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( September 2017 ) This table ( especially the `` remark '' column ) possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( August 2013 ) According to the Demographia research group in 2017, there are 102 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in the `` urban area '', as defined by the group 's methodology. Contents 1 Definition and classification 2 List according to 2010 Census 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Definition and classification According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three levels of cities, namely municipalities ( 直辖市 ), prefecture - level cities ( 地 级 市 ), and county - level cities ( 县 级 市 ). The Special Administrative Regions ( S.A.R.s ) of Hong Kong and Macau are not included in this administrative classification. A built up area can be made of several cities ( e.g., Guangzhou -- Dongguan -- Shenzhen, Shanghai -- Suzhou, Shenyang -- Fushun, Anshan -- Liaoyang, etc. ). Municipalities and prefecture - level cities are not each a `` city '' in the strictest sense of the term, but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, both an urban core ( a city in the strict sense ) and surrounding rural or less - urbanized areas usually many times the size of the central, built - up core. Prefecture - level cities nearly always contain multiple counties, county - level cities, and other such sub-divisions. To distinguish a prefecture - level city from its actual urban area ( city in the strict sense ), the term `` 市 区 '' ( shìqū ; `` urban area '' ) is used. However, even this term often encompasses large suburban regions often greater than 1,000 square miles ( 3,000 km ), sometimes only the urban core whereas the agglomeration overtake the city limits. Thus, the `` urban core '' would be roughly comparable to the US term `` city limit '', the `` shìqū or urban area '' would be roughly comparable to `` metropolitan area '', and the municipality is a political designation defining regions under control of a municipal government, having no comparable division. List according to 2010 census The list contains all cities with the administrative designation `` sub-provincial city '' ( 副 省 级 城市 ), many are `` Prefecture level cities '' and `` Provincial capitals '' ( 省会 ). `` Special Economic Zones '' ( 经济 特区 城市 ), `` National Central Cities '' ( 国家 中心 城市 ) and some Council - Level cities. The larger municipality figure is the wider administrative area population, which includes suburban and rural areas as of the 2010 census. Levels : Sub-provincial = sub-provincial city ; Prefecture - level = prefecture - level city ; County - level = county - level city. Status : Prov. Capital = provincial capital ; National Centre = national central city ; Special Econ. Zones = Special Economic Zones ; Special Admin. Region = special administrative region. City ( 2010 census ) Chinese Metropolitan Area Urban area Level Administrative area Province - level division Notes Guangzhou 广州 44,294,245 19,800,654 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital National Centre 12,700,800 Guangdong Incl. Shenzhen, Dongguan, Macao and part of Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Zhuhai and Huizhou. Shanghai 上海 35,965,403 24,500,000 Direct - controlled National Centre 23,019,148 Shanghai Incl. all Suzhou districts but Changshu and Zhangjiagang not yet in built - up area. Chongqing 重庆 25,165,500 15,384,000 Direct - controlled National Centre 28,846,170 Chongqing Incl. 6 urban districts plus Banan and Yubei suburban districts. Beibei District not yet built - up. Beijing 北京 22,500,000 22,500,000 Direct - controlled National Centre 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. Hangzhou 杭州 21,102,000 10,018,000 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 8,700,400 Zhejiang Incl. Shaoxing and Yuecheng districts of Shaoxing city Wuhan 武汉 19,780,644 10,670,000 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital National Centre 9,785,392 Hubei 