is used to distinguish a city's actual urban center from its administratively defined boundaries. However, even this term often encompasses large suburban regions, often greater than 3,000 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi), or sometimes only the urban core, whereas the agglomeration overtakes the city limits. Thus, the "urban core" would be roughly comparable to the American term "city limit", and the "shì qū", or "urban area", would be roughly comparable to a city's "metropolitan area." The municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government, which has no comparable designation in America.
While in 2013 Chongqing had the largest population total of any special municipality, 28 million, only 4.5 million of the people were in the actual Chongqing urban area, with the remainder of the population in suburban and rural areas.[14]
List of major cities by population[edit]The list contains all the cities with the administrative designation of "national central city" (国家中心城市) and "sub-provincial city" (副省级城市) – including five "cities with independent planning status" (计划单列市) and ten large "provincial capital cities" (省会城市), as well as some large "special economic zones" (经济特区城市), "open coastal cities" (沿海开放城市), and "prefecture-level cities" (地级市).[15] This list defines a city's population as the population of a city's urban population, rather than the entire population of its municipal boundaries.
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# National Central City
* Provincial Capital City
~ Open Coastal City
† Special Economic Zone
Direct-Administered Municipality City with Independent Planning Status Sub-Provincial City Prefecture-Level City City Province 2020Census[16] 2010Census[17] %change Shanghai#* municipality 21,909,814 20,217,748 +8.37% Beijing⍟# municipality 18,960,744 16,704,306 +13.51% Shenzhen#~ Guangdong 17,444,609 10,358,381 +68.41% Guangzhou#* Guangdong 16,096,724 10,641,408 +51.26% Chengdu#* Sichuan 13,568,357 7,791,692 +74.14% Tianjin#† municipality 11,052,404 9,528,277 +16.00% Wuhan#* Hubei 10,494,879 7,541,527 +39.16% Dongguan Guangdong 9,644,871 7,271,322 +32.64% Chongqing#* municipality 9,580,819 6,263,790 +52.96% Xi'an#* Shaanxi 9,392,938 5,403,052 +73.85% Hangzhou* Zhejiang 9,236,032 5,849,537 +57.89% Foshan Guangdong 9,042,509 6,771,895 +33.53% Nanjing* Jiangsu 7,519,814 5,827,888 +29.03% Shenyang* Liaoning 7,026,358 5,718,232 +22.88% Zhengzhou#* Henan 6,461,013 3,677,032 +75.71% Qingdao~ Shandong 6,165,279 4,556,077 +35.32% Suzhou Jiangsu 5,892,892 3,721,700 +58.34% Jinan* Shandong 5,648,162 3,641,562 +55.10% Changsha* Hunan 5,630,256 3,193,354 +76.31% Kunming* Yunnan 5,273,144 3,385,363 +55.76% Harbin* Heilongjiang 5,242,897 4,596,313 +14.07% Shijiazhuang* Hebei 5,090,440 3,095,219 +64.46% Hefei* Anhui 