List of cities in China by population
Map of 10 Biggest Chinese Cities (Hong Kong is included as a Chinese city). Locations (dots) are approximate. The numbers represents overall size ranking, ex. "1" is the largest city.
This list ranks cities in China, including Hong Kong and Macau, by population. According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three levels of cities, namely municipalities (直辖市), prefecture-level cities (地级市), and county-level cities (县级市). There are 40 cities in China with a population over one million.
Overview
The cities are listed by built-up area adjusted to Local Government Authorities encompassed by built up area (i.e. Districts, Cities or Counties). Thus, these built up area can be made of several cities (e.g. : Guangzhou - Dongguan - Shenzhen, Shanghai - Suzhou, Shenyang - Fushun, Anshan - Liaoyang etc.) The population of the official Chinese urban area is listed beside. The larger municipality figure is the wider administrative area population, which includes suburban and rural areas as of the 2010 census.[1]
The list contains all cities with the administrative designation "sub-provincial city" (副省级城市), many are "Prefecture level cities" and "Provincial capitals" (省会). "Special Economic Zones" (经济特区城市), "National Central Cities" (国家中心城市) and some Council-Level cities.
List
| City 2010 census |
Chinese | Built-up area | Urban area | Level | Administrative area | Province-level division | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou | 广州 | 44,294,245 | 11,070,654 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital National central city | 12,700,800 | Guangdong | Incl. Shenzhen, Dongguan, Macao and part of Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Huizhou. |
| Shanghai | 上海 | 27,965,403 | 22,265,426 | Municipality National central city | 23,019,148 | Shanghai | Incl. all Suzhou districts but Changshu and Zhangjiagang not yet in built-up area. |
| Beijing | 北京 | 19,785,051 | 19,295,000 | Municipality National central city | 19,612,368 | Beijing | Incl. the cities of Zhuozhou and Sanhe and Dachang Hui Autonomous County in Hebei, but not Miyun, Pinggu and Yanqing suburban districts not yet linked to built-up area.[2] |
| Shantou | 汕头 | 11,630,447 | 1,346,708 | Prefecture-level city Special Economic Zones | 5,391,028 | Guangdong | Incl. most districts of Jieyang and Chaozhou |
| Shenzhen | 深圳 | Guangzhou | 10,357,938 | Sub-provincial city Special Economic Zones | 10,357,938 | Guangdong | |
| Tianjin | 天津 | 10,290,987 | 11,090,314 | Municipality National central city | 12,937,954 | Tianjin | Baodi urban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Chengdu | 成都 | 9,209,393 | 7,677,122 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 14,047,625 | Sichuan | Incl. 8 out of 9 urban districts plus Pi and Shuangliu counties being urbanized. |
| Dongguan | 东莞 | Guangzhou | 8,220,937 | Prefecture-level city | 8,220,937 | Guangdong | |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | 8,156,600 | 6,242,000 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 8,700,400 | Zhejiang | Incl. Shaoxing and Yuecheng districts of Shaoxing city |
| Wuhan | 武汉 | 7,297,141 | 9,780,644 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 9,785,392 | Hubei | 7 central urban districts plus Caidian and Dongxihu districts but not Water region. |
| Shenyang | 沈阳 | 7,263,612 | 6,255,921 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 8,106,171 | Liaoning | Incl. all Shenyang urban districts but Shenbei plus 4 Fushun urban districts. |
