List of Top 50 Cities in China in Terms of Population
City | Province | Population (2020) | Population (2010) | 2010 |
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Beijing | — | 18,960,744 | 16,704,306 | +13.51% |
Changchun | Jilin | 4,557,356 | 3,411,209 | +33.60% |
Changsha | Hunan | 5,630,256 | 3,193,354 | +76.31% |
Changzhou | Jiangsu | 3,187,315 | 2,257,376 | +41.20% |
Chengdu | Sichuan | 13,568,357 | 7,791,692 | +74.14% |
Chongqing | — | 9,580,819 | 6,263,790 | +52.96% |
Dalian | Liaoning | 4,913,879 | 3,902,467 | +25.92% |
Dongguan | Guangdong | 9,644,871 | 7,271,322 | +32.64% |
Foshan | Guangdong | 9,042,509 | 6,771,895 | +33.53% |
Fuzhou | Fujian | 3,723,454 | 3,102,421 | +20.02% |
Guangzhou | Guangdong | 16,096,724 | 10,641,408 | +51.26% |
Guiyang | Guizhou | 4,021,275 | 2,520,061 | +59.57% |
Haikou | Hainan | 2,349,239 | 1,517,410 | +54.82% |
Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 9,236,032 | 5,849,537 | +57.89% |
Harbin | Heilongjiang | 5,242,897 | 4,596,313 | +14.07% |
Hefei | Anhui | 5,055,978 | 3,098,727 | +63.16% |
Hohhot | Inner Mongolia | 2,373,399 | 1,497,110 | +58.53% |
Huizhou | Guangdong | 2,900,113 | 1,807,858 | +60.42% |
Jinan | Shandong | 5,648,162 | 3,641,562 | +55.10% |
Kunming | Yunnan | 5,273,144 | 3,385,363 | +55.76% |
Lanzhou | Gansu | 3,012,577 | 2,438,595 | +23.54% |
Linyi | Shandong | 2,743,843 | 1,522,488 | +80.22% |
Luoyang | Henan | 2,230,661 | 1,584,463 | +40.78% |
Nanchang | Jiangxi | 3,518,975 | 2,614,380 | +34.60% |
Nanjing | Jiangsu | 7,519,814 | 5,827,888 | +29.03% |
Nanning | Guangxi | 4,582,703 | 2,660,833 | +72.23% |
Nantong | Jiangsu | 2,987,600 | 1,612,385 | +85.29% |
Ningbo | Zhejiang | 3,731,203 | 2,583,073 | +44.45% |
Qingdao | Shandong | 6,165,279 | 4,556,077 | +35.32% |
Shanghai | — | 21,909,814 | 20,217,748 | +8.37% |
Shantou | Guangdong | 3,838,900 | 3,644,017 | +5.35% |
Shaoxing | Zhejiang | 2,333,080 | 1,725,726 | +35.19% |
Shenyang | Liaoning | 7,026,358 | 5,718,232 | +22.88% |
Shenzhen | Guangdong | 17,444,609 | 10,358,381 | +68.41% |
Shijiazhuang | Hebei | 5,090,440 | 3,095,219 | +64.46% |
Suzhou | Jiangsu | 5,892,892 | 3,721,700 | +58.34% |
Taiyuan | Shanxi | 4,303,673 | 3,154,157 | +36.44% |
Tangshan | Hebei | 2,549,968 | 2,128,191 | +19.82% |
Tianjin | — | 11,052,404 | 9,528,277 | +16.00% |
Ürümqi | Xinjiang | 3,842,560 | 2,853,398 | +34.67% |
Wenzhou | Zhejiang | 2,582,017 | 2,686,825 | −3.90% |
Wuhan | Hubei | 10,494,879 | 7,541,527 | +39.16% |
Wuxi | Jiangsu | 3,956,985 | 2,757,736 | +43.49% |
Xi’an | Shaanxi | 9,392,938 | 5,403,052 | +73.85% |
Xiamen | Fujian | 4,617,251 | 3,119,110 | +48.03% |
Xuzhou | Jiangsu | 2,845,552 | 2,214,795 | +28.48% |
Yantai | Shandong | 2,311,885 | 1,797,861 | +28.59% |
Zhengzhou | Henan | 6,461,013 | 3,677,032 | +75.71% |
Zhongshan | Guangdong | 3,841,873 | 2,740,994 | +40.16% |
Zibo | Shandong | 2,750,312 | 2,261,717 | +21.60% |
List of Cities in China
List of Cities in China: In China’s administrative structure, cities are categorized into three main levels: direct-administered municipalities, prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. Direct-administered municipalities are self-governing cities, while prefecture-level cities and county-level cities operate within a larger administrative framework. It’s important to note that this classification does not include special administrative regions like Hong Kong and Macau, and cities controlled by the Republic of China are also excluded. Typically, prefecture-level cities encompass several counties, county-level cities, and other subdivisions.
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