List of cities in the People's Republic of China

List of cities in the People's Republic of China

According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as applied within its mainland (i.e. all territory under the sovereignty of the PRC except Hong Kong and Macao), there are three level of cities, namely municipalities, prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities.

Sub-provincial cities are prefecture-level, and Sub-prefecture-level cities are county-level, but given higher degree of power than cities of the same level.

Based on 2000 census data, the largest cities are the four centrally administered municipalities, which include dense urban areas, suburbs, and large rural areas: Chongqing (30.5 million), Shanghai (16.4 million), Beijing (13.5 million), and Tianjin (9.8 million).

Other major cities are Wuhan (5.1 million), Shenyang (4.8 million), Guangzhou (3.8 million), Chengdu (3.2 million), Xi’an (3.1 million), and Changchun (3 million).

The PRC had more than 660 cities by the end of 2002, of which 10 had populations of more than 4 million each in the urban area; 23, between 2 and 4 million; 138, between 1 and 2 million; 279, between 500,000 and 1 million; 171, between 200,000 and 500,000; and 39, less than 200,000.

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Largest cities

The PRC has dozens of major cities, including 4 of the 55 global cities.

# City Urban Core Population123 Level Province-level Division
1 上海 - Shanghai 9,495,701 Municipality Shanghai
2 北京 - Beijing 7,296,962 Municipality Beijing
3 香港 - Hong Kong 6,780,000 SAR Hong Kong
4 天津 - Tianjin 5,066,129 Municipality Tianjin
5 武汉 - Wuhan 4,488,892 Sub-provincial city Hubei
6 广州 - Guangzhou 4,154,808 Sub-provincial city Guangdong
7 沈阳 - Shenyang 3,981,023 Sub-provincial city Liaoning
8 重庆 - Chongqing 3,934,239 Municipality Chongqing
9 南京 - Nanjing 2,822,117 Sub-provincial city Jiangsu
10 哈尔滨 - Harbin 2,672,069 Sub-provincial city Heilongjiang
11 西安 - Xi'an 2,588,987 Sub-provincial city Shaanxi
12 成都 - Chengdu 2,341,203 Sub-provincial city Sichuan
13 长春 - Changchun 2,223,170 Sub-provincial city Jilin
14 大连 - Dalian 2,118,087 Sub-provincial city Liaoning
15 杭州 - Hangzhou 1,932,612 Sub-provincial city Zhejiang
16 济南 - Jinan 1,917,204 Sub-provincial city Shandong
17 太原 - Taiyuan 1,905,403 Prefecture-level city Shanxi
18 青岛 - Qingdao 1,867,365 Sub-provincial city Shandong
19 郑州 - Zhengzhou 1,688,681 Prefecture-level city Henan
20 石家庄 - Shijiazhuang 1,632,271 Prefecture-level city Hebei
Note
  • 1 exclude floating Population
  • 2 exclude suburban and rural
  • 3 Estimated Population, as of June, 2008.

List of cities

Municipalities

(Municipalities are provincial-level divisions.)

  • Beijing (北京)
  • Chongqing (重庆)
  • Shanghai (上海)
    • Pudong (浦东) (sub-provincial new area, strictly speaking not a city, but given the power higher than an ordinary prefecture-level city)
  • Tianjin (天津)
    • Binhai (滨海) (sub-provincial new area, strictly speaking not a city, but given the power higher than an ordinary prefecture-level city)

Provinces

Anhui

County-level
  • Jieshou (界首)
  • Mingguang (明光)
  • Ningguo (宁国)
  • Tianchang (天长)
  • Tongcheng (桐城)

Fujian

County-level
  • Changle (长乐)
  • Fu'an (福安)
  • Fuding (福鼎)
  • Fuqing (福清)
  • Jian'ou (建瓯)
  • Jianyang (建阳)
  • Jinjiang (晋江)
  • Longhai (龙海)
  • Nan'an (南安)
  • Shaowu (邵武)
  • Shishi (石狮)
  • Wuyishan (武夷山)
  • Yong'an (永安)
  • Zhangping (漳平)

