List of urban areas in China

This list of the twenty largest urban areas 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]

List

Rank City Urban Population[4]
(2010, in millions)		 Province-level
Division
1Shanghai28.2Shanghai
2Shenzhen21.7Guangdong
3Guangzhou21.0Guangdong
4Beijing19.2Beijing
5Wuhan12.6Hubei
6Tianjin11.6Tianjin
7Chengdu11.3Sichuan
8Chongqing11.1Chongqing
9Hangzhou9.3Zhejiang
10Nanjing8.3Jiangsu
11Xi'an7.8Shaanxi
12Shantou7.5Guangdong
13Changzhou7.3Jiangsu
14Shenyang7.0Liaoning
15Jinan6.9Shandong
16Harbin6.4Heilongjiang
17Qingdao6.2Shandong
16Zhengzhou5.8Henan
19Wenzhou5.3Zhejiang
20Nanchang4.2Jiangxi

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References

  1. ↑ "OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015". Paris: OECD Publishing. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. ↑ "Redefining "Urban": a new way to measure metropolitan areas". Paris: OECD Publishing. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  3. ↑ Kam Wing Chan. "The Problem with China's Urban Population Data" (PDF). East Asia Center. University of Washington. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. ↑ "1. The Chinese Urban System and Its Challenges". OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China. OECD. 2015. p. 39.

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