7 central urban districts plus Caidian and Dongxihu districts but not Water region. Chengdu 成都 18,000,000 14,677,122 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 14,047,625 Sichuan Incl. 8 out of 9 urban districts plus Pi and Shuangliu counties being urbanized. Tianjin 天津 16,000,000 15,500,000 Direct - controlled National Centre 12,937,954 Tianjin Baodi urban District not yet in built - up area. Xi'an 西安 13,569,700 8,627,500 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 8,467,837 Shaanxi Incl. Qindu and Weicheng urban districts of Xianyang. Jinan 济南 13,000,000 7,067,900 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 6,813,800 Shandong Shenzhen 深圳 0 ! Guangzhou 12,357,938 Sub-provincial Special Econ. Zones 10,357,938 Guangdong Nanjing 南京 12,652,000 8,216,000 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 8,004,680 Jiangsu Incl. 6 urban and 3 suburban districts. Shenyang 沈阳 12,263,612 8,255,921 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 8,106,171 Liaoning Incl. all Shenyang urban districts but Shenbei plus 4 Fushun urban districts. Harbin 哈尔滨 12,000,000 12,000,000 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 10,635,971 Heilongjiang A'cheng and Shuangcheng Districts not yet in built - up area. Shantou 汕头 11,630,447 5,346,708 Prefecture - level Special Econ. Zones 5,391,028 Guangdong Incl. most districts of Jieyang and Chaozhou Suzhou 苏州 0 ! Shanghai 4,330,000 Prefecture - level 10,658,000 Jiangsu Dongguan 东莞 0 ! Guangzhou 8,220,937 Prefecture - level 8,220,937 Guangdong Wenzhou 温州 9,122,102 6,642,592 Prefecture - level 9,122,100 Zhejiang Incl. 3 urban districts plus Ruian and Yueqing cities being urbanized. Qingdao 青岛 9,046,200 6,188,100 Sub-provincial 8,715,100 Shandong Incl. 4 urban districts plus huangdao, chengyang, and Jimo city being urbanized. Quanzhou 泉州 8,128,533 6,107,475 Prefecture - level 8,128,530 Fujian Changsha 长沙 7,311,500 5,288,800 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 7,044,118 Hunan Foshan 佛山 0 ! Guangzhou 7,197,394 Prefecture - level 7,197,394 Guangdong Zhengzhou 郑州 4,867,388 4,253,627 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 8,626,505 Henan 25 Fuzhou 福州 4,468,076 2,707,294 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 7,200,000 Fujian Nanchang 南昌 4,107,962 2,357,838 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 5,042,565 Jiangxi Incl. Nanchang County being urbanized but not Wanli urban District, not yet in built - up area. Dalian 大连 4,087,733 4,087,733 Sub-provincial 6,690,432 Liaoning Taiyuan 太原 4,062,173 3,426,522 Prefecture - level Prov. 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 Prov. Capital 10,163,788 Hebei Incl. Luquan City, Zhengding and Luancheng Counties being urbanized. Kunming 昆明 6,562,382 3,583,429 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 6,432,212 Yunnan Includes 4 urban districts and Chenggong suburban District. Wuxi 无锡 3,542,319 3,542,319 Prefecture - level 6,372,624 Jiangsu Becoming part of Shanghai - Suzhou - Wuxi built - up area. Xiamen 厦门 3,531,347 3,531,347 Sub-provincial Special Econ. Zones 5,114,758 Fujian Incl. all Xiamen city plus Longwen, Xiacheng Zhangzhou urban districts and Longhai city being urbanized. Changchun 长春 3,530,115 3,530,115 Sub-provincial Prov. Capital 7,677,089 Jilin Ningbo 宁波 3,491,597 3,491,597 Sub-provincial 7,605,700 Zhejiang Zibo 淄博 3,484,800 2,980,800 Prefecture - level 4,530,600 Shandong Includes 5 urban districts plus Huantai County being urbanized. Hefei 合肥 3,352,076 3,352,076 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 5,702,466 Anhui Changzhou 常州 3,290,548 3,290,548 Prefecture - level 4,591,972 Jiangsu Taizhou 37 3,269,300 1,902,500 Prefecture - level 5,968,800 Zhejiang Includes Wenling city now in built - up area. Tangshan 唐山 3,187,171 3,187,171 Prefecture - level 7,577,284 Hebei Nantong 39 3,180,924 2,273,326 Prefecture - level 7,282,835 Jiangsu Includes Haimen city now in built - up area. Nanning 南宁 3,177,450 3,437,171 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 