Gansu

County-level
  • Dunhuang (敦煌)
  • Hezuo (合作; གཙོས་)
  • Linxia (临夏; لٍ ﺷﯿَا)
  • Yumen (玉门)

Guangdong

  • Chaozhou (潮州)
  • Dongguan (东莞)
  • Foshan (佛山)
  • Guangzhou (广州) (Sub-provincial city) - Provincial capital
  • Heyuan (河源)
  • Huizhou (惠州)
  • Jiangmen (江门)
  • Jieyang (揭阳)
  • Maoming (茂名)
  • Meizhou (梅州)
  • Qingyuan (清远)
  • Shantou (汕头)
  • Shanwei (汕尾)
  • Shaoguan (韶关)
  • Shenzhen (深圳) (Sub-provincial city)
  • Yangjiang (阳江)
  • Yunfu (云浮)
  • Zhanjiang (湛江)
  • Zhaoqing (肇庆)
  • Zhongshan (中山)
  • Zhuhai (珠海)
County-level
  • Conghua (从化)
  • Enping (恩平)
  • Gaoyao (高要)
  • Gaozhou (高州)
  • Huazhou (化州)
  • Heshan (鹤山)
  • Kaiping (开平)
  • Lechang (乐昌)
  • Leizhou (雷州)
  • Lianjiang (廉江)
  • Lianzhou (连州)
  • Lufeng (陆丰)
  • Luoding (罗定)
  • Nanxiong (南雄)
  • Puning (普宁)
  • Sihui (四会)
  • Taishan (台山)
  • Wuchuan (吴川)
  • Xingning (兴宁)
  • Xinyi (信宜)
  • Yangchun (阳春)
  • Yingde (英德)
  • Zengcheng (增城)

Guizhou

  • Anshun (安顺)
  • Guiyang (贵阳) - Provincial capital
  • Liupanshui (六盘水)
  • Xingyi (興義)
  • Zunyi (遵义)
County-level
  • Bijie (毕节)
  • Chishui (赤水)
  • Duyun (都匀)
  • Fuquan (福泉)
  • Kaili (凯里)
  • Qingzhen (清镇)
  • Renhuai (仁怀)
  • Tongren (铜仁)
  • Xingyi (兴义)

Hainan

  • Haikou (海口) - Provincial capital
  • Sanya (三亚)
County-level (Sub-prefecture-level)
  • Danzhou (儋州)
  • Dongfang (东方)
  • Qionghai (琼海)
  • Wanning (万宁)
  • Wenchang (文昌)
  • Wuzhishan (五指山)

Hebei

  • Baoding (保定)
  • Cangzhou (沧州)
  • Chengde (承德)
  • Handan (邯郸)
  • Hengshui (衡水)
  • Langfang (廊坊)
  • Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛)
  • Shijiazhuang (石家庄) - Provincial capital
  • Tangshan (唐山)
  • Xingtai (邢台)
  • Zhangjiakou (张家口)
County-level
  • Anguo (安国)
  • Bazhou (霸州)
  • Botou (泊头)
  • Dingzhou (定州)
  • Gaobeidian (高碑店)
  • Gaocheng (藁城)
  • Hejian (河间)
  • Huanghua (黄骅)
  • Jinzhou (晋州)
  • Jizhou (冀州)
  • luquan (鹿泉)
  • Nangong (南宫)
  • Qian'an (迁安)
  • Renqiu (任丘)
  • Shahe (沙河)
  • Sanhe (三河)
  • Shenzhou (深州)
  • Xinji (辛集)
  • Wu'an (武安)
  • Xinle (新乐)
  • Zhuozhou (涿州)
  • Zunhua (遵化)

Heilongjiang

County-level
  • Anda (安达)
  • Bei'an (北安)
  • Fujin (富锦)
  • Hailin (海林)
  • Hailun (海伦)
  • Hulin (虎林)
  • Mishan (密山)
  • Muling (穆棱)
  • Nehe (讷河)
  • Ning'an (宁安)
  • Shangzhi (尚志)
  • Shuangcheng (双城)
  • Suifenhe (绥芬河)
  • Tieli (铁力)
  • Tongjiang (同江)
  • Wuchang (五常)
  • Wudalianchi (五大连池)
  • Zhaodong (肇东)