5,055,978 3,098,727 +63.16% Dalian~ Liaoning 4,913,879 3,902,467 +25.92% Xiamen† Fujian 4,617,251 3,119,110 +48.03% Nanning* Guangxi 4,582,703 2,660,833 +72.23% Changchun* Jilin 4,557,356 3,411,209 +33.60% Taiyuan* Shanxi 4,303,673 3,154,157 +36.44% Guiyang* Guizhou 4,021,275 2,520,061 +59.57% Wuxi Jiangsu 3,956,985 2,757,736 +43.49% Ürümqi* Xinjiang 3,842,560 2,853,398 +34.67% Zhongshan Guangdong 3,841,873 2,740,994 +40.16% Shantou† Guangdong 3,838,900 3,644,017 +5.35% Ningbo~ Zhejiang 3,731,203 2,583,073 +44.45% Fuzhou*~ Fujian 3,723,454 3,102,421 +20.02% Nanchang* Jiangxi 3,518,975 2,614,380 +34.60% Changzhou Jiangsu 3,187,315 2,257,376 +41.20% Lanzhou* Gansu 3,012,577 2,438,595 +23.54% Nantong~ Jiangsu 2,987,600 1,612,385 +85.29% Huizhou Guangdong 2,900,113 1,807,858 +60.42% Xuzhou Jiangsu 2,845,552 2,214,795 +28.48% Zibo Shandong 2,750,312 2,261,717 +21.60% Linyi Shandong 2,743,843 1,522,488 +80.22% Wenzhou~ Zhejiang 2,582,017 2,686,825 −3.90% Tangshan Hebei 2,549,968 2,128,191 +19.82% Hohhot* Inner Mongolia 2,373,399 1,497,110 +58.53% Haikou* Hainan 2,349,239 1,517,410 +54.82% Shaoxing Zhejiang 2,333,080 1,725,726 +35.19% Yantai~ Shandong 2,311,885 1,797,861 +28.59% Luoyang Henan 2,230,661 1,584,463 +40.78% Zhuhai Guangdong 2,207,090 1,369,538 +61.16% Liuzhou Guangxi 2,204,841 1,410,712 +56.29% Baotou Inner Mongolia 2,104,114 1,874,323 +12.26% Handan Hebei 2,095,134 1,540,827 +35.97% Yangzhou Jiangsu 2,067,254 1,584,237 +30.49% Weifang Shandong 1,998,405 1,161,582 +72.04% Baoding Hebei 1,940,384 1,397,350 +38.86% Datong Shanxi 1,809,505 1,420,467 +27.39% Huai'an Jiangsu 1,804,611 1,523,655 +18.44% Jiangmen Guangdong 1,795,459 1,480,023 +21.31% Ganzhou Jiangxi 1,778,132 1,035,911 +71.65% Jining Shandong 1,700,054 1,327,483 +28.07% Xiangyang Hubei 1,686,403 1,433,057 +17.68% Xining* Qinghai 1,677,177 1,227,209 +36.67% Zunyi Guizhou 1,675,245 995,311 +68.31% Yinchuan Ningxia 1,662,968 1,159,457 +43.43% Kunshan Jiangsu 1,652,159 1,118,617 +47.70% Daqing Heilongjiang 1,604,027 1,433,698 +11.88% Wuhu Anhui 1,598,165 1,108,087 +44.23% Mianyang Sichuan 1,549,499 1,063,272 +45.73% Putian Fujian 1,539,389 1,107,199 +39.03% Qinhuangdao Hebei 1,520,199 1,088,587 +39.65% Zhuzhou Hunan 1,510,148 1,093,730 +38.07% Jilin Jilin 1,509,292 1,469,722 +2.69% Taizhou Zhejiang 1,485,502 1,189,276 +24.91% Yiwu Zhejiang 1,481,384 878,903 +68.55% Xingtai Hebei 1,480,754 1,060,749 +39.60% Anshan Liaoning 1,480,332 1,504,996 −1.64% Quanzhou Fujian 1,469,157 1,154,731 +27.23% Cixi Zhejiang 1,457,510 1,059,942 +37.51% Tai'an Shandong 1,416,591 1,123,541 +26.08% Jinjiang Fujian 1,416,151 1,172,827 +20.75% Nanyang Henan 1,407,616 899,899 +56.42% Zhanjiang Guangdong 1,400,709 1,038,762 +34.84% Guilin Guangxi 1,361,244 963,629 +41.26% Yancheng Jiangsu 1,353,475 1,136,826 +19.06% Zaozhuang Shandong 