of beijing and shanghai, which city has the largest number of people?
shanghai
col : city\n2010 census | chinese | built-up area | urban area | level | administrative area | province-level division | remarks row 1 : guangzhou | 广州 | 2.8 | 11,070,654 | sub-provincial city\nprovincial capital\nnational | 12,700,800 | guangdong | incl. shenzhen, dongguan, maca row 2 : shanghai | 上海 | 27,965,403 | 22,265,426 | municipality\nnational central city | 23,019,148 | shanghai | incl. all suzhou districts but changshu and zhangjia row 3 : beijing | 北京 | 19,785,051 | 19,295,000 | municipality\nnational central city | 19,612,368 | beijing | incl. the cities of zhuozhou and sanhe and row 4 : shantou | 汕头 | 11,630,447 | 1,346,708 | prefecture-level city\nspecial economic zones | 5,391,028 | guangdong | incl. most districts of jieyang and chaozhou row 5 : shenzhen | 深圳 | guangzhou | 10,357,938 | sub-provincial city\nspecial economic zones | 10,357,938 | guangdong |  row 6 : tianjin | 天津 | 10,290,987 | 11,090,314 | municipality\nnational central city | 12,937,954 | tianjin | baodi urban district not yet in built-up area. row 7 : dongguan | 东莞 | guangzhou | 8,220,937 | prefecture-level city | 8,220,937 | guangdong |  row 8 : wuhan | 武汉 | 7,297,141 | 9,780,644 | sub-provincial city\nprovincial capital | 9,785,392 | hubei | 7 central urban districts plus caidian and dongxihu row 9 : xi'an | 西安 | 7,168,005 | 6,501,189 | sub-provincial city\nprovincial capital | 8,467,837 | shaanxi | incl. qindu and weicheng urban districts of xi row 10 : nanjing | 南京 | 7,165,828 | 7,165,828 | sub-provincial city\nprovincial capital | 8,004,680 | jiangsu | incl. 6 urban and 3 suburban districts. row 11 : hong kong | 香港 | 7,055,071 | 7,055,071 | special administrative region\nnational central city | 7,055,071 | hong kong | not included in guangzhou - shenzhen built up area row 12 : wenzhou | 温州 | 5,853,500 | 3,039,500 | prefecture-level city | 9,122,100 | zhejiang | incl. 3 urban districts plus ruian and yueqing row 13 : 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. row 14 : suzhou | 苏州 | shanghai | 5,349,090 | prefecture-level city | 10,465,994 | jiangsu |  row 15 : harbin | 哈尔滨 | 5,282,083 | 4,517,549 | sub-provincial city\nprovincial capital | 10,635,971 | heilongjiang | incl. 6 urban districts plus hulan county being urbanized. row 16 : xiamen | 厦门 | 5,114,758 | 3,531,347 | sub-provincial city\nspecial economic zones | 3,531,147 | fujian | incl. all xiamen city plus longwen, row 17 : changsha | 长沙 | 4,073,645 | 3,093,980 | prefecture-level city\nprovincial capital | 7,044,118 | hunan | incl. 5 urban districts plus changsha county being urbanized.
of beijing and shanghai, which city has the largest number of people?
City\n2010 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\nProvincial capital\nNational 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\nNational 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\nNational 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.
Shantou 汕头 11,630,447 1,346,708 Prefecture-level city\nSpecial Economic Zones 5,391,028 Guangdong Incl. most districts of Jieyang and Chaozhou
Shenzhen 深圳 Guangzhou 10,357,938 Sub-provincial city\nSpecial Economic Zones 10,357,938 Guangdong
Tianjin 天津 10,290,987 11,090,314 Municipality\nNational 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nNational 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\nNational 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\nProvincial 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 Shanghai 5,349,090 Prefecture-level city 10,465,994 Jiangsu
Harbin 哈尔滨 5,282,083 4,517,549 Sub-provincial city\nProvincial 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\nSpecial 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\nProvincial capital 8,626,505 Henan Incl. 6 urban districts plus Xingyang city.
Jinan 济南 4,335,900 4,335,900 Sub-provincial city\nProvincial capital 6,813,800 Shandong
Nanchang 南昌 4,107,962 2,357,838 Prefecture-level city\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial capital 4,324,561 Guizhou
Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐 2,988,715 3,029,372 Prefecture-level city\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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 2,238,480 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\nProvincial 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\nProvincial 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 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\nProvincial 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\nSpecial 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 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\nProvincial 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 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
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\nSpecial 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 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 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\nProvincial 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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