Henan

  • Anyang (安阳)
  • Hebi (鹤壁)
  • Jiaozuo (焦作)
  • Kaifeng (开封)
  • Luohe (漯河)
  • Luoyang (洛阳)
  • Nanyang (南阳)
  • Pingdingshan (平顶山)
  • Puyang (濮阳)
  • Sanmenxia (三门峡)
  • Shangqiu (商丘)
  • Xinxiang (新乡)
  • Xinyang (信阳)
  • Xuchang (许昌)
  • Zhengzhou (郑州) - Provincial capital
  • Zhoukou (周口)
  • Zhumadian (驻马店)
County-level
  • Changge (长葛)
  • Dengfeng (登封)
  • Dengzhou (邓州)
  • Gongyi (巩义)
  • Huixian (辉县)
  • Jiyuan (济源) (Sub-prefecture-level)
  • Lingbao (灵宝)
  • Linzhou (林州)
  • Mengzhou (孟州)
  • Qinyang (沁阳)
  • Ruzhou (汝州)
  • Weihui (卫辉)
  • Xiangcheng (项城)
  • Xingyang (荥阳)
  • Xinmi (新密)
  • Xinzheng (新郑)
  • Wugang (舞钢)
  • Yanshi (偃师)
  • Yima (义马)
  • Yongcheng (永城)
  • Yuzhou (禹州)

Hubei

County-level
  • Anlu (安陆)
  • Chibi (赤壁)
  • Dangyang (当阳)
  • Danjiangkou (丹江口)
  • Daye (大冶)
  • Enshi (恩施)
  • Guangshui (广水)
  • Hanchuan (汉川)
  • Honghu (洪湖)
  • Laohekou (老河口)
  • Lichuan (利川)
  • Macheng (麻城)
  • Qianjiang (潜江) (Sub-prefecture-level city)
  • Shishou (石首)
  • Songzi (松滋)
  • Tianmen (天门) (Sub-prefecture-level city)
  • Wuxue (武穴)
  • Xiantao (仙桃) (Sub-prefecture-level city)
  • Yicheng (宜城)
  • Yidu (宜都)
  • Yingcheng (应城)
  • Zaoyang (枣阳)
  • Zhijiang (枝江)
  • Zhongxiang (钟祥)

Hunan

  • Changde (常德)
  • Changsha (长沙) - Provincial capital
  • Chenzhou (郴州)
  • Hengyang (衡阳)
  • Huaihua (怀化)
  • Loudi (娄底)
  • Shaoyang (邵阳)
  • Xiangtan (湘潭)
  • Yiyang (宜阳)
  • Yongzhou (永州)
  • Yueyang (岳阳)
  • Zhangjiajie (张家界)
  • Zhuzhou (株州)
County-level
  • Changning (常宁)
  • Hongjiang (洪江)
  • Jinshi (津市)
  • Jishou (吉首)
  • Leiyang (耒阳)
  • Lengshuijiang (冷水江)
  • Lianyuan (涟源)
  • Liling (醴陵)
  • Linxiang (临湘)
  • Liuyang (浏阳)
  • Miluo (汨罗)
  • Shaoshan (韶山)
  • Wugang (武冈)
  • Xiangxiang (湘乡)
  • Yuanjiang (沅江)
  • Zixing (资兴)

Jiangsu

County-level

Jiangxi

  • Fuzhou (抚州)
  • Ganzhou (赣州)
  • Ji'an (吉安)
  • Jiujiang (九江)
  • Jingdezhen (景德镇)
  • Nanchang (南昌) - Provincial capital
  • Pingxiang (萍乡)
  • Shangrao (上饶)
  • Xinyu (新余)
  • Yingtan (鹰潭)
  • Yichun (宜春)
County-level
  • Dexing (德兴)
  • Fengcheng (丰城)
  • Gao'an (高安)
  • Guixi (贵溪)
  • Jinggangshan (井冈山)
  • Leping (乐平)
  • Nankang (南康)
  • Ruichang (瑞昌)
  • Ruijin (瑞金)
  • Zhangshu (樟树)