1,349,883 980,893 +37.62% Taizhou Jiangsu 1,348,327 1,053,601 +27.97% Shangrao Jiangxi 1,342,220 885,740 +51.54% Weihai Shandong 1,339,645 1,009,491 +32.70% Zhangjiakou Hebei 1,339,384 1,180,667 +13.44% Jiangyin Liaoning 1,331,352 1,013,670 +31.34% Maoming Guangdong 1,307,802 1,033,196 +26.58% Heze Shandong 1,293,767 725,673 +78.29% Yichang Hubei 1,284,305 1,049,363 +22.39% Xinxiang Henan 1,271,350 918,078 +38.48% Huainan Anhui 1,255,619 1,238,488 +1.38% Nanchong Sichuan 1,254,455 890,402 +40.89% Chaozhou Guangdong 1,254,007 1,256,268 −0.18% Jieyang Guangdong 1,242,906 1,226,848 +1.31% Changshu Jiangsu 1,230,599 929,124 +32.45% Fushun Liaoning 1,228,890 1,318,808 −6.82% Qingyuan Guangdong 1,197,581 916,453 +30.68% Kaifeng Henan 1,193,802 894,142 +33.51% Xianyang Shaanxi 1,192,776 730,704 +63.24% Fuyang Anhui 1,191,810 780,522 +52.69% Jiaxing Zhejiang 1,188,321 762,643 +55.82% Anyang Henan 1,187,772 908,129 +30.79% Hengyang Hunan 1,185,130 1,055,964 +12.23% Rizhao Shandong 1,147,175 902,272 +27.14% Dazhou Sichuan 1,135,817 678,690 +67.35% Luzhou Sichuan 1,128,479 742,274 +52.03% Yueyang Hunan 1,125,448 924,099 +21.79% Zhenjiang Jiangsu 1,123,813 950,516 +18.23% Baoji Shaanxi 1,107,702 871,940 +27.04% Yibin Sichuan 1,100,737 708,447 +55.37% Changde Hunan 1,100,719 846,308 +30.06% Chifeng Inner Mongolia 1,093,068 902,285 +21.14% Huzhou Zhejiang 1,083,953 748,471 +44.82% Suqian Jiangsu 1,081,559 783,376 +38.06% Wanzhou District Chongqing municipality 1,078,149 859,662 +25.42% Bengbu Anhui 1,077,704 793,866 +35.75% Lianyungang Jiangsu 1,071,019 897,393 +19.35% Lu'an Anhui 1,069,940 661,217 +61.81% Zhangjiagang Jiangsu 1,055,893 762,625 +38.46% Changzhi Shanxi 1,047,461 848,227 +23.49% Pingdingshan Henan 1,045,966 813,020 +28.65% Jinhua Zhejiang 1,040,948 710,597 +46.49% Zhaoqing Guangdong 1,035,810 784,642 +32.01% Shangqiu Henan 1,031,123 618,549 +66.70% Qiqihar Heilongjiang 1,029,522 1,033,174 −0.35% Jinzhou Liaoning 1,021,478 946,098 +7.97% Liaocheng Shandong 1,020,430 606,366 +68.29% Xinyang Henan 1,014,843 625,302 +62.30% Yuyao Zhejiang 1,013,866 672,909 +50.67% Rui'an Zhejiang 1,012,731 927,383 +9.20% Locations of the 50 most populous cities in mainland China[edit] ShanghaiBeijingChongqingTianjinGuangzhouShenzhenChengduNanjingWuhanXi'anHangzhouDongguanFoshanShenyangHarbinQingdaoDalianJinanZhengzhouChangshaKunmingChangchunÜrümqiShantouSuzhouHefeiShijiazhuangNingboTaiyuanNanningXiamenFuzhouWenzhouChangzhouNanchangTangshanGuiyangWuxiLanzhouZhongshanHandanWeifangHuai'anZiboShaoxingYantaiHuizhouLuoyangNantongBaotouclass=notpageimage| Top 50 most populous cities in mainland China Cities and towns by population[edit]China cities and towns by urban population (2020–2021)
