City
2010 census |
Chinese |
Built-up Area |
Urban Area |
Level |
Administrative Area |
Province-level division |
Remarks |
Guangzhou |
广州 |
2.8 |
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 |
0 !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 |
0 !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. |
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 |
6,777,200 |
7,457,600 |
Municipality
National central city |
28,846,170 |
Chongqing |
Incl. 6 urban districts plus Banan and Yubei suburban districts. Beibei District not yet built-up. |
Shenyang |
沈阳 |
6,982,162 |
5,967,526 |
Sub-provincial city
Provincial capital |
8,106,171 |
Liaoning |
Incl. all Shenyang urban districts but Shenbei plus 4 Fushun urban districts. |
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 |
0 !Shanghai |
5,349,090 |
Prefecture-level city |
10,465,994 |
Jiangsu |
|
Harbin |
哈尔滨 |
5,282,083 |
4,517,549 |
Sub-provincial city
Provincial capital |
10,635,971 |
Heilongjiang |
Incl. 6 urban districts plus Hulan County being urbanized. |
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. |
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. |
Dalian |
大连 |
3,683,941 |
3,683,941 |
Sub-provincial city |
6,690,432 |
Liaoning |
|
Kunming |
昆明 |
3,583,429 |
3,583,429 |
Prefecture-level city
Provincial capital |
6,432,212 |
Yunnan |
Incl. 4 urban districts and Chenggong suburban District. |
Wuxi |
无锡 |
3,542,319 |
3,542,319 |
Prefecture-level city |
6,372,624 |
Jiangsu |
|
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 |
Incl. 5 urban districts plus Huantai Ccounty 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 |
Incl. 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 |
Incl. 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 |
3,053,078 |
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 |
0 !Guangzhou |
2,344,507 |
Prefecture-level city |
4,597,002 |
Guangdong |
2 urban districts part of Guangzhou-Shenzhen built-up area. |
Anshan |
鞍山 |
2,238,480 |
1,582,742 |
Prefecture-level city |
3,645,884 |
Liaoning |
Incl. 4 Liaoning urban districts now in Anshan-Liaoning built-up area. |
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. |
Anyang |
安阳 |
1,995,760 |
1,146,761 |
Prefecture-level city |
5,172,834 |
Henan |
Incl. Anyang County now in built-up area. |
Liuzhou |
柳州 |
1,998,950 |
1,436,599 |
Prefecture-level city |
3,758,704 |
Guangxi |
Incl. Liujiang 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 |
1,835,456 |
1,769,582 |
Prefecture-level city |
2,334,000 |
Anhui |
Maoji urban District not in built-up area. |
Jiangmen |
江门 |
0 !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 Ccounty now in built-up area. |
Nanchong |
南充 |
1,771,920 |
1,771,920 |
Prefecture-level city |
6,278,622 |
Sichuan |
2000 census for 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 |
5,612,000 |
Anhui |
Xinrong urban District not yet urbanized. |
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 |
|
Zhangzhou |
漳州 |
1,453,135 |
596,165 |
Prefecture-level city |
4,809,983 |
Fujian |
|
Datong |
大同 |
1,447,550 |
1,570,035 |
Prefecture-level city |
3,318,057 |
Shanxi |
|
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 |
666,205 |
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 |
0 !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. |
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. |
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. |
Wuhu |
|
1,264,539 |
1,408,917 |
Prefecture-level city |
3,545,067 |
Henan |
Sanshang urban district not yet in built-up area.. |
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 |
|
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 |
|
Panzhihua |
攀枝花 |
1,214,100 |
1,214,100 |
Prefecture-level city |
5,817,753 |
Sichuan |
|
Jiaxing |
嘉兴 |
1,201,900 |
1,201,900 |
Prefecture-level city |
4,501,600 |
Zhejiang |
|
Haicheng |
海城 |
1,201,209 |
1,201,209 |
County-level city |
Anshan |
Liaoning |
Built-up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2732 km². |
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 |
|
Taixing |
泰兴市 |
1,192,213 |
1,192,213 |
County-level city |
Taizhou |
Jiangsu |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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 |
|
Huaibei |
淮北 |
1,113,321 |
1,113,321 |
Prefecture-level city |
2,114,276 |
Anhui |
|
Zunyi |
遵义 |
1,095,189 |
1,095,189 |
Prefecture-level city |
6,127,009 |
Guizhou |
|
Guigang |
贵港 |
1,086,327 |
1,493,874 |
Prefecture-level city |
4,118,808 |
Guangxi |
Incl. Gangbei and Gangnan urban districts only. |
Zhucheng |
济宁 |
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. |
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 |
1,035,975 |
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. |
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. |
Qiqihar |
齐齐哈尔 |
979,517 |
1,481,637 |
Prefecture-level city |
5,611,000 |
Heilongjiang |
Incl. Longsha, Jianhua and Tiefeng urban districts only. |
Benxi |
本溪 |
972,932 |
972,932 |
Prefecture-level city |
1,709,538 |
Liaoning |
|
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 |
0 !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 |
0 !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 |
|
Jinzhou |
锦州 |
875,955 |
875,955 |
Prefecture-level city |
3,126,463 |
Liaoning |
|
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. |
Wuhu |
芜湖 |
864,932 |
1,009,824 |
Prefecture-level city |
2,263,123 |
Anhui |
|
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 |
|
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 |
江 |
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 |
0 !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 |
|
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 |
0 !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 |
0 !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 |
|