Jilin

  • Baicheng (白城)
  • Baishan (白山)
  • Changchun (长春) (Sub-provincial city) - Provincial capital
  • Jilin City (吉林市)
  • Liaoyuan (辽源)
  • Siping (四平)
  • Songyuan (松原)
  • Tonghua (通化)
County-level
  • Da'an (大安)
  • Dehui (德惠)
  • Dunhua (敦化; 돈화)
  • Gongzhuling (公主岭)
  • Helong (和龙; 화룡)
  • Huadian (桦甸)
  • Hunchun (珲春; 혼춘)
  • Jiaohe (蛟河)
  • Jiutai (九台)
  • Ji'an, Jilin (集安)
  • Linjiang (临江)
  • Longjing (龙井; 룡정)
  • Meihekou (梅河口)
  • Panshi (磐石)
  • Shuangliao (双辽)
  • Shulan (舒兰)
  • Taonan (洮南)
  • Tumen (图们; 도문)
  • Yanji (延吉; 연길)
  • Yushu (榆树)

Liaoning

  • Anshan (鞍山)
  • Benxi (本溪)
  • Chaoyang (朝阳)
  • Fuxin (阜新)
  • Dalian (大连) (Sub-provincial city)
  • Dandong (丹东)
  • Fushun (抚顺)
  • Huludao (葫芦岛)
  • Jinzhou (锦州)
  • Liaoyang (辽阳)
  • Panjin (盘锦)
  • Shenyang (沈阳) (Sub-provincial city) - Provincial capital
  • Tieling (铁岭)
  • Yingkou(营口)
County-level
  • Beipiao (北票)
  • Beizhen (北镇)
  • Dashiqiao (大石桥)
  • Dengta (灯塔)
  • Diaobingshan (调兵山)
  • Fengcheng (凤城)
  • Donggang (东港)
  • Gaizhou (盖州)
  • Haicheng (海城)
  • Kaiyuan (开原)
  • Linghai (凌海)
  • Lingyuan (凌源)
  • Pulandian (普兰店)
  • Wafangdian (瓦房店)
  • Xingcheng (兴城)
  • Xinmin (新民)
  • Zhuanghe (庄河)

Qinghai

  • Xining (西宁) - Provincial capital
County-level
  • Delingha (德令哈; дзлхий; གཏེར་ལེན་ཁ་)
  • Golmud (格尔木; Голмуд; ན་གོར་མོ་)

Shaanxi

  • Ankang (安康)
  • Baoji (宝鸡)
  • Hanzhong (汉中)
  • Shangluo (商洛)
  • Tongchuan (铜川)
  • Xi'an (西安) (Sub-provincial city) - Provincial capital
  • Xianyang (咸阳)
  • Weinan (渭南)
  • Yan'an (延安)
  • Yulin (榆林)
County-level
  • Hancheng (韩城)
  • Huayin (华阴)
  • Xingping (兴平)

Shandong

County-level
  • Anqiu (安丘)
  • Changyi (昌邑)
  • Feicheng (肥城)
  • Gaomi (高密)
  • Haiyang (海阳)
  • Jiaonan (胶南)
  • Jiaozhou (胶州)
  • Jimo (即墨)
  • Laixi (莱西)
  • Laiyang (莱阳)
  • Laizhou (莱州)
  • Leling (乐陵)
  • Linqing (临清)
  • Longkou (龙口)
  • Penglai (蓬莱)
  • Pingdu (平度)
  • Qingzhou (青州)
  • Qixia (栖霞)
  • Qufu (曲阜)
  • Rongcheng (荣成)
  • Rushan (乳山)
  • Shouguang (寿光)
  • Tengzhou (滕州)
  • Wendeng (文登)
  • Xintai (新泰)
  • Yanzhou (兖州)
  • Yucheng (禹城)
  • Zhaoyuan (招远)
  • Zhucheng (诸城)
  • Zoucheng (邹城)
  • Zhangqiu (章丘)