1. Shanghai – 29,867,918 2. Beijing – 21,893,095 3. Guangzhou – 18,810,600 4. Chengdu – 16,935,567 5. Chongqing – 16,875,000 6. Shenzhen – 14,678,000 7. Tianjin – 13,866,009 8. Wuhan – 12,326,500 9. Xi'an – 11,904,805 10. Hangzhou – 10,711,238 11. Dongguan – 10,466,625 12. Foshan – 9,498,863 13. Nanjing – 9,314,685 14. Jinan – 8,352,574 15. Shenyang – 7,885,142 16. Qingdao – 7,172,451 17. Harbin – 6,976,136 18. Zhengzhou – 6,650,532 19. Changsha – 5,980,707 20. Kunming – 5,950,578 21. Dalian – 5,736,383 22. Changchun – 5,691,024 23. Xiamen – 5,163,970 24. Ningbo – 5,057,140 25. Taiyuan – 4,529,141 26. Zhongshan – 4,418,060 27. Ürümqi – 4,335,017 28. Suzhou – 4,330,000 29. Shantou – 4,312,192 30. Hefei – 4,216,940 31. Shijiazhuang – 4,098,243 32. Fuzhou – 4,094,491 33. Nanning – 3,839,800 34. Wenzhou – 3,604,446 35. Changzhou – 3,601,079 36. Nanchang – 3,576,547 37. Guiyang – 3,483,100 38. Tangshan – 3,399,231 39. Wuxi – 3,256,000 40. Lanzhou – 3,072,100 41. Handan – 2,845,790 42. Hohhot – 2,681,758 43. Weifang – 2,659,938 44. Jiangmen – 2,657,662 45. Zibo – 2,640,000 46. Huai'an – 2,632,788 47. Xuzhou – 2,623,066 48. Maoming – 2,539,148 49. Shaoxing – 2,521,964 50. Yantai – 2,511,053 51. Huizhou – 2,509,243 52. Zhuhai – 2,439,585 53. Luoyang – 2,372,571 54. Linyi – 2,303,648 55. Nantong – 2,273,326 56. Haikou – 2,250,000 57. Baotou – 2,181,077 58. Liuzhou – 2,153,419 59. Datong – 2,030,203 60. Putian – 2,003,000 61. Lianyungang – 2,001,009 62. Baoding – 1,976,000 63. Xining – 1,954,795 64. Zhanjiang – 1,931,455 65. Wuhu – 1,870,000 66. Shangqiu - 1,859,723 67. Chaozhou – 1,750,945 68. Qingyuan – 1,738,424 69. Kaifeng - 1,735,581 70. Tai'an – 1,735,425 71. Yichang – 1,698,400 72. Yangzhou – 1,665,000 73. Yinchuan – 1,662,968 74. Xiangyang – 1,658,000 75. Anshan – 1,647,000 76. Jilin City – 1,623,000 77. Yancheng – 1,615,717 78. Taizhou – 1,607,108 79. Qinhuangdao – 1,586,000 80. Ganzhou – 1,585,000 81. Daqing – 1,574,389 82. Guilin – 1,572,300 83. Huzhou – 1,558,826 84. Zhaoqing – 1,553,109 85. Jiaxing – 1,518,654 86. Jining – 1,518,000 87. Jinhua – 1,463,990 88. Changde – 1,457,519 89. Hengyang – 1,453,000 90. Suqian – 1,440,000 91 Baoji – 1,437,802 92. Zhangjiakou – 1,435,000 93. Mianyang – 1,355,331 94. Qiqihar – 1,350,434 95. Heze – 1,346,717 96. Fushun – 1,307,200 97. Yangjiang – 1,292,987 98. Liaocheng – 1,229,768 99. Tianshui – 1,212,791 100. Benxi – 1,176,490 101. Chifeng – 1,175,391 102. Jiujiang – 1,164,268 103. Anyang – 1,146,839 104. Huaibei – 1,142,000 105. Yulin – 1,117,800 106. Xinxiang – 1,047,088 107. Shaoguan – 1,028,460 108. Dongying – 998,968 109. Luzhou – 998,900 110. Meizhou – 992,351 111. Leshan – 987,000 112. Dezhou – 986,192 113. Xingtai – 971,300 114. Chenzhou – 960,000 115. Mudanjiang – 930,105 116. Tongliao – 921,808 117. Chengde – 920,395 118. Laiwu – 907,839 119. Taishan – 907,354 120. Quzhou – 902,767 121. Zhoushan – 882,932 122. Suihua – 877,114 