6,661,600 Guangxi Yongning urban District not yet in built - up area. Zhongshan 中山 0 ! Guangzhou 3,142,300 Prefecture - level 3,142,300 Guangdong Guiyang 贵阳 3,037,159 3,037,159 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 4,324,561 Guizhou Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐 2,988,715 3,029,372 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 3,110,280 Xinjiang Dabancheng suburban District not yet in built - up area. Huai'an 淮安 2,633,420 2,633,420 Prefecture - level 4,799,899 Jiangsu Xuzhou 徐州 2,623,066 3,053,778 Prefecture - level 8,580,500 Jiangsu Linyi 临沂 2,600,200 2,600,200 Prefecture - level 10,039,400 Shandong Lanzhou 兰州 2,492,325 2,492,325 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 3,616,163 Gansu Yangzhou 48 2,399,079 2,399,079 Prefecture - level 4,459,760 Jiangsu Huizhou 49 0 ! Guangzhou 2,344,507 Prefecture - level 4,597,002 Guangdong 2 urban districts part of Guangzhou - Shenzhen built - up area. Anshan 50 2,242,436 1,544,084 Prefecture - level 3,645,884 Liaoning Incl. 4 Liaoning urban districts now in Anshan - Liaoning built - up area. Huaibei 51 2,114,276 1,113,321 Prefecture - level 2,114,276 Anhui Incl. Suixi county largely being urbanized. Haikou 海口 2,046,189 2,046,189 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 2,046,189 Hainan Yiwu 义乌 2,038,400 2,038,400 County - level Jinhua Zhejiang Incl. Dongyang City in the Yiwu - Dongyang built - up area. Baotou 包头 2,034,996 2,070,801 Prefecture - level 2,650,364 Inner Mongolia Shiguai urban district not yet urbanized. Liuzhou 55 1,998,950 1,436,599 Prefecture - level 3,758,704 Guangxi Incl. Liujiang County now in built - up area. Anyang 56 1,995,760 1,146,761 Prefecture - level 5,172,834 Henan Incl. Anyang County now in built - up area. Hohhot 呼和浩特 1,980,774 1,980,774 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 2,866,615 Inner Mongolia Jilin City 吉林 市 1,975,803 1,975,803 Prefecture - level 4,414,681 Jilin Putian 莆田 1,953,801 1,953,801 Prefecture - level 2,778,508 Fujian Huainan 60 1,938,212 1,666,826 Prefecture - level 2,334,000 Anhui Incl. Fengtai County being urbanized but not Panji urban district not in built - up area. Xiangtan 61 1,875,300 959,303 Prefecture - level 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 6,968,200 Shandong Nanchong 63 1,858,875 1,858,875 Prefecture - level 6,278,622 Sichuan Luoyang 洛阳 1,856,877 1,925,948 Prefecture - level 6,549,486 Henan Jili urban district not yet in built - up area. Jiangmen 江门 0 ! Guangzhou 1,822,640 Prefecture - level 4,448,871 Guangdong Nanyang 66 1,811,732 1,811,732 Prefecture - level 10,263,006 Henan Baoding 67 1,789,550 1,157,891 Prefecture - level 11,194,379 Hebei Incl. Qingyuan County now in built - up area. Fuyang 68 1,768,947 1,768,947 Prefecture - level 7,599,918 Anhui Tai'an 69 1,735,500 1,735,500 Prefecture - level 5,494,200 Shandong Suzhou 70 1,647,642 1,647,642 Prefecture - level 5,352,924 Anhui Lu'an 71 1,644,344 1,778,583 Prefecture - level 5,612,000 Anhui Yeji urban District not yet urbanized. Datong 72 1,629,035 1,737,517 Prefecture - level 3,318,057 Shanxi Xinrong urban District not yet urbanized. Yancheng 73 1,615,717 1,615,717 Prefecture - level 7,262,200 Jiangsu Zhanjiang 74 1,612,300 1,612,300 Prefecture - level 1,392,493 Guangdong Tengzhou 75 1,603,700 1,603,700 County - level Zaozhuang Shandong Huangshi 76 1,601,687 764,571 Prefecture - level 2,429,318 Hubei Incl. Daye city. Jiangyin 江阴 1,594,829 1,594,829 County - level Wuxi Jiangsu Zhuhai 珠海 0 ! Guangzhou 1,562,530 Prefecture - level Special Econ. 