Shanxi

  • Changzhi (长治)
  • Datong (大同)
  • Jinchang (晋城)
  • Jinzhong (晋中)
  • Linfen (临汾)
  • Lüliang (吕梁)
  • Shuozhou (朔州)
  • Taiyuan (太原) - Provincial capital
  • Xinzhou (忻州)
  • Yangquan (阳泉)
  • Yuncheng (运城)
County-level
  • Fenyang (汾阳)
  • Gaoping (高平)
  • Gujiao (古交)
  • Hejin (河津)
  • Houma (侯马)
  • Huozhou (霍州)
  • Jiexiu (介休)
  • Lucheng (潞城)
  • Xiaoyi (孝义)
  • Yongji (永济)
  • Yuanping (原平)

Sichuan

  • Bazhong (巴中)
  • Chengdu (成都) (Sub-provincial city) - Provincial capital
  • Dazhou (达州)
  • Deyang (德阳)
  • Guang'an (广安)
  • Guangyuan (广元)
  • Leshan (乐山)
  • Luzhou (泸州)
  • Meishan (眉山)
  • Mianyang (绵阳)
  • Neijiang (内江)
  • Nanchong (南充)
  • Panzhihua (攀枝花)
  • Suining (遂宁)
  • Ya'an (雅安)
  • Yibin (宜宾)
  • Zigong (自贡)
  • Ziyang (资阳)
County-level
  • Chongzhou (崇州)
  • Dujiangyan (都江堰)
  • Emeishan (峨眉山)
  • Guanghan (广汉)
  • Huaying (华蓥)
  • Jiangyou (江油)
  • Jianyang (简阳)
  • Langzhong (阆中)
  • Mianzhu (绵竹)
  • Pengzhou (彭州)
  • Qionglai (邛崃)
  • Shifang (什邡)
  • Xichang (西昌; ꀒꎂ)
  • Wanyuan (万源)

Yunnan

  • Baoshan (保山)
  • Kunming (昆明) - Provincial capital
  • Lincang (临沧)
  • Lijiang (丽江)
  • Pu'er (普洱)
  • Qujing (曲靖)
  • Yuxi (玉溪)
  • Zhaotong (昭通)
County-level
  • Anning (安宁)
  • Chuxiong (楚雄)
  • Dali (大理)
  • Gejiu (个旧)
  • Jinghong (景洪; Jinghong.svg)
  • Kaiyuan (开远)
  • Mang ()
  • Ruili (瑞丽)
  • Xuanwei (宣威)

Zhejiang

County-level
  • Cixi (慈溪)
  • Dongyang (东阳)
  • Fenghua (奉化)
  • Fuyang (富阳)
  • Haining (海宁)
  • Jiande (建德)
  • Jiangshan (江山)
  • Lanxi (兰溪)
  • Longquan (龙泉)
  • Lin'an (临安)
  • Linhai (临海)
  • Pinghu (平湖)
  • Ruian (瑞安)
  • Shangyu (上虞)
  • Shengzhou (嵊州)
  • Tongxiang (桐乡)
  • Wenling (温岭)
  • Yueqing (乐清)
  • Yongkang (永康)
  • Yiwu (义乌)
  • Yuyao (余姚)
  • Zhuji (诸暨)

Autonomous regions

Guangxi Zhuang

  • Baise (百色; Baksaek)
  • Beihai (北海; Baekhaij)
  • Chongzuo (崇左; Cungzcoj)
  • Fangchenggang (防城港; Fangzcwngzgangj)
  • Guigang (贵港; Gveigangj)
  • Guilin (桂林; Gveilinz)
  • Hechi (河池; Hozciz)
  • Hezhou (贺州; Hohcouh)
  • Laibin (来宾; Leizbingz)
  • Liuzhou (柳州; Liujcouh)
  • Nanning (南宁; Namzningz) - Provincial capital
  • Qinzhou (钦州; Ginhcouh)
  • Wuzhou (梧州; Ngouzcouh)
  • Yulin (玉林; Yoglinz)
County-level
  • Beiliu (北流)
  • Cenxi (岑溪)
  • Dongxing (东兴)
  • Guiping (桂平)
  • Heshan (合山)
  • Pingxiang (凭祥)
  • Yizhou (宜州)

Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia)