123. Langfang – 868,066 124. Hengshui – 856,705 125. Yingkou – 848,100 126. Panjin – 846,500 127. Weihai – 844,310 128. Anqing – 804,493 129. Liaoyang – 793,700 130. Puyang – 760,300 131. Fuxin – 759,100 132. Jieyang – 741,674 133. Yangquan – 731,228 134. Jiamusi – 726,622 135. Huludao – 724,800 136. Zhumadian – 721,670 137. Kashgar – 711,300 138. Dazhou – 705,321 139. Heyuan – 703,607 140. Longyan – 703,524 141. Aksu City – 695,000 142. Ordos City – 693,038 143. Hegang – 690,000 144. Binzhou – 682,717 145. Siping – 680,600 146. Sanmenxia – 669,307 147. Dandong – 659,400 148. Suining – 658,798 149. Sanya – 644,727 150. Ji'an – 643,399 151. Cangzhou – 621,300 152. Qitaihe – 620,935 153. Yichun – 598,000 154. Tonghua – 584,209 155. Jixi – 580,000 156. Korla – 549,324 157. Chaoyang – 537,800 158. Dingxi – 525,044 159. Shuangyashan – 507,257 160. Songyuan – 495,900 161. Nanping – 491,287 162. Liaoyuan – 475,400 163. Lhasa – 464,736 164. Karamay – 462,347 165. Shanwei – 437,000 166. Tieling – 434,799 167. Suihua – 428,795 168. Ulanqab – 425,059 169. Hami – 412,305 170. Huangshan City – 410,973 171. Hotan – 408,894 172. Wuwei – 408,000 173. Baishan – 402,600 174. Sanming – 379,701 175. Yunfu – 369,321 176. Hailar – 365,012 177. Zhaotong – 352,831 178. Ningde – 343,262 179. Baicheng – 332,826 180. Hunchun – 271,000 181. Zhangjiajie – 225,700 182. Golmud – 205,700 183. Yumen City – 168,300 184. Altay City – 114,995 See also[edit] China portal List of capitals in China List of cities in China List of largest cities in the world List of urban areas in China List of villages in China References[edit] ^ "Population Statistics 2023". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Retrieved 2024-06-16. ^ "Interpreting the changes in Chengdu's permanent population from three dimensions". Sichuan Provincial People's Government Website. March 25, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-16. ^ "Population and ethnicity of Guangzhou 2023". Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. Retrieved 2024-06-16. ^ Maggie Hiufu Wong. 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Rank Name Province Pop. 1 Shanghai SH 24,281,400 11 Hong Kong HK 7,448,900 2 Beijing BJ 19,164,000 12 Zhengzhou HA 7,179,400 3 Guangzhou GD 13,858,700 13 Nanjing JS 6,823,500 4 Shenzhen GD 13,438,800 14 Xi'an SN 6,642,100 5 Tianjin TJ 11,744,400 15 Jinan SD 6,409,600 6 Chongqing CQ 11,488,000 16 Shenyang LN 5,900,000 7 Dongguan GD 9,752,500 17 Qingdao SD 5,501,400 8 Chengdu SC 8,875,600 18 Harbin HL 5,054,500 9 Wuhan HB 8,652,900 19 Hefei AH 4,750,100 10 Hangzhou ZJ 8,109,000 20 Changchun JL 4,730,900 vteMetropolitan cities of ChinaMajor metropolitan regions Jing-Jin-Ji (BJ-TJ-HE) Greater Bay Area Yangtze Delta (SH-JS-ZJ) Zhongyuan Chengyu Cross-Strait Western Coast Guanzhong Mid-Southern