List of cities in China by population List of major cities by population Urban population

| City_2010_census | Chinese | Built_up_Area | Urban_Area | Level_ | Administrative_Area | Province_level_division | Remarks_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dengzhou | 邓州 | 1468061 | 1468061 | County-level city | Nanyang | Henan | Built-up area smaller because of the huge city area (2,226 km²) |
| Cixi | 慈溪 | 1462383 | 1462383 | County-level city | Ningbo | Zhejiang |  |
| Changde | 常德 | 1458536 | 1458536 | Prefecture-level city | 5717218 | Hunan |  |
| Pizhou | 邳州 | 1458036 | 1458036 | County-level city | Xuzhou | Jiangsu |  |
| Zhangzhou | 漳州 | 1453135 | 596165 | Prefecture-level city | 4809983 | Fujian |  |
| Datong | 大同 | 1447550 | 1570035 | Prefecture-level city | 3318057 | Shanxi |  |
| Baoji | 宝鸡 | 1437802 | 1437802 | Prefecture-level city | 3716731 | Shaanxi |  |
| Suqian | 宿迁 | 1437686 | 1437686 | Prefecture-level city | 4715553 | Jiangsu |  |
| Daqing | 大庆 | 1415268 | 1649825 | Prefecture-level city | 2904532 | Heilongjiang | Datong urban district not yet in built-up area. |
| Bozhou | 亳州 | 1409436 | 1409436 | Prefecture-level city | 4851000 | Anhui | Built-up area smaller because of the huge city area (2,226 km²). |
| Handan | 邯郸 | 1403439 | 941427 | Prefecture-level city | 9174679 | Hebei |  |