| Xi'an | 西安 | 7,168,005 | 6,501,189 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 8,467,837 | Shaanxi | Incl. Qindu and Weicheng urban districts of Xianyang. |
| Nanjing | 南京 | 7,165,828 | 7,165,828 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 8,004,680 | Jiangsu | Incl. 6 urban and 3 suburban districts. |
| Hong Kong | 香港 | 7,055,071 | 7,055,071 | Special administrative region National central city | 7,055,071 | Hong Kong | Not included in Guangzhou - Shenzhen built up area. |
| Chongqing | 重庆 | 6,777,229 | 7,457,589 | Municipality National central city | 28,846,170 | Chongqing | Incl. 6 urban districts plus Banan and Yubei suburban districts. Beibei District not yet built-up. |
| Quanzhou | 泉州 | 6,070,717 | 1,398,427 | Prefecture-level city | 8,128,530 | Fujian | |
| Wenzhou | 温州 | 5,853,500 | 3,039,500 | Prefecture-level city | 9,122,100 | Zhejiang | Incl. 3 urban districts plus Ruian and Yueqing cities being urbanized. |
| Qingdao | 青岛 | 5,764,400 | 4,587,200 | Sub-provincial city | 8,715,100 | Shandong | Incl. 6 urban districts plus Jimo city being urbanized. |
| Suzhou | 苏州 | Shanghai | 5,349,090 | Prefecture-level city | 10,465,994 | Jiangsu | |
| Harbin | 哈尔滨 | 5,282,083 | 6,704,573 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 10,635,971 | Heilongjiang | A'cheng and Shuangcheng Districts not yet in built-up area. |
| Qiqihar | 齐齐哈尔 | 1,559,517 | 1,481,637 | Prefecture-level city | 5,611,000 | Heilongjiang | Incl. Longsha, Jianhua and Tiefeng urban districts only. |
| Xiamen | 厦门 | 5,114,758 | 3,531,347 | Sub-provincial city Special Economic Zones | 3,531,147 | Fujian | Incl. all Xiamen city plus Longwen, Xiacheng Zhangzhou urban districts and Longhai city being urbanized. |
| Zhengzhou | 郑州 | 4,867,388 | 4,253,627 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 8,626,505 | Henan | Incl. 6 urban districts plus Xingyang city. |
| Jinan | 济南 | 4,335,900 | 4,335,900 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 6,813,800 | Shandong | |
| Nanchang | 南昌 | 4,107,962 | 2,357,838 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 5,042,565 | Jiangxi | Incl. Nanchang County being urbanized but not Wanli urban District, not yet in built-up area. |
| Dalian | 大连 | 4,087,733 | 4,087,733 | Sub-provincial city | 6,690,432 | Liaoning | |
| Changsha | 长沙 | 4,073,645 | 3,093,980 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 7,044,118 | Hunan | Incl. 5 urban districts plus Changsha County being urbanized. |
| Taiyuan | 太原 | 4,062,173 | 3,426,522 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 4,201,591 | Shanxi | Incl. Yuci and Qu urban districts in Jinzhong. |
| Shijiazhuang | 石家庄 | 3,995,290 | 2,861,784 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 10,163,788 | Hebei | Incl. Luquan City, Zhengding and Luancheng Counties being urbanized. |
| Kunming | 昆明 | 3,583,429 | 3,583,429 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 6,432,212 | Yunnan | Includes 4 urban districts and Chenggong suburban District. |
| Wuxi | 无锡 | 3,542,319 | 3,542,319 | Prefecture-level city | 6,372,624 | Jiangsu | Becoming part of Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi built-up area. |
| Changchun | 长春 | 3,530,115 | 3,530,115 | Sub-provincial city Provincial capital | 7,677,089 | Jilin | |
| Ningbo | 宁波 | 3,491,597 | 3,491,597 | Sub-provincial city | 7,605,700 | Zhejiang | |
| Zibo | 淄博 | 3,484,800 | 2,980,800 | Prefecture-level city | 4,530,600 | Shandong | Includes 5 urban districts plus Huantai County being urbanized. |