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. Qiqihar 79 1,559,517 1,481,637 Prefecture - level 5,611,000 Heilongjiang Incl. Longsha, Jianhua and Tiefeng urban districts only. Weifang 80 1,521,600 1,521,600 Prefecture - level 9,086,200 Shandong Yinchuan 81 1,513,151 1,290,170 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 1,993,088 Ningxia Incl. Helan county within built - up area. Changshu 82 1,510,103 1,510,103 County - level Suzhou Jiangsu Dengzhou 83 1,468,061 1,468,061 County - level Nanyang Henan Built - up area smaller because of the huge city area ( 2,226 km2 ) Cixi 84 1,462,383 1,462,383 County - level Ningbo Zhejiang Changde 85 1,458,536 1,458,536 Prefecture - level 5,717,218 Hunan Pizhou 86 1,458,036 1,458,036 County - level Xuzhou Jiangsu Baoji 87 1,437,802 1,437,802 Prefecture - level 3,716,731 Shaanxi Suqian 88 1,437,686 1,437,686 Prefecture - level 4,715,553 Jiangsu Daqing 89 1,415,268 1,649,825 Prefecture - level 2,904,532 Heilongjiang Datong urban district not yet in built - up area. Bozhou 90 1,409,436 1,409,436 Prefecture - level 4,851,000 Anhui Built - up area smaller because of the huge city area ( 2,226 km2 ). Handan 91 1,403,439 941,427 Prefecture - level 9,174,679 Hebei Panjin 92 1,392,493 676,464 Prefecture - level 1,392,493 Liaoning Incl. 2 urban districts plus Dawa and Panshan counties partly in built - up area. Wenling 93 1,366,800 1,366,800 Prefecture - level Taizhou Zhejiang Ma'anshan 94 1,366,302 741,531 Prefecture - level 1,366,302 Anhui Incl. Dangtu County largely being urbanized. Zigong 95 1,362,062 1,362,062 Prefecture - level 2,678,898 Sichuan Fushun 96 0 ! Shenyang 1,356,987 Prefecture - level 2,138,090 Liaoning Mianyang 97 1,355,331 1,355,331 Prefecture - level 4,613,862 Sichuan Yingkou 98 1,351,519 738,128 Prefecture - level 2,428,534 Liaoning Incl. Dashiqiao city now in built - up area. Yichang 99 1,350,150 1,411,380 Prefecture - level 4,059,686 Hubei Xiaoting urban District not yet in built - up area. Heze 100 1,346,700 1,346,700 Prefecture - level 8,287,800 Shandong Chifeng 102 1,333,526 1,333,526 Prefecture - level 4,341,245 Inner Mongolia Built - up area probably smaller because of the huge city area ( 7,012 km2 ). Guilin 103 1,326,470 975,638 Prefecture - level 4,748,000 Guangxi Incl. Lingchuang County being urbanized. Xiangyang 104 1,294,732 2,199,689 Prefecture - level 5,500,307 Hubei Xiangzhou urban District not yet in built - up area. Haicheng 105 1,293,877 1,293,877 County - level Anshan Liaoning Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2732 km2. Rugao 如皋 1,452,800 1,267,066 County - level Nantong Jiangsu Xuchang 许昌 1,952,666 1,265,536 Prefecture - level 4,307,488 Henan Incl. Xuchang County being urbanized. Neijiang 108 1,251,095 1,251,095 Prefecture - level 3,702,847 Sichuan Zhangjiagang 109 1,248,414 1,248,414 County - level Suzhou Jiangsu Yixing 110 1,235,476 1,235,476 County - level Wuxi Jiangsu Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2039 km2. Fuqing 111 1,234,838 1,234,838 County - level Fuzhou Fujian Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 1932.4 km2. Zhaoqing 112 1,232,701 644,045 Prefecture - level 3,918,085 Guangdong Incl. Gaoyao County being urbanized but not Dinghu urban District not yet in built - up area. Xinyang 113 1,229,959 1,229,959 Prefecture - level 6,108,683 Henan Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the 2 urban districts are 3672 km2. Liaocheng 114 1,229,800 1,229,800 Prefecture - level 5,789,900 Shandong Maoming 115 1,217,715 1,217,715 Prefecture - level 5,817,753 Guangdong Jiaxing 116 1,201,900 1,201,900 Prefecture - level 4,501,600 Zhejiang Zhenjiang 117 1,200,400 1,200,400 Prefecture - level 3,113,384 Jiangsu Xining 118 1,198,304 1,198,304 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 2,208,708 Qinghai Tianshui 119 1,197,174 1,197,174 Prefecture - level 3,262,548 Gansu Ganzhou 120 9,606,300 1,430,289 Prefecture - level 8,368,447 Jiangxi Incl. Gan County largely being urbanized. Huazhou 121 1,178,873 1,178,873 County - level Maoming Guangdong Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2354 km2. Qujing 122 1,171,805 740,925 Prefecture - level 5,855,055 Yunnan Incl. Zhanyi County in built - up area. Dingzhou 123 1,165,182 1,165,182 County - level Baoding Hebei Wuhu 124 1,162,664 1,307,042 Prefecture - level 3,443,192 Anhui Sanshan urban district not yet in built - up area... Zhuji 125 1,157,900 1,157,900 County - level Shaoxing Zhejiang Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 2311 