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List of urban areas in China

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For a list of Chinese city populations based on official boundaries, see List of cities in China by population.

This list of the twenty largest urban areas in China by population in 2010 uses data compiled by the OECD based on its methodology to determine economically linked areas of high population density in China it calls "functional urban areas."[1] It is an adaptation of methodology the OECD uses to determine functional urban areas in OECD member countries.[2] Official Chinese city boundaries cover both urban and rural areas and thus do not necessarily represent the true urban population.[3]

Rank City Urban Population[4]
(2010, in millions) 		Province-level
Division 		Image
1 Shanghai 28.2 Shanghai
2 Shenzhen 21.7 Guangdong
3 Guangzhou 21.0 Guangdong
4 Beijing 19.2 Beijing
5 Wuhan 12.6 Hubei
6 Tianjin 11.6 Tianjin
7 Chengdu 11.3 Sichuan
8 Chongqing 11.1 Chongqing
9 Hangzhou 9.3 Zhejiang
10 Nanjing 8.3 Jiangsu
11 Xi'an 7.8 Shaanxi
12 Shantou 7.5 Guangdong
13 Changzhou 7.3 Jiangsu
14 Shenyang 7.0 Liaoning
15 Jinan 6.9 Shandong
16 Harbin 6.4 Heilongjiang
17 Qingdao 6.2 Shandong
18 Zhengzhou 5.8 Henan
19 Wenzhou 5.3 Zhejiang
20 Nanchang 4.2 Jiangxi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015". Paris: OECD Publishing. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Redefining "Urban": a new way to measure metropolitan areas". Paris: OECD Publishing. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ^ Kam Wing Chan. "The Problem with China's Urban Population Data" (PDF). East Asia Center. University of Washington. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ^ "1. The Chinese Urban System and Its Challenges". OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China. OECD. 2015. p. 39.
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