| Hefei | 合肥 | 3,352,076 | 3,352,076 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 5,702,466 | Anhui | |
| Changzhou | 常州 | 3,290,548 | 3,290,548 | Prefecture-level city | 4,591,972 | Jiangsu | |
| Taizhou | 台州 | 3,269,300 | 1,902,500 | Prefecture-level city | 5,968,800 | Zhejiang | Includes Wenling city now in built-up area. |
| Tangshan | 唐山 | 3,187,171 | 3,187,171 | Prefecture-level city | 7,577,284 | Hebei | |
| Nantong | 南通 | 3,180,924 | 2,273,326 | Prefecture-level city | 7,282,835 | Jiangsu | Includes Haimen city now in built-up area. |
| Nanning | 南宁 | 3,177,450 | 3,437,171 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 6,661,600 | Guangxi | Yongning urban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Guiyang | 贵阳 | 3,037,159 | 3,037,159 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 4,324,561 | Guizhou | |
| Ürümqi | 乌鲁木齐 | 2,988,715 | 3,029,372 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 3,110,280 | Xinjiang | Dabancheng suburban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | 2,921,763 | 2,921,763 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 7,115,370 | Fujian | |
| Huai'an | 淮安 | 2,633,420 | 2,633,420 | Prefecture-level city | 4,799,899 | Jiangsu | |
| Xuzhou | 徐州 | 2,623,066 | 3,053,778 | Prefecture-level city | 8,580,500 | Jiangsu | |
| Linyi | 临沂 | 2,600,200 | 2,600,200 | Prefecture-level city | 10,039,400 | Shandong | |
| Lanzhou | 兰州 | 2,492,325 | 2,492,325 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 3,616,163 | Gansu | |
| Yangzhou | 扬州 | 2,399,079 | 2,399,079 | Prefecture-level city | 4,459,760 | Jiangsu | |
| Huizhou | 惠州 | Guangzhou | 2,344,507 | Prefecture-level city | 4,597,002 | Guangdong | 2 urban districts part of Guangzhou-Shenzhen built-up area. |
| Anshan | 鞍山 | 2,242,436 | 1,544,084 | Prefecture-level city | 3,645,884 | Liaoning | Incl. 4 Liaoning urban districts now in Anshan-Liaoning built-up area. |
| Huaibei | 淮北 | 2,114,276 | 1,113,321 | Prefecture-level city | 2,114,276 | Anhui | Incl. Suixi county largely being urbanized. |
| Haikou | 海口 | 2,046,189 | 2,046,189 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 2,046,189 | Hainan | |
| Yiwu | 义乌 | 2,038,400 | 2,038,400 | County-level city | Jinhua | Zhejiang | Incl. Dongyang City in the Yiwu-Dongyang built-up area. |
| Baotou | 包头 | 2,034,996 | 2,070,801 | Prefecture-level city | 2,650,364 | Inner Mongolia | Shiguai urban district not yet urbanized. |
| Liuzhou | 柳州 | 1,998,950 | 1,436,599 | Prefecture-level city | 3,758,704 | Guangxi | Incl. Liujiang County now in built-up area. |
| Anyang | 安阳 | 1,995,760 | 1,146,761 | Prefecture-level city | 5,172,834 | Henan | Incl. Anyang County now in built-up area. |
| Hohhot | 呼和浩特 | 1,980,774 | 1,980,774 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 2,866,615 | Inner Mongolia | |
| Jilin City | 吉林市 | 1,975,803 | 1,975,803 | Prefecture-level city | 4,414,681 | Jilin | |
| Putian | 莆田 | 1,953,801 | 1,953,801 | Prefecture-level city | 2,778,508 | Fujian | |
| Xiangtan | 湘潭 | 1,875,300 | 959,303 | Prefecture-level city | 2,748,552 | Hunan | Incl. Xiangtan County being urbanized. Built-up area of 2,930,673 in progress with 4 urban districts of Zhuzhou. |
| Yantai | 烟台 | 1,870,600 | 1,870,600 | Prefecture-level city | 6,968,200 | Shandong | |
| Luoyang | 洛阳 | 1,856,877 | 1,925,948 | Prefecture-level city | 6,549,486 | Henan | Jili urban district not yet in built-up area. |
| Huainan | 淮南 | 1,938,212 | 1,666,826 | Prefecture-level city | 2,334,000 | Anhui | Incl. Fengtai County being urbanized but not Panji urban district not in built-up area. |