km2 Xingtai 126 1,155,199 688,876 Prefecture - level 7,104,114 Hebei Incl. Xingtai County now in built - up area. Jingzhou 127 1,154,086 1,154,086 Prefecture - level 5,691,707 Hubei Shouguang 128 1,139,400 1,139,400 County - level 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 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 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 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 8,081,900 Shandong Zunyi 遵义 1,095,189 1,095,189 Prefecture - level 6,127,009 Guizhou Jinzhou 锦州 1,091,799 1,091,799 Prefecture - level 3,126,463 Liaoning Guigang 贵港 1,086,327 1,493,874 Prefecture - level 4,118,808 Guangxi Incl. Gangbei and Gangnan urban districts only. Zhucheng 诸城 1,086,200 1,086,200 county - level Weifang 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 5,361,600 Zhejiang Hengyang 衡阳 1,075,516 1,135,166 Prefecture - level 7,141,462 Hunan Nanyue urban district not yet in built - up area. Taixing 泰兴 市 1,073,921 1,073,921 County - level Taizhou Jiangsu Zhangqiu 章 丘 1,064,200 1,064,200 County - level Jinan Shandong Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the City is 1855 km2 Zhuzhou 株洲 1,055,373 1,055,373 Prefecture - level 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 4,393,914 Jiangsu Ezhou 鄂州 1,035,500 1,048,672 Prefecture - level 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 4,904,367 Henan Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 1,029,670 1,029,670 Prefecture - level 2,987,605 Hebei Linhai 临海 1,028,800 1,028,800 County - level Taizhou Zhejiang Built - up area < 1,000,000 inhabitants as the city is 2331 km2. Benxi 本溪 1,011,377 1,094,294 Prefecture - level 1,709,538 Liaoning Nanfeng district not in built - up area. Wuwei 武威 1,010,295 1,010,295 Prefecture - level 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 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 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 Zhoukou Henan Dongying 东营 999,000 756,700 Prefecture - level 2,035,300 Shandong Incl. Kenli county partly within built - up area. Yueyang 岳阳 991,465 1,232,133 Prefecture - level 5,477,911 Hunan Junshan urban districts not yet in built - up area. Laiwu 莱芜 989,500 1,298,500 Prefecture - level 1,298,500 Shandong Gangcheng urban district not yet in built - up area. Bengbu 蚌埠 972,784 972,784 Prefecture - level 3,164,467 Anhui Qidong 启东 972,525 972,525 County - level Nantong Jiangsu Mudanjiang 牡丹江 965,154 965,154 Prefecture - level 2,798,723 Heilongjiang Danyang 丹阳 市 960,418 960,418 County - level Zhenjiang Jiangsu Wuchuan 吴川 947,499 947,499 County - level Zhanjiang Guangdong Feicheng 肥城 946,600 946,600 County - level Tai'an Shandong Xianyang 咸阳 0 ! Xi'an 945,420 Prefecture - level 5,096,006 Shaanxi Linfen 临汾 944,050 944,050 Prefecture - level 4,316,612 Shanxi Xinyi 新 沂 920,610 920,610 County - level Xuzhou Jiangsu Weihai 威海 908,200 908,200 Prefecture - level 2,804,800 Shandong Haimen 海门 Nantong 907,598 County - level Nantong Jiangsu Incl. in Nantong built - up area in 2012. Xinxiang 新乡 902,731 1,047,020 Prefecture - level 5,707,801 Henan Fengquan urban District not yet linked to built - up area. Zaozhuang 枣庄 899,700 2,125,136 Prefecture - level 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 4,676,159 Henan Shaoxing 绍兴 0 ! Hangzhou 883,800 Prefecture - level 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 2,552,097 Heilongjiang Suihua 绥化 877,682 877,682 Prefecture - level 5,416,339 Heilongjiang Langfang 廊坊 868,066 868,066 Prefecture - level 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 3,539,860 Henan Rizhao 日照 865,032 1,143,078 Prefecture - level 2,801,100 Shandong Lanshan urban District not in built - up area. Zhoushan 舟山 843,000 843,000 Prefecture - level 1,121,300 Zhejiang Yibin 宜宾 836,383 836,383 Prefecture - level 4,472,001 Sichuan Kashgar 喀什 819,095 396,795 County - level Special Econ. Zones 3,979,321 Xinjiang Incl. Shule County being urbanized. Dandong 丹东 798,364 798,364 Prefecture - level 2,444,697 Liaoning Panzhihua 攀枝花 787,177 787,177 