Metropolitan regions of China
In China, a city cluster (城市群) is an officially defined type of megalopolis, whereby government policy is to knit the area together more tightly and promote development through transportation and communication links. The policy began in 2005 with the province of Hunan promoting Chang-Zhu-Tan city cluster (长株潭城市群) as the example. The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2012 identified 13 megalopolises: Chang-Zhu-Tan (Greater Changsha), Chengdu, Chongqing, Greater Beijing i.e. Jingjinji, Greater Shanghai (incl. Suzhou), Greater Xi'an, Greater Zhengzhou, Greater Guangzhou, Hefei economic circle (incl. Lu'an, Huainan, Chaohu), Shandong peninsula, Greater Shenyang, Shenzhen and Wuhan. [1]
"Megalopolis" | |
Chinese | 城市群 |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Chéngshì qún |
There are currently nine major megalopolises in China [2]. Together, they constitute about one-tenth (9.99%) of China's land area, one-third (35.02%) of the country's population and one-half (52.83%) of the country's GDP (as in 2005). Among them, the largest three have been established since the beginning of China's economic reform and are expected to remain the leading force of the country's economic development in the coming decades.
In 2017, the NDRC stated that plans for six city clusters had been completed in 2016, five in 2017, with eight more forthcoming for a total of 19 city cluster plans by 2020. The new city clusters identified in 2017 were Lanzhou–Xining, Hohhot–Batou–Erdos–Yulin, Guanzhong Plain, Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, and the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area[3]
Major Megalopolises
Megalopolises | Metropolitan Areas | Cities | Population | Jurisdiction |
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Yangtze River Delta Megalopolis (长江三角洲)[4] |
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Shanghai, Jiaxing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Zhoushan, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Ma'anshan, Nantong, Zhangjiagang, Jiangyin, Haimen, Jingjiang | 88,000,000 ~ 92,582,426 |
Shanghai Jiangsu Zhejiang Anhui |
Pearl River Delta Megalopolis (珠江三角洲)[5] |
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Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhaoqing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Macau, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan | 63,724,157 ~ 120,000,000 |
Guangdong Hong Kong SAR Macau SAR |
Jingjinji Megalopolis (京津冀城市群) |
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Beijing, Tianjin, Xiong'an New Area, Tangshan, Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Langfang, Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Cangzhou, Xingtai, Handan, Hengshui | ~130,000,000 | Beijing Tianjin Hebei |
Shandong Peninsula Megalopolis (山东半岛城市群) |
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Jinan, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai, Zibo, Binzhou, Dongying, Tai'an, Weifang, Rizhao, Linyi | ~28,000,000 | Shandong |
Mid-Southern Liaoning Megalopolis (辽中南城市群) |
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Shenyang, Dalian, Benxi, Liaoyang, Anshan, Yingkou, Pulandian, Gaizhou | ~27,000,000 | Liaoning |
Chengyu Metropolitan Region (成渝城市群) |
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Chengdu, Chongqing, Leshan, Luzhou, Mianyang, Nanchong, Yibin, Meishan, Ziyang, Deyang, Suining, Neijiang, Zigong, Yongchuan, Dazhou, Guang'an | ~90,940,000 | Chongqing Sichuan |
Central Plain Metropolitan Region (中原城市群) |
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Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Zhumadian, Nanyang, Shangqiu, Zhoukou, Xuchang, Heze, Xinxiang | Henan | |
Yangtze River Valley Megalopolis (长江中游城市群) |
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Wuhan, Changsha, Nanchang | Hubei Hunan Jiangxi | |
Hachang Megalopolis (哈长城市群 ) |
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Harbin, Changchun, Jilin | Heilongjiang Jilin |
See also
- List of regions in China
- List of country subdivisions by GDP over 100 billion US dollars
- List of urban areas by population
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- List of urban agglomerations by population
- List of cities by population
- Global city
- Megacity
- Metropolis
- Megalopolis (city type)
- Metropolitan area
- Urban agglomeration
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- World's largest cities
- List of cities in the Far East by population
References
- ↑ "Supersized Cities". Economist Intelligence Unit. 2012.
- ↑ 中国将形成十大城市群, Academy of Macroeconomic Research (AMR), 2007
- ↑ 王建芬. "Five city clusters planned to help boost balanced growth". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "关于长江三角洲构建世界第六大城市群的思考". China.com.cn. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ↑ Vidal, John (2010-03-22). "UN report: World's biggest cities merging into 'mega-regions'". The Guardian. London.