| Nanchong | 南充 | 1,858,875 | 1,858,875 | Prefecture-level city | 6,278,622 | Sichuan | |
| Jiangmen | 江门 | Guangzhou | 1,822,640 | Prefecture-level city | 4,448,871 | Guangdong | |
| Nanyang | 南阳 | 1,811,732 | 1,811,732 | Prefecture-level city | 10,263,006 | Henan | |
| Baoding | 保定 | 1,789,550 | 1,157,891 | Prefecture-level city | 11,194,379 | Hebei | Incl. Qingyuan County now in built-up area. |
| Fuyang | 阜阳 | 1,768,947 | 1,768,947 | Prefecture-level city | 7,599,918 | Anhui | |
| Tai'an | 泰安 | 1,735,500 | 1,735,500 | Prefecture-level city | 5,494,200 | Shandong | |
| Suzhou | 宿州 | 1,647,642 | 1,647,642 | Prefecture-level city | 5,352,924 | Anhui | |
| Lu'an | 六安 | 1,644,344 | 1,778,583 | Prefecture-level city | 5,612,000 | Anhui | Yeji urban District not yet urbanized. |
| Datong | 大同 | 1,629,035 | 1,737,517 | Prefecture-level city | 3,318,057 | Shanxi | Xinrong urban District not yet urbanized. |
| Yancheng | 盐城 | 1,615,717 | 1,615,717 | Prefecture-level city | 7,262,200 | Jiangsu | |
| Zhanjiang | 湛江 | 1,612,300 | 1,612,300 | Prefecture-level city | 1,392,493 | Guangdong | |
| Tengzhou | 滕州 | 1,603,700 | 1,603,700 | County-level city | Zaozhuang | Shandong | |
| Huangshi | 黄石 | 1,601,687 | 764,571 | Prefecture-level city | 2,429,318 | Hubei | Incl. Daye city. |
| Jiangyin | 江阴 | 1,594,829 | 1,594,829 | County-level city | Wuxi | Jiangsu | |
| Weifang | 潍坊 | 1,521,600 | 1,521,600 | Prefecture-level city | 9,086,200 | Shandong | |
| Yinchuan | 银川 | 1,513,151 | 1,290,170 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 1,993,088 | Ningxia | Incl. Helan county within built-up area. |
| Changshu | 常熟 | 1,510,103 | 1,510,103 | County-level city | Suzhou | Jiangsu | |
| Zhuhai | 珠海 | 1,500,000 | 1,560,229 | Prefecture-level city Special Economic Zones | 1,560,229 | Guangdong | Incl. Macau and southern part of Zhongshan but not eastern part of Zhuhai prefecture not yet urbanized. Satellite views show that Zhuhai-Macau conurbation is being included into Guangzhou-Shenzhen built-up area. |
| Dengzhou | 邓州 | 1,468,061 | 1,468,061 | County-level city | Nanyang | Henan | Built-up area smaller because of the huge city area (2,226 km²) |
| Cixi | 慈溪 | 1,462,383 | 1,462,383 | County-level city | Ningbo | Zhejiang | |
| Changde | 常德 | 1,458,536 | 1,458,536 | Prefecture-level city | 5,717,218 | Hunan | |
| Pizhou | 邳州 | 1,458,036 | 1,458,036 | County-level city | Xuzhou | Jiangsu | |
| Baoji | 宝鸡 | 1,437,802 | 1,437,802 | Prefecture-level city | 3,716,731 | Shaanxi | |
| Suqian | 宿迁 | 1,437,686 | 1,437,686 | Prefecture-level city | 4,715,553 | Jiangsu | |
| Daqing | 大庆 | 1,415,268 | 1,649,825 | Prefecture-level city | 2,904,532 | Heilongjiang | Datong urban district not yet in built-up area. |
| Bozhou | 亳州 | 1,409,436 | 1,409,436 | Prefecture-level city | 4,851,000 | Anhui | Built-up area smaller because of the huge city area (2,226 km²). |
| Handan | 邯郸 | 1,403,439 | 941,427 | Prefecture-level city | 9,174,679 | Hebei | |
| Panjin | 盘锦 | 1,392,493 | 676,464 | Prefecture-level city | 1,392,493 | Liaoning | Incl. 2 urban districts plus Dawa and Panshan counties partly in built-up area. |
| Wenling | 温岭市 | 1,366,800 | 1,366,800 | Prefecture-level city | Taizhou | Zhejiang | |
| Ma'anshan | 马鞍山 | 1,366,302 | 741,531 | Prefecture-level city | 1,366,302 | Anhui | Incl. Dangtu County largely being urbanized. |
| Zigong | 自贡 | 1,362,062 | 1,362,062 | Prefecture-level city | 2,678,898 | Sichuan | |
| Fushun | 抚顺 | Shenyang | 1,356,987 | Prefecture-level city | 2,138,090 | Liaoning | |
