The five largest cities in China by population are Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Guangzhou.[1] As of 2021, there are 17 megacities[2][3] (cities with a population of over 10 million), including Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xi'an, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Linyi, Shijiazhuang, Dongguan, Qingdao and Changsha.[1]
Among them, the total permanent population of Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu is above 20 million.[4] Shanghai is China's most populous urban area,[5][6] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million.[7]
As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.[8]
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^张洁. "Chongqing, Chengdu top new first-tier cities by population". China Daily. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
^孙迟. "China's inland rides waves of innovation, new opportunities". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 31 May 2022. Chengdu and Chongqing are now two of the only four cities (the other two are Beijing and Shanghai) in China with populations of more than 20 million.
^Demographia (March 2013). Demographia World Urban Areas(PDF) (9th ed.). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2013.
^OECD Urban Policy Reviews: China 2015. OECD. 18 April 2015. p. 37. doi:10.1787/9789264230040-en. ISBN 9789264230033.
^2015年重庆常住人口3016.55万人 继续保持增长态势 (in Chinese). Chongqing News. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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