Prefecture - level 1,214,121 Sichuan Anqing 安庆 780,514 780,514 Prefecture - level 5,311,000 Anhui Huludao 葫芦 岛 777,682 777,682 Prefecture - level 2,623,541 Liaoning Shaoyang 邵阳 753,194 753,194 Prefecture - level 7,071,741 Hunan Binzhou 滨州 709,700 709,700 Prefecture - level 3,748,500 Shandong Zhangzhou 漳州 Xiamen 705,649 Prefecture - level 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 1,819,339 Liaoning Dezhou 德州 679,600 679,600 Prefecture - level 5,568,200 Shandong Yangjiang 阳江 676,858 676,858 Prefecture - level 2,421,812 Guangdong Tieling 铁岭 666,755 328,555 Prefecture - level 2,717,732 Liaoning Incl. Tieling County now in built - up area. Liaoyang 辽阳 0 ! Anshan 655,738 Prefecture - level 1,859,768 Liaoning Puyang 濮阳 655,631 655,631 Prefecture - level 3,598,494 Henan Yulin 玉林 637,617 637,617 Prefecture - level 3,351,437 Guangxi Incl. largely rural areas. Jingjiang 靖江 617,277 617,277 County - level Taizhou Jiangsu Jiujiang 九江 592,381 592,381 Prefecture - level 4,728,764 Jiangxi Taizhou 泰州 586,392 1,417,567 Prefecture - level 4,618,558 Jiangsu Jiangyan suburban District not yet in built - up area. Chuzhou 滁州 562,321 562,321 Prefecture - level 3,937,868 Anhui Cangzhou 沧州 536,793 536,793 Prefecture - level 7,134,053 Hebei Aksu 阿克苏 535,657 535,657 County - level 2,370,887 Xinjiang Incl. largely rural areas. Beihai 北海 525,385 668,085 Prefecture - level 1,539,300 Guangxi Incl. Haicheng and Yinhai urban districts. Zhoukou 周口 505,139 505,139 Prefecture - level 8,953,172 Henan Hegang 鹤 岗 489,232 489,232 Prefecture - level 1,058,665 Heilongjiang Dongshan District not yet in built - up area. Nanping 南平 467,875 467,875 Prefecture - level 2,645,549 Fujian Chaozhou 潮州 0 ! Shantou 452,472 Prefecture - level 2,669,844 Guangdong Lishui 丽水 451,400 451,400 Prefecture - level 2,117,000 Zhejiang Lhasa 拉萨 279,074 279,074 Prefecture - level Prov. Capital 559,423 Tibet Karamay 克拉玛依 261,445 261,445 Prefecture - level 391,008 Xinjiang Altay 阿勒泰 190,064 190,064 County - level 603,280 Xinjiang Lijiang 丽江 155,540 155,540 Prefecture - level 1,244,769 Yunnan Gallery Guangzhou Shanghai Chongqing Beijing Hangzhou Tianjin Xi'an Jinan Shenzhen Nanjing Shenyang Harbin Shantou Suzhou Dongguan Wenzhou Qingdao Changsha Foshan Zhengzhou Fuzhou Nanchang Dalian Shijiazhuang Kunming Wuxi Xiamen Ningbo Zibo Hefei Changzhou Tangshan Nanning Guiyang Urumqi Xuzhou Lanzhou Anshan Hohhot See also World 's largest cities List of cities proper by population List of villages in China List of urban areas in China References Jump up ^ `` More than 100 Chinese cities now above 1 million people ''. Guardian. March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ citypopulation.de Jump up ^ `` Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People 's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census ''. National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on 2013 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` 国家 发展 改革 委 关于 支持 武汉 建设 国家 中心 城市 的 复 函 ''. 中华 人民 共和国 发展 和 改革 委员会. Retrieved 21 March 2018. External links National Bureau of Statistics of China Mongabay.com : Largest Cities in China ( unofficial ) Largest cities or towns in China Sixth National Population Census of the People 's Republic of China ( 2010 ) Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop. Shanghai Beijing Shanghai Shanghai 20,217,700 11 Chengdu Sichuan 6,316,900 Chongqing Guangzhou Beijing Beijing 16,446,900 12 Nanjing Jiangsu 6,238,200 Chongqing Chongqing 11,871,200 13 Shenyang Liaoning 5,718,200 Guangzhou Guangdong 10,641,400 14 Hangzhou Zhejiang 5,578,300 5 Shenzhen Guangdong 10,358,400 15 Xi'an Shaanxi 5,399,300 6 Tianjin Tianjin 9,562,300 16 Harbin Heilongjiang 5,178,000 7 Wuhan Hubei 7,541,500 17 Suzhou Jiangsu 4,083,900 8 Dongguan Guangdong 7,271,300 18 Qingdao Shandong 3,990,900 9 Hong Kong Hong Kong 7,055,071 19 Dalian Liaoning 3,902,500 10 Foshan Guangdong 6,771,900 20 Zhengzhou Henan 3,677,000 Metropolitan cities of China Major Metropolitan regions Jingjinji ( JJJ ) Pearl River Delta ( PRD ) / Yuegang'ao