| Mianyang | 绵阳 | 1,355,331 | 1,355,331 | Prefecture-level city | 4,613,862 | Sichuan | |
| Yingkou | 营口 | 1,351,519 | 738,128 | Prefecture-level city | 2,428,534 | Liaoning | Incl. Dashiqiao city now in built-up area. |
| Yichang | 宜昌 | 1,350,150 | 1,411,380 | Prefecture-level city | 4,059,686 | Hubei | Xiaoting urban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Heze | 菏泽 | 1,346,700 | 1,346,700 | Prefecture-level city | 8,287,800 | Shandong | |
| Chifeng | 赤峰 | 1,333,526 | 1,333,526 | Prefecture-level city | 4,341,245 | Inner Mongolia | Built-up area probably smaller because of the huge city area (7,012 km²). |
| Guilin | 桂林 | 1,326,470 | 975,638 | Prefecture-level city | 4,748,000 | Guangxi | Incl. Lingchuang County being urbanized. |
| Yingkou | 营口 | 1,305,852 | 1,032,048 | Prefecture-level city | 2,428,000 | Liaoning | Incl. Dashiqiao City being urbanized but not Bayuquan urban district not yet in agglomeration. |
| Xiangyang | 襄阳 | 1,294,732 | 2,199,689 | Prefecture-level city | 5,500,307 | Hubei | Xiangzhou urban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Haicheng | 海城 | 1,293,877 | 1,293,877 | County-level city | Anshan | Liaoning | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2732 km². |
| Rugao | 如皋 | 1,267,066 | 1,267,066 | County-level city | Nantong | Jiangsu | |
| Xuchang | 许昌 | 1,265,454 | 498,058 | Prefecture-level city | 4,307,199 | Henan | Incl. Xuchang County being urbanized. |
| Neijiang | 内江 | 1,251,095 | 1,251,095 | Prefecture-level city | 3,702,847 | Sichuan | |
| Zhangjiagang | 张家港 | 1,248,414 | 1,248,414 | County-level city | Suzhou | Jiangsu | |
| Yixing | 宜兴 | 1,235,476 | 1,235,476 | County-level city | Wuxi | Jiangsu | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2039 km². |
| Fuqing | 福清 | 1,234,838 | 1,234,838 | County-level city | Fuzhou | Fujian | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 1932.4 km². |
| Zhaoqing | 肇庆 | 1,232,701 | 644,045 | Prefecture-level city | 3,918,085 | Guangdong | Incl. Gaoyao County being urbanized but not Dinghu urban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Xinyang | 信阳 | 1,229,959 | 1,229,959 | Prefecture-level city | 6,108,683 | Henan | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the 2 urban districts are 3672 km². |
| Liaocheng | 聊城 | 1,229,800 | 1,229,800 | Prefecture-level city | 5,789,900 | Shandong | |
| Maoming | 茂名 | 1,217,715 | 1,217,715 | Prefecture-level city | 5,817,753 | Guangdong | |
| Jiaxing | 嘉兴 | 1,201,900 | 1,201,900 | Prefecture-level city | 4,501,600 | Zhejiang | |
| Zhenjiang | 镇江 | 1,200,400 | 1,200,400 | Prefecture-level city | 3,113,384 | Jiangsu | |
| Xining | 西宁 | 1,198,304 | 1,198,304 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 2,208,708 | Qinghai | |
| Tianshui | 天水 | 1,197,174 | 1,197,174 | Prefecture-level city | 3,262,548 | Gansu | |
| Ganzhou | 赣州 | 1,189,617 | 642,653 | County-level city | Gangzhou | Jiangxi | Incl. Gan County largely being urbanized. |
| Huazhou | 化州 | 1,178,873 | 1,178,873 | County-level city | Maoming | Guangdong | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2354 km². |
| Qujing | 曲靖 | 1,171,805 | 740,925 | Prefecture-level city | 5,855,055 | Yunnan | Incl. Zhanyi County in built-up area. |
| Dingzhou | 定州 | 1,165,182 | 1,165,182 | County-level city | Baoding | Hebei | |
| Wuhu | 芜湖 | 1,162,664 | 1,307,042 | Prefecture-level city | 3,443,192 | Anhui | Sanshan urban district not yet in built-up area.. |
| Zhuji | 诸暨 | 1,157,900 | 1,157,900 | County-level city | Shaoxing | Zhejiang | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2311 km² |
