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Tier Cities (Notes: because many cities in China have names that appear identical in pinyin, the list below includes city names written in Chinese characters to help differentiate) Number of cities Total estimated urban population (2021) in millions [11] Tier 1 Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen. 北京市、上海市、广州市 ...
According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, [clarify] there are three levels of cities: provincial-level cities [1] (consisting of municipalities and Special Administrative Regions [failed verification] [clarify] [2]), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities.
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [10] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas. [11]
List of top municipalities and prefecture-level divisions by GDP [1] Nominal GDP is based on the official annual average exchange rate at CN¥ 6.7366 per US dollar in 2022; [2] CN¥3.988 per Int'l. dollar (according to World Economic Outlook published by IMF in October 2022 publication) [3] rank cities provinces GDP (billion CNY) GDP (billion US$)
Moreover, the financial news portal Yicai.com released its 2017 ranking of China's new first-tier cities, and Changsha was a newcomer. [62] As of 2020, more than 164 Global 500 companies have established branches in Changsha. [63] As a new first-tier city, Changsha is rated #10 in terms of its commercial worth. [64]
As of 2017, China administers 33 provincial-level regions, 334 prefecture-level divisions, 2,862 county-level divisions, 41,034 township-level administrations, and 704,382 basic-level autonomies. [1] Each of the levels (except "special administrative regions") corresponds to a level in the Civil Service of the People's Republic of China.
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 ...
Situated on the banks of the narrow Heng River [1] [a] valley, a tributary of the Yangtze, the town of Yanjing, Yanjin's county seat, has been referred to as the "World's Narrowest City." [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The buildings of the city are situated on tall pillars, which is a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding. [ 4 ]