Greater Bay Area Yangtze River Delta ( YRD ) Central Plain ( Zhongyuan ) Chengyu Cross-Strait Western Coast Guanzhong Mid-Southern Liaoning Shandong Peninsula Yangtze River Mid-Reaches ( Yangtze River Valley ) Major Cities National Central Cities Beijing Chongqing Guangzhou Shanghai Tianjin Special Administrative Regions Hong Kong Macau Regional Central Cities Chengdu Nanjing Shenyang Shenzhen Wuhan Xi'an Sub-provincial cities Changchun Chengdu Dalian Guangzhou Hangzhou Harbin Jinan Nanjing Ningbo Qingdao Shenyang Shenzhen Wuhan Xi'an Xiamen Provincial capitals ( Prefecture - level ) Changsha Fuzhou Guiyang Haikou Hefei Kunming Lanzhou Nanchang Shijiazhuang Taiyuan Xining Zhengzhou Taibei Autonomous regional capitals Hohhot Lhasa Nanning Ürümqi Yinchuan Comparatively large cities Anshan Baotou Benxi Datong Fushun Handan Huainan Jilin Luoyang Suzhou Tangshan Qiqihar Wuxi Xuzhou Zibo Prefecture - level cities by Province Hebei Shijiazhuang * Tangshan * Qinhuangdao Handan * Xingtai Baoding Zhangjiakou Chengde Cangzhou Langfang Hengshui Shanxi Taiyuan * Datong * Yangquan Changzhi Jincheng Shuozhou Jinzhong Yuncheng Xinzhou Linfen Lüliang Inner Mongolia Hohhot * Baotou * Wuhai Chifeng Tongliao Ordos Hulunbuir Bayannur Ulanqab Liaoning Shenyang * Dalian * Anshan * Fushun * Benxi * Dandong Jinzhou Yingkou Fuxin Liaoyang Panjin Tieling Chaoyang Huludao Jilin Changchun * Jilin Siping Liaoyuan Tonghua Baishan Songyuan Baicheng Heilongjiang Harbin * Qiqihar * Jixi Hegang Shuangyashan Daqing Yīchun Jiamusi Qitaihe Mudanjiang Heihe Suihua Jiangsu Nanjing * Wuxi * Xuzhou * Changzhou Suzhou * Nantong Lianyungang Huai'an Yancheng Yangzhou Zhenjiang Tàizhou Suqian Zhejiang Hangzhou * Ningbo * Wenzhou Jiaxing Huzhou Shaoxing Jinhua Quzhou Zhoushan Tāizhou Lìshui Anhui Hefei * Wuhu Bengbu Huainan * Ma'anshan Huaibei Tongling Anqing Huangshan Chuzhou Fùyang Sùzhou Lu'an Bozhou Chizhou Xuancheng Fujian Fúzhou * Xiamen * Putian Sanming Quanzhou Zhangzhou Nanping Longyan Ningde Jiangxi Nanchang * Jingdezhen Píngxiang Jiujiang Xinyu Yingtan Ganzhou Jí'ān Yíchun Fǔzhou Shangrao Shandong Jinan * Qingdao * Zibo * Zaozhuang Dongying Yantai Weifang Jĭning Tai'an Weihai Rizhao Laiwu Linyi Dezhou Liaocheng Binzhou Heze Henan Zhengzhou * Kaifeng Luoyang * Pingdingshan Anyang Hebi Xinxiang Jiaozuo Puyang Xuchang Luohe Sanmenxia Nanyang Shangqiu Xinyang Zhoukou Zhumadian Hubei Wuhan * Huangshi Shiyan Yichang Xiangyang Ezhou Jingmen Xiaogan Jinzhou Huanggang Xianning Suizhou Hunan Changsha * Zhuzhou Xiangtan Hengyang Shaoyang Yueyang Changde Zhangjiajie Yiyang Chenzhou Yongzhou Huaihua Loudi Guangdong Guangzhou * Shaoguan Shenzhen * Zhuhai Shantou Foshan Jiangmen Zhanjiang Maoming Zhaoqing Huizhou Meizhou Shanwei Heyuan Yangjiang Qingyuan Dongguan Zhongshan Chaozhou Jieyang Yunfu Guangxi Nanning * Liuzhou Guilin Wuzhou Beihai Fangchenggang Qinzhou Guigang Yùlin Baise Hezhou Hechi Laibin Chongzuo Hainan Haikou * Sanya Sansha Danzhou Sichuan Chengdu * Zigong Panzhihua Luzhou Deyang Mianyang Guangyuan Suining Neijiang Leshan Nanchong Meishan Yibin Guang'an Dazhou Ya'an Bazhong Ziyang Guizhou Guiyang * Liupanshui Zunyi Anshun Bijie Tongren Yunnan Kunming * Qujing Yuxi Baoshan Zhaotong Lìjiang Pu'er Lincang Tibet Lhasa * Shigatse Chamdo Nyingchi Shannan Shaanxi Xi'an * Tongchuan Baoji Xianyang Weinan Yan'an Hanzhong Yúlin Ankang Shangluo Gansu Lanzhou * Jiayuguan Jinchang Baiyin Tianshui Wuwei Zhangye Pingliang Jiuquan Qingyang Dingxi Longnan Qinghai Xining * Haidong Ningxia Yinchuan * Shizuishan Wuzhong Guyuan Zhongwei Xinjiang Ürümqi * Karamay Turpan Hami Taiwan ( none ) Other cities ( partly shown below ) Prefecture - level capitals ( County - level ) ( Inner Mongolia : Ulanhot Xilinhot ) Jiagedaqi, Heilongjiang Enshi, Hubei Jishou, Hunan ( Sichuan : Xichang Kangding Barkam ) ( Guizhou : Xingyi Kaili Duyun ) ( Yunnan : Chuxiong Mengzi Wenshan Jinghong Dali Mangshi Shangri - La Lushui ) ( Gansu : Linxia Hezuo ) ( Qinghai : Yushu Delingha ) ( Xinjiang : Changji Bole Korla Yining Artux Aksu Kashgar Hotan Tacheng