| Xingtai | 邢台 | 1,155,199 | 688,876 | Prefecture-level city | 7,104,114 | Hebei | Incl. Xingtai County now in built-up area. |
| Jingzhou | 荆州 | 1,154,086 | 1,154,086 | Prefecture-level city | 5,691,707 | Hubei | |
| Shouguang | 寿光 | 1,139,400 | 1,139,400 | County-level city | Weifang | Shandong | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2180 km² |
| Yuzhou | 禹州 | 1,131,819 | 1,131,819 | County-level city | Xuchang | Henan | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 1472 km² |
| Bazhong | 巴中 | 1,126,790 | 1,126,790 | Prefecture-level city | 3,283,771 | Sichuan | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as Bazhou urban District is 2566 km² |
| Zoucheng | 邹城市 | 1,116,700 | 1,116,700 | County-level city | Jining | Shandong | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 1619 km² |
| Jining | 济宁 | 1,115,300 | 1,115,300 | Prefecture-level city | 8,081,900 | Shandong | |
| Zunyi | 遵义 | 1,095,189 | 1,095,189 | Prefecture-level city | 6,127,009 | Guizhou | |
| Jinzhou | 锦州 | 1,091,799 | 1,091,799 | Prefecture-level city | 3,126,463 | Liaoning | |
| Guigang | 贵港 | 1,086,327 | 1,493,874 | Prefecture-level city | 4,118,808 | Guangxi | Incl. Gangbei and Gangnan urban districts only. |
| Zhucheng | 诸城 | 1,086,200 | 1,086,200 | county-level city | 8,081,900 | Shandong | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2183 km² |
| Jinhua | 金华 | 1,077,300 | 1,077,300 | Prefecture-level city | 5,361,600 | Zhejiang | |
| Hengyang | 衡阳 | 1,075,516 | 1,135,166 | Prefecture-level city | 7,141,462 | Hunan | Nanyue urban district not yet in built-up area. |
| Taixing | 泰兴市 | 1,073,921 | 1,073,921 | County-level city | Taizhou | Jiangsu | |
| Zhangqiu | 章丘 | 1,064,200 | 1,064,200 | County-level city | Jinan | Shandong | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 1855 km² |
| Zhuzhou | 株洲 | 1,055,373 | 1,055,373 | Prefecture-level city | 3,855,609 | Hunan | Built-up area of 2,930,673 in progress with 3 urban districts of Xiangtan. |
| Lianyungang | 连云港 | 1,049,831 | 1,049,831 | Prefecture-level city | 4,393,914 | Jiangsu | |
| Ezhou | 鄂州 | 1,035,500 | 1,048,672 | Prefecture-level city | 1,048,672 | Hubei | Incl. only Echeng urban district plus Huangzhou district of Huanggang Prefecture. |
| Pingdingshan | 平顶山 | 1,033,975 | 1,033,975 | Prefecture-level city | 4,904,367 | Henan | |
| Qinhuangdao | 秦皇岛 | 1,029,670 | 1,029,670 | Prefecture-level city | 2,987,605 | Hebei | |
| Linhai | 临海 | 1,028,800 | 1,028,800 | County-level city | Taizhou | Zhejiang | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the city is 2331 km². |
| Benxi | 本溪 | 1,011,377 | 1,094,294 | Prefecture-level city | 1,709,538 | Liaoning | Nanfeng district not in built-up area. |
| Wuwei | 武威 | 1,010,295 | 1,010,295 | Prefecture-level city | 1,815,054 | Gansu | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the Liangzhou urban district is 5081 km². |
| Hezhou | 贺州 | 1,005,500 | 1,005,500 | Prefecture-level city | 1,954,100 | Guangxi | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the Babu urban district is 5334 km² |
| Zaoyang | 枣阳 | 1,004,741 | 1,004,741 | County-level city | Xianyang | Hubei | Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the city is 3277 km². |
| Xiangcheng | 项城 | 1,003,626 | 1,003,626 | County-level city | Zhoukou | Henan | |
| Dongying | 东营 | 999,000 | 756,700 | Prefecture-level city | 2,035,300 | Shandong | Incl. Kenli county partly within built-up area. |
| Yueyang | 岳阳 | 991,465 | 1,232,133 | Prefecture-level city | 5,477,911 | Hunan | Junshan urban districts not yet in built-up area. |
