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." It is an adaptation of methodology the OECD uses to determine functional urban areas in OECD member countries. Official Chinese city boundaries cover both urban and rural areas and thus do not necessarily represent the true urban population.
Rank City Urban Population (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
List of capitals in China List of cities in China List of cities in China by population List of villages in China List of largest cities in the world
References
External links National Bureau of Statistics of China