Liaoning Shandong Peninsula Yangtze River Midstream (Yangtze River Valley) Major citiesNational Central Cities Beijinga Chongqinga Guangzhoub2 Shanghaia2 Tianjina2 Special administrative regions Hong Kong Macau Regional Central Cities Chengdub Nanjingb Shenyangb Shenzhenc1 Wuhanb Xi'anb Sub-provincial cities Changchunb Chengdub Dalianc2 Guangzhoub2 Hangzhoub Harbinb Jinanb Nanjingb Ningboc2 Qingdaoc2 Shenyangb Shenzhenc1 Wuhanb Xiamenc1 Xi'anb Provincial capitals(Prefecture-level) Changsha Fuzhou2 Guiyang Haikou Hefei Kunming Lanzhou Nanchang Shijiazhuang Taiyuan Xining Zhengzhou Taibei5 Autonomous regional capitals Hohhot Lhasa Nanning Ürümqi Yinchuan Comparatively large cities Anshan Baotou Benxi Datong Fushun Jiujiang Handan Huainan Jilin Luoyang Qiqihar Suzhou Tangshan Wuxi Xuzhou Zibo Prefecture-level cities by provinceHebei Shijiazhuang* Tangshan* Qinhuangdao2 Handan* Xingtai Baoding Zhangjiakou Chengde Cangzhou Langfang Hengshui Shanxi Taiyuan* Datong* Yangquan Changzhi Jincheng Shuozhou Jinzhong Yuncheng Xinzhou Linfen Lüliang Inner Mongolia Hohhot* Baotou* Wuhai Chifeng Tongliao Ordos Hulunbuir Bayannur Ulanqab Liaoning Shenyang* Dalian* Anshan* Fushun* Benxi* Dandong Jinzhou Yingkou Fuxin Liaoyang Panjin Tieling Chaoyang Huludao Jilin Changchun* Jilin Siping Liaoyuan Tonghua Baishan Songyuan Baicheng Heilongjiang Harbin* Qiqihar* Jixi Hegang Shuangyashan Daqing Yīchun Jiamusi Qitaihe Mudanjiang Heihe Suihua Jiangsu Nanjing* Wuxi* Xuzhou* Changzhou Suzhou* Nantong Lianyungang2 Huai'an Yancheng Yangzhou Zhenjiang Tàizhou Suqian Zhejiang Hangzhou* Ningbo* Wenzhou2 Jiaxing Huzhou Shaoxing Jinhua Quzhou Zhoushan Tāizhou Lishui Anhui Hefei* Wuhu Bengbu Huainan* Ma'anshan Huaibei Tongling Anqing Huangshan Chuzhou Fuyang Sùzhou Lu'an Bozhou Chizhou Xuancheng Fujian Fuzhou* Xiamen* Putian Sanming Quanzhou Zhangzhou Nanping Longyan Ningde Jiangxi Nanchang* Jingdezhen Pingxiang Jiujiang Xinyu Yingtan Ganzhou Ji'an Yíchun Fǔzhou Shangrao Shandong Jinan* Qingdao* Zibo* Zaozhuang Dongying Yantai2 Weifang Jining Tai'an Weihai Rizhao Laiwu Linyi Dezhou Liaocheng Binzhou Heze Henan Zhengzhou* Kaifeng Luoyang* Pingdingshan Anyang Hebi Xinxiang Jiaozuo Puyang Xuchang Luohe Sanmenxia Nanyang Shangqiu Xinyang Zhoukou Zhumadian Hubei Wuhan* Huangshi Shiyan Yichang Xiangyang Ezhou Jingmen Xiaogan Jinzhou Huanggang Xianning Suizhou Hunan Changsha* Zhuzhou Xiangtan Hengyang Shaoyang Yueyang Changde Zhangjiajie Yiyang Chenzhou Yongzhou Huaihua Loudi Guangdong Guangzhou* Shaoguan Shenzhen* Zhuhai1 Shantou1 Foshan Jiangmen Zhanjiang2 Maoming Zhaoqing Huizhou Meizhou Shanwei Heyuan Yangjiang Qingyuan Dongguan Zhongshan Chaozhou Jieyang Yunfu Guangxi Nanning* Liuzhou Guilin Wuzhou Beihai2 Fangchenggang Qinzhou Guigang Yùlin Baise Hezhou Hechi Laibin Chongzuo Hainan1 Haikou* Sanya Sansha4 