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