Altay ) Province - governed cities ( Sub-prefecture - level ) Jiyuan, Henan ( Hubei : Xiantao Qiánjiang Tianmen Shennongjia ) ( Hainan : Wuzhishan Qionghai Wenchang Wanning Dongfang ) ( Xinjiang - XPCC ( Bingtuan ) cities : Shihezi Aral Tumxuk Wujiaqu Beitun Tiemenguan Shuanghe Kokdala Kunyu ) Former Prefecture - level cities Chaohu, Anhui Yumen, Gansu Dongchuan, Yunnan Shashi, Hubei ( Sichuan : Fuling Wanxian ) ( Jilin : Meihekou Gongzhuling ) Sub-prefecture - level cities ( Prefecture - governed ) Qian'an, Hebei Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Erenhot, Inner Mongolia Golmud, Qinghai County - level cities by Province Hebei Xinji Jinzhou Xinle Zunhua Qian'an * Wu'an Nangong Shahe Zhuozhou Dingzhou Anguo Gaobeidian Botou Renqiu Huanghua Hejian Bazhou Sanhe Shenzhou Shanxi Gujiao Lucheng Gaoping Jiexiu Yongji Hejin Yuanping Houma Huozhou Xiaoyi Fenyang Inner Mongolia Holingol Manzhouli * Yakeshi Zhalantun Ergun Genhe Fengzhen Ulanhot * Arxan Erenhot * Xilinhot * Liaoning Xinmin Wafangdian Zhuanghe Haicheng Donggang Fengcheng Linghai Beizhen Gaizhou Dashiqiao Dengta Diaobingshan Kaiyuan Beipiao Lingyuan Xingcheng Jilin Yushu Dehui Jiaohe Huadian Shulan Panshi Gongzhuling Shuangliao Meihekou Ji'an Linjiang Fuyu Taonan Da'an Yanji Tumen Dunhua Hunchun Longjing Helong Heilongjiang Shangzhi Wuchang Nehe Hulin Mishan Tieli Tongjiang Fujin Fuyuan Suifenhe Hailin Ning'an Muling Dongning Bei'an Wudalianchi Anda Zhaodong Hailun Jiangsu Jiangyin Yixing Xinyi Pizhou Liyang Changshu Zhangjiagang Kunshan Taicang Qidong Rugao Haimen Dongtai Yizheng Gaoyou Danyang Yangzhong Jurong Jingjiang Taixing Xinghua Zhejiang Jiande Lin'an Yuyao Cixi Fenghua Rui'an Yueqing Haining Pinghu Tongxiang Zhuji Shengzhou Lanxi Yiwu Dongyang Yongkang Jiangshan Wenling Linhai Longquan Anhui Chaohu Jieshou Tongcheng Tianchang Mingguang Ningguo Fujian Fuqing Changle Yong'an Shishi Jinjiang Nan'an Longhai Shaowu Wuyishan Jian'ou Zhangping Fu'an Fuding Jiangxi Leping Ruichang Gongqingcheng Lushan Guixi Ruijin Jinggangshan Fengcheng Zhangshu Gao'an Dexing Shandong Zhangqiu Jiaozhou Jimo Pingdu Laixi Tengzhou Longkou Laiyang Laizhou Penglai Zhaoyuan Qixia Haiyang Qingzhou Zhucheng Shouguang Anqiu Gaomi Changyi Qufu Zoucheng Xintai Feicheng Rongcheng Rushan Laoling Yucheng Linqing Henan Gongyi Xingyang Xinmi Xinzheng Dengfeng Yanshi Wugang Ruzhou Linzhou Weihui Huixian Qinyang Mengzhou Yuzhou Changge Yima Lingbao Dengzhou Yongcheng Xiangcheng Jiyuan * Hubei Daye Danjiangkou Yidu Dangyang Zhijiang Laohekou Zaoyang Yicheng Zhongxiang Yingcheng Anlu Hanchuan Shishou Honghu Songzi Macheng Wuxue Chibi Guangshui Enshi * Lichuan Xiantao * Qianjiang * Tianmen * Hunan Liuyang Liling Xiangxiang Shaoshan Leiyang Changning Wugang Miluo Linxiang Jinshi Yuanjiang Zixing Hongjiang Lengshuijiang Lianyuan Jishou * Guangdong Lechang Nanxiong Taishan Kaiping Heshan Enping Lianjiang Leizhou Wuchuan Gaozhou Huazhou Xinyi Sihui Xingning Lufeng Yangchun Yingde Lianzhou Puning Luoding Guangxi Cenxi Dongxing Guiping Beiliu Jingxi Yizhou Heshan Pingxiang Hainan Wuzhishan * Qionghai * Wenchang * Wanning * Dongfang * Sichuan Dujiangyan Pengzhou Qionglai Chongzhou Jianyang Guanghan Shifang Mianzhu Jiangyou Emeishan Langzhong Huaying Wanyuan Barkam * Kangding * Xichang * Guizhou Qingzhen Chishui Renhuai Xingyi * Kaili * Duyun * Fuquan Yunnan Anning Xuanwei Tengchong Chuxiong * Mengzi * Gejiu Kaiyuan Mile Wenshan * Jinghong * Dali * Ruili Mangshi * Lushui * Shangri - La * Tibet ( none ) Shaanxi Xingping Hancheng Huayin Gansu Yumen Dunhuang Linxia * Hezuo * Qinghai Yushu * Golmud * Delingha * Ningxia Lingwu Qingtongxia Xinjiang Changji * Fukang Bole * Alashankou Korla * Aksu * Artux * Kashgar * Hotan * Yining * Kuytun Korgas Tacheng * Wusu Altay * Shihezi * Aral * Tumxuk * Wujiaqu * Beitun * Tiemenguan * Shuanghe * Kokdala * Kunyu * Taiwan ( none ) Notes * Indicates this city has already occurred above. 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Question: what is the largest city in china by population
Answer: Guangzhou