| Laiwu | 莱芜 | 989,500 | 1,298,500 | Prefecture-level city | 1,298,500 | Shandong | Gangcheng urban district not yet in built-up area. |
| Bengbu | 蚌埠 | 972,784 | 972,784 | Prefecture-level city | 3,164,467 | Anhui | |
| Qidong | 启东 | 972,525 | 972,525 | County-level city | Nantong | Jiangsu | |
| Mudanjiang | 牡丹江 | 965,154 | 965,154 | Prefecture-level city | 2,798,723 | Heilongjiang | |
| Danyang | 丹阳市 | 960,418 | 960,418 | County-level city | Zhenjiang | Jiangsu | |
| Wuchuan | 吴川 | 947,499 | 947,499 | County-level city | Zhanjiang | Guangdong | |
| Feicheng | 肥城 | 946,600 | 946,600 | County-level city | Tai'an | Shandong | |
| Xianyang | 咸阳 | Xi'an | 945,420 | Prefecture-level city | 5,096,006 | Shaanxi | |
| Linfen | 临汾 | 944,050 | 944,050 | Prefecture-level city | 4,316,612 | Shanxi | |
| Xinyi | 新沂 | 920,610 | 920,610 | County-level city | Xuzhou | Jiangsu | |
| Weihai | 威海 | 908,200 | 908,200 | Prefecture-level city | 2,804,800 | Shandong | |
| Haimen | 海门 | Nantong | 907,598 | County-level city | Nantong | Jiangsu | Incl. in Nantong built-up area in 2012. |
| Xinxiang | 新乡 | 902,731 | 1,047,020 | Prefecture-level city | 5,707,801 | Henan | Fengquan urban District not yet linked to built-up area. |
| Zaozhuang | 枣庄 | 899,700 | 2,125,136 | Prefecture-level city | 3,729,300 | Shandong | Xuecheng, Shanting and Tai'erzhuang urban districts not in built-up area. |
| Kaifeng | 开封 | 896,057 | 896,057 | Prefecture-level city | 4,676,159 | Henan | |
| Hengyang | 衡阳 | 886,424 | 936,789 | Prefecture-level city | 7,141,462 | Hunan | |
| Shaoxing | 绍兴 | Hangzhou | 883,800 | Prefecture-level city | 4,912,200 | Zhejiang | Yuecheng urban district and Shaoxing County in Hangzhou built-up area. |
| Jiamusi | 佳木斯 | 881,711 | 881,711 | Prefecture-level city | 2,552,097 | Heilongjiang | |
| Suihua | 绥化 | 877,682 | 877,682 | Prefecture-level city | 5,416,339 | Heilongjiang | |
| Langfang | 廊坊 | 868,066 | 868,066 | Prefecture-level city | 4,358,839 | Hebei | Sanhe City and Dachang Hui Autonomous County included in Beijing built-up area. |
| Jiaozuo | 焦作 | 865,356 | 865,356 | Prefecture-level city | 3,539,860 | Henan | |
| Rizhao | 日照 | 865,032 | 1,143,078 | Prefecture-level city | 2,801,100 | Shandong | Lanshan urban District not in built-up area. |
| Zhoushan | 舟山 | 843,000 | 843,000 | Prefecture-level city | 1,121,300 | Zhejiang | |
| Yibin | 宜宾 | 836,383 | 836,383 | Prefecture-level city | 4,472,001 | Sichuan | |
| Kashgar | 喀什 | 819,095 | 396,795 | County-level city Special Economic Zones | 3,979,321 | Xinjiang | Incl. Shule County being urbanized. |
| Dandong | 丹东 | 798,364 | 798,364 | Prefecture-level city | 2,444,697 | Liaoning | |
| Panzhihua | 攀枝花 | 787,177 | 787,177 | Prefecture-level city | 1,214,121 | Sichuan | |
| Anqing | 安庆 | 780,514 | 780,514 | Prefecture-level city | 5,311,000 | Anhui | |
| Huludao | 葫芦岛 | 777,682 | 777,682 | Prefecture-level city | 2,623,541 | Liaoning | |
| Shaoyang | 邵阳 | 753,194 | 753,194 | Prefecture-level city | 7,071,741 | Hunan | |
| Binzhou | 滨州 | 709,700 | 709,700 | Prefecture-level city | 3,748,500 | Shandong | |
| Zhangzhou | 漳州 | Xiamen | 705,649 | Prefecture-level city | 4,809,983 | Guangdong | Longwen, Xiacheng Zhangzhou urban districts and Longhai city now in Xiamen built-up area. |
| Fuxin | 阜新 | 686,848 | 686,848 | Prefecture-level city | 1,819,339 | Liaoning | |
| Dezhou | 德州 | 679,600 | 679,600 | Prefecture-level city | 5,568,200 | Shandong | |
| Yangjiang | 阳江 | 676,858 | 676,858 | Prefecture-level city | 2,421,812 | Guangdong | |