Danzhou Sichuan Chengdu* Zigong Panzhihua Luzhou Deyang Mianyang Guangyuan Suining Neijiang Leshan Nanchong Meishan Yibin Guang'an Dazhou Ya'an Bazhong Ziyang Guizhou Guiyang* Liupanshui Zunyi Anshun Bijie Tongren Yunnan Kunming* Qujing Yuxi Baoshan Zhaotong Lijiang Pu'er Lincang Tibet Lhasa* Shigatse Chamdo Nyingchi Shannan Shaanxi Xi'an* Tongchuan Baoji Xianyang Weinan Yan'an Hanzhong Yúlin Ankang Shangluo Gansu Lanzhou* Jiayuguan Jinchang Baiyin Tianshui Wuwei Zhangye Pingliang Jiuquan Qingyang Dingxi Longnan Qinghai Xining* Haidong Ningxia Yinchuan* Shizuishan Wuzhong Guyuan Zhongwei Xinjiang Ürümqi* Karamay Turpan Hami Taiwan5 (none) Other cities (partly shown below)Prefecture-level capitals(County-level) (Inner Mongolia: Ulanhot Xilinhot) Jiagedaqi3, Heilongjiang Enshi, Hubei Jishou, Hunan (Sichuan：Xichang Kangding Barkam) (Guizhou: Xingyi Kaili Duyun) (Yunnan: Chuxiong Mengzi Wenshan Jinghong Dali Mangshi Shangri-La Lushui) (Gansu: Linxia Hezuo) (Qinghai: Yushu Delingha) (Xinjiang: Changji Bole Korla Yining Artush Aksu Kashgar1 Hotan Tacheng Altay) Province-governed cities(Sub-prefecture-level) Jiyuan, Henan (Hubei: Xiantao Qiánjiang Tianmen Shennongjia) (Hainan1: Wuzhishan Qionghai Wenchang Wanning Dongfang) (Xinjiang - XPCC(Bingtuan) cities: Shihezi Aral Tumxuk Wujiaqu Beitun Tiemenguan Shuanghe Kokdala Kunyu) Former Prefecture-level cities Chaohu, Anhui Yumen，Gansu Dongchuan, Yunnan Shashi, Hubei (Sichuan: Fuling Wanxian) (Jilin: Meihekou Gongzhuling) Sub-prefecture-level cities(Prefecture-governed) Qian'an, Hebei Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Erenhot, Inner Mongolia Golmud, Qinghai County-level cities by provinceHebei Xinji Jinzhou Xinle Zunhua Qian'an* Wu'an Nangong Shahe Zhuozhou Dingzhou Anguo Gaobeidian Botou Renqiu Huanghua Hejian Bazhou Sanhe Shenzhou Shanxi Gujiao Lucheng Gaoping Jiexiu Yongji Hejin Yuanping Houma Huozhou Xiaoyi Fenyang Inner Mongolia Holingol Manzhouli* Yakeshi Zhalantun Ergun Genhe Fengzhen Ulanhot* Arxan Erenhot* Xilinhot* Liaoning Xinmin Wafangdian Zhuanghe Haicheng Donggang Fengcheng Linghai Beizhen Gaizhou Dashiqiao Dengta Diaobingshan Kaiyuan Beipiao Lingyuan Xingcheng Jilin Yushu Dehui Jiaohe Huadian Shulan Panshi Gongzhuling Shuangliao Meihekou Ji'an Linjiang Fuyu Taonan Da'an Yanji Tumen Dunhua Hunchun Longjing Helong Heilongjiang Shangzhi Wuchang Nehe Hulin Mishan Tieli Tongjiang Fujin Fuyuan Suifenhe Hailin Ning'an Muling Dongning Bei'an Wudalianchi Anda Zhaodong Hailun Jiangsu Jiangyin Yixing Xinyi Pizhou Liyang Changshu Zhangjiagang Kunshan Taicang Qidong Rugao Haimen Dongtai Yizheng Gaoyou Danyang Yangzhong Jurong Jingjiang Taixing Xinghua Zhejiang Jiande Lin'an Yuyao Cixi Fenghua Rui'an Yueqing Haining Pinghu Tongxiang Zhuji Shengzhou Lanxi Yiwu Dongyang Yongkang Jiangshan Wenling Linhai Longquan Anhui