  • Baotou (包头; ᠪᠤᠭᠠᠲ)
  • Bayan Nur (巴彦淖尔; ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠠᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ)
  • Chifeng (赤峰; ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠬᠠᠳ)
  • Hohhot (呼和浩特; ᠬᠥᠬᠡᠬᠣᠲᠠ) - Provincial capital
  • Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔; ᠬᠥᠯᠦᠨ ᠪᠣᠧᠧᠷ)
  • Ordos (鄂尔多斯; ᠣᠷᠳᠣᠰ)
  • Tongliao (通辽; Töngliyao)
  • Ulanqab (乌兰察布; ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠴᠠᠪ)
  • Wuhai (乌海; ᠦᠬᠠᠧ)
County-level
  • Arxan (阿尔山)
  • Erenhot (二连浩特; Eriyen Hota)
  • Fengzhen (丰镇)
  • Ergun (额尔古纳; Ergün)
  • Genhe (根河; Gegyen Gol)
  • Huolin Gol (霍林郭勒)
  • Manzhouli (满洲里)
  • Ulan Hot (乌兰浩特; Ulaγanqota)
  • Xilinhot (锡林浩特; Shili Yin Hota)
  • Yakeshi (牙克石)
  • Zhalantun (扎兰屯)

Ningxia Hui

  • Guyuan (固原; ﻗُﻮْ ﻳُﻮًا)
  • Shizuishan (石嘴山; شِ ذُﻮِ شً)
  • Wuzhong (吴忠; ءُ ﺟْﻮ)
  • Yinchuan (银川; ىٍ ﭼُﻮًا) - Provincial capital
  • Zhongwei (中卫; ﺟْﻮ وِ)
County-level
  • Lingwu (灵武; لٍ ءُ)
  • Qingtongxia (青铜峡; شٍ ﺗْﻮ ﺷﯿَا)

Xinjiang Uighur

Main article: List of cities in Xinjiang

  • Karamay (克拉玛依; قاراماي)
  • Ürümqi (乌鲁木齐; ئۈرۈمچی) - Provincial capital
County-level
  • Aksu (阿克苏; ئاقسۇ)
  • Altay (阿勒泰; التاي ;ئالتاي)
  • Aral (阿拉尔; ئارال) (Sub-prefecture-level city)
  • Artux (阿图什; ارتىش ;ئاتۇش)
  • Bole (博乐; بۆرتالا; Bortala)
  • Changji (昌吉; سانجى ;ﭼْﺎ جِ)
  • Fukang (阜康; فۇكاڭ‎ ; ﻓُﻮْ ﻛْﺎ)
  • Ghulja (伊宁; غۇلجا ;قۇلجا)
  • Hotan (和田; خوتەن)
  • Kashgar (喀什; قەشقەر)
  • Korla (库尔勒; كورلا; Kurla)
  • Kumul (哈密; قۇمۇل‎)
  • Kuytun (奎屯; كۈيتۇن)
  • Shihezi (石河子; شىخەنزە) (Sub-prefecture-level city)
  • Tumxuk (图木舒克; تۇمشۇق) (Sub-prefecture-level city)
  • Tacheng (塔城; چۆچەك ; شاۋەشەك)
  • Turpan (吐鲁番; تۇرپن)
  • Wusu (乌苏; ۋۇسۇ ; وسۋ)
  • Wujiaqu (五家渠; ۋۇجياچۈ) (Sub-prefecture-level city)

Xizang (Tibet)

  • Lhasa (拉萨; ལྷ་ས་) - Provincial capital
County-level
  • Xigazê (日喀则; གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ)

Special administrative regions

Hong Kong

  • Kowloon (九龍)
  • Victoria (中環 or 維多利亞)

Macau

  • Concelho de Macau (澳門)
  • Concelho das Ilhas (海島)

See also

  • List of Chinese municipalities and prefecture-level cities by GDP over 100 billion Chinese yuan
  • List of cities in the People's Republic of China by urban population
  • List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population
  • List of cities in the People's Republic of China by GDP per capita
  • List of province-level capitals and sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China
  • List of twin towns and sister cities in China
  • Urban Planning Society of China
  • Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China
  • Prefecture (China)
  • Prefecture-level city (in PRC)
  • List of cities in Asia
  • Cities of East Asia

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  2. ^ All the Chinese given above in this section are in simplified Chinese characters, except for Kowloon, which is in traditional Chinese characters.
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