| Tieling | 铁岭 | 666,755 | 328,555 | Prefecture-level city | 2,717,732 | Liaoning | Incl. Tieling County now in built-up area. |
| Liaoyang | 辽阳 | Anshan | 655,738 | Prefecture-level city | 1,859,768 | Liaoning | |
| Puyang | 濮阳 | 655,631 | 655,631 | Prefecture-level city | 3,598,494 | Henan | |
| Yulin | 玉林 | 637,617 | 637,617 | Prefecture-level city | 3,351,437 | Guangxi | Incl. largely rural areas. |
| Jingjiang | 靖江 | 617,277 | 617,277 | County-level city | Taizhou | Jiangsu | |
| Zhangzhou | 漳州 | Xiamen | 596,165 | Prefecture-level city | 4,809,983 | Fujian | |
| Jiujiang | 九江 | 592,381 | 592,381 | Prefecture-level city | 4,728,764 | Jiangxi | |
| Taizhou | 泰州 | 586,392 | 1,417,567 | Prefecture-level city | 4,618,558 | Jiangsu | Jiangyan suburban District not yet in built-up area. |
| Chuzhou | 滁州 | 562,321 | 562,321 | Prefecture-level city | 3,937,868 | Anhui | |
| Macau | 澳门 | Zhuhai | 552,503 | Special administrative region | 541,200 | Macau | |
| Cangzhou | 沧州 | 536,793 | 536,793 | Prefecture-level city | 7,134,053 | Hebei | |
| Aksu | 阿克苏 | 535,657 | 535,657 | County-level city | 2,370,887 | Xinjiang | Incl. largely rural areas. |
| Beihai | 北海 | 525,385 | 668,085 | Prefecture-level city | 1,539,300 | Guangxi | Incl. Haicheng and Yinhai urban districts. |
| Zhoukou | 周口 | 505,139 | 505,139 | Prefecture-level city | 8,953,172 | Henan | |
| Hegang | 鹤岗 | 489,232 | 489,232 | Prefecture-level city | 1,058,665 | Heilongjiang | Dongshan District not yet in built-up area. |
| Nanping | 南平 | 467,875 | 467,875 | Prefecture-level city | 2,645,549 | Fujian | |
| Chaozhou | 潮州 | Shantou | 452,472 | Prefecture-level city | 2,669,844 | Guangdong | |
| Lishui | 丽水 | 451,400 | 451,400 | Prefecture-level city | 2,117,000 | Zhejiang | |
| Lhasa | 拉萨 | 279,074 | 279,074 | Prefecture-level city Provincial capital | 559,423 | Tibet | |
| Karamay | 克拉玛依 | 261,445 | 261,445 | Prefecture-level city | 391,008 | Xinjiang | |
| Altay | 阿勒泰 | 190,064 | 190,064 | County-level city | 603,280 | Xinjiang | |
| Lijiang | 丽江 | 155,540 | 155,540 | Prefecture-level city | 1,244,769 | Yunnan | |
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See also
References
- ↑ citypopulation.de
- ↑ "Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China.
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| Largest cities or towns in China Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (2010) | |||||||||
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| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | ||
 Shanghai  Beijing |
1 | Shanghai | Shanghai | 20,217,700 | 11 | Chengdu | Sichuan | 6,316,900 |  Chongqing  Guangzhou |
| 2 | Beijing | Beijing | 16,446,900 | 12 | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 6,238,200 | ||
| 3 | Chongqing | Chongqing | 11,871,200 | 13 | Shenyang | Liaoning | 5,718,200 | ||
| 4 | Guangzhou | Guangdong | 10,641,400 | 14 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 5,578,300 | ||
| 5 | Shenzhen | Guangdong | 10,358,400 | 15 | Xi'an | Shaanxi | 5,399,300 | ||
| 6 | Tianjin | Tianjin | 9,562,300 | 16 | Harbin | Heilongjiang | 5,178,000 | ||
| 7 | Wuhan | Hubei | 7,541,500 | 17 | Suzhou | Jiangsu | 4,083,900 | ||
| 8 | Dongguan | Guangdong | 7,271,300 | 18 | Qingdao | Shandong | 3,990,900 | ||
| 9 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7,055,071 | 19 | Dalian | Liaoning | 3,902,500 | ||
| 10 | Foshan | Guangdong | 6,771,900 | 20 | Zhengzhou | Henan | 3,677,000 | ||
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