Chaohu Jieshou Tongcheng Tianchang Mingguang Ningguo Fujian Fuqing Changle Yong'an Shishi Jinjiang Nan'an Longhai Shaowu Wuyishan Jian'ou Zhangping Fu'an Fuding Jiangxi Leping Ruichang Gongqingcheng Lushan Guixi Ruijin Jinggangshan Fengcheng Zhangshu Gao'an Dexing Shandong Zhangqiu Jiaozhou Jimo Pingdu Laixi Tengzhou Longkou Laiyang Laizhou Penglai Zhaoyuan Qixia Haiyang Qingzhou Zhucheng Shouguang Anqiu Gaomi Changyi Qufu Zoucheng Xintai Feicheng Rongcheng Rushan Laoling Yucheng Linqing Henan Gongyi Xingyang Xinmi Xinzheng Dengfeng Yanshi Wugang Ruzhou Linzhou Weihui Huixian Qinyang Mengzhou Yuzhou Changge Yima Lingbao Dengzhou Yongcheng Xiangcheng Jiyuan* Hubei Daye Danjiangkou Yidu Dangyang Zhijiang Laohekou Zaoyang Yicheng Zhongxiang Yingcheng Anlu Hanchuan Shishou Honghu Songzi Macheng Wuxue Chibi Guangshui Enshi* Lichuan Xiantao* Qianjiang* Tianmen* Hunan Liuyang Liling Xiangxiang Shaoshan Leiyang Changning Wugang Miluo Linxiang Jinshi Yuanjiang Zixing Hongjiang Lengshuijiang Lianyuan Jishou* Guangdong Lechang Nanxiong Taishan Kaiping Heshan Enping Lianjiang Leizhou Wuchuan Gaozhou Huazhou Xinyi Sihui Xingning Lufeng Yangchun Yingde Lianzhou Puning Luoding Guangxi Cenxi Dongxing Guiping Beiliu Jingxi Yizhou Heshan Pingxiang Hainan Wuzhishan* Qionghai* Wenchang* Wanning* Dongfang* Sichuan Dujiangyan Pengzhou Qionglai Chongzhou Jianyang Guanghan Shifang Mianzhu Jiangyou Emeishan Langzhong Huaying Wanyuan Barkam* Kangding* Xichang* Guizhou Qingzhen Chishui Renhuai Xingyi* Kaili* Duyun* Fuquan Yunnan Anning Xuanwei Tengchong Chuxiong* Mengzi* Gejiu Kaiyuan Mile Wenshan* Jinghong* Dali* Ruili Mangshi* Lushui* Shangri-La* Tibet (none) Shaanxi Xingping Hancheng Huayin Gansu Yumen Dunhuang Linxia* Hezuo* Qinghai Yushu* Golmud* Delingha* Ningxia Lingwu Qingtongxia Xinjiang Changji* Fukang Bole* Alashankou Korla* Aksu* Artush* Kashgar* Hotan* Yining* Kuytun Korgas Tacheng* Wusu Altay* Shihezi* Aral* Tumxuk* Wujiaqu* Beitun* Tiemenguan* Shuanghe* Kokdala* Kunyu* Taiwan5 (none) Notes* Indicates this city has already occurred above.aDirect-administered municipalities. bSub-provincial cities as provincial capitals. cSeparate state-planning cities. 1Special economic-zone cities. 2Open coastal cities. 3Prefecture capital status established by Heilongjiang Province and not recognized by Ministry of Civil Affairs. Disputed by Oroqen Autonomous Banner, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia as part of it. 4Only administers islands and waters in South China Sea and he no urban core comparable to typical cities in China. 5The claimed province of Taiwan no longer he any internal division announced by Ministry of Civil Affairs of PRC, due to lack of actual jurisdiction. See Administrative divisions of Taiwan instead.
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