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KEY CITIES IN CHINA

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Related Information

ACCCI Zones in China

Beijing Zone

Northeast China Zone

East China Zone

South China Zone

Central China Zone

Northwest China Zone

Southwest China Zone


Recent information:

 

 

 

 

 

Related information:


Xinhua, “China has 657 Cities at All Levels: Report”, China Daily, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/17/content_12719471.htm.

Chen Jia, “Hukou Limit on New Graduates to Direct Talent”, China Daily, 17 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/17/content_12719665.htm

Xinhua, “Tianjin View To Be an ‘Aerospace City”, China Daily 16 June 2011.  Available at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/16/content_12716064.htm.

Introduction to the Chamber’s Key Cities Strategy

Chamber’s “Blue Booklet”

Chamber’s “Green Booklet”

Urbanisation in China, with “case study” information about:

Shanghai

Wuhan

Chongqing

China’s Pearl River Delta, with annexes on:

China’s Classification of Cities and Towns

Other City Clusters in China


ACCCI
Zones in China:


China is officially divided into three regions:  eastern (or coastal), central and western.  We find it more convenient, however, to define seven zones:

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Beijing Zone, including Hebei Province and Tianjin Municipality (blue)

Northeast China, consisting of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongiang and the eastern portion of Inner Mongolia (light green).

East China, consisting Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and Shanghai Municipality (dark purple).

South China, consisting of Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi, Guangdong, “Chinese Taipei” and Hainan (light purple).

Central China, consisting of Shanxi, Hubei, Henan and Hunan (yellow).

Northwest China, consisting of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia (western portion), Qinghai, Ningxia, Gansu and Shaanxi (red).

Southwest China, consisting of Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing Municipality (dark green).


Beijing Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Beijing Municipality
北京市

16,808

0.2

12.60

0.9

1.0

Tianjin Municipality
天津市

11,300

0.2

9.59

0.9

0.8

Hebei Province
河北省

187,800

2.0

66.10

0.7

5.3

(Note that Chinese names for the cities and provinces are in MingLiU screen font.)

Hebei Province 河北省:  Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

First city is the provincial capital.  Click on linked text for greater detail.

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Shijiazhuang 石家莊

8,643,000

9,754

Baoding 保定

10,423,000

5,699

Handan 邯鄲

8,150,000

5,730

Tangshan 唐山

6,901,000

11,317

Cangzhou 滄州

6,536,000

6,166

Qinhuangdao 秦皇島

2,629,000

9,471

Other cities in Hebei Province of interest to the Chamber:  Hengshui and Langfang.


Northeast China Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Liaoning Province
遼寧省

147,500

1.5

41.7

0.3

3.3

Jilin Province
吉林省

187,400

2.0

26.6

0.5

2.1

Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省

454,000

4.7

37.9

0.5

3.0

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
內蒙古自治區

1,183,000

12.3

23.6

0.7

1.9

Liaoning Province 遼寧省:  Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

First city is the provincial capital.  Click on linked text for greater detail.

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Shenyang 瀋陽

6,749,000

13,913

Dalian 大連

5,432,000

17,047

Anshan 鞍山

3,392,000

14,239

Jinzhou 錦州

3,042,000

6,147

Dandong 丹東

2,403,000

6,575

Fushun 撫順

2,272,000

8,539

Yingkou 營口

2,229,000

6,147

Jilin Province 吉林省:  Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

First city is the provincial capital.  Click on linked text for greater detail.

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Changchun 長春

6,869,000

8,734

Jilin 吉林

4,276,000

7,741

Siping 四平

3,208,000

4,925

Songyuan 松原

2,689,000

5,058

Tonghua 通化

2,259,000

5,445

Baisan 白山

1,317,000

5,619

Other cities in Jilin Province of interest to the Chamber: Baicheng, Gonazuling and Meihekou.

Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省:  Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

First city is the provincial capital.  Click on linked text for greater detail.

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Harbin 哈爾濱

9,218,000

8,852

Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾

5,502,000

4,780

Suihua 綏化

5,350,000

5,794

Maudanjiang 牡丹江

2,656,000

6,777

Daqing 大慶

2,451,000

24,969

Other cities in Heilongjiang Province of interest to the Chamber: Beian and Jiamusi.

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998 for

First city is the provincial capital.  Click on linked text for greater detail.

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Hohhot 呼和浩特

2,044,000

6,996

Chifeng 赤峰

4,415,000

3,352

Tongliao 通遼

3,036,000

4,018

Hulunbeier 呼倫貝爾盟

2,717,000

5,079

Baotou 包頭

2,011,000

10,194

Bayanaoer 巴彥淖爾盟

1,770,000

5,876

Other cities in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of interest to the Chamber: Hailar and Ulan Hot.


East China Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Shanghai Muncipality
上海市

6,340.5

0.07

14.7

0.7

1.2

Shandong Province 山東省

156,700

1.6

88.8

0.5

7.1

Jiangsu Province
江蘇省

102,600

1.1

72.1

0.4

5.7

Anhui Province
安徽省

140,000

1.5

62.4

0.9

5.0

Zhejiang Province
浙江省

101,800

1.0

44.8

0.4

3.6

Shandong Province山東省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Jinan 濟南

5,535,000

14,833

Weifang 濰坊

8,358,000

9,261

Qingdao 青島

6,996,000

12,693

Yantai 煙台

6,434,000

11,501

Zibo 淄博

4,037,000

13,277

Weihai 威海

2,458,000

21,603

Other cities in Shandong Province of interest to the Chamber: Dongying, Jining, and Linyi.

Jiangsu Province 江蘇省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Nanjing 南京

5,374,000

16,729

Xuzhou 徐州

8,775,000

6,838

Nantong 南通

7,860,000

8,524

Suzhou 蘇州

5,762,000

23,568

Lianyungang 連運港

4,482,000

6,359

Wuxi 無錫

4,334,000

26,257

Changzhou 常州

3,397,000

15,867

Other cities in Jiangsu Province of interest to the Chamber: Changsu and Yancheng.

Anhui Province 安徽省:  Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Hefei 合肥

4,260,000

6,338

Anqing 安慶

5,967,000

4,156

Bangbu 蚌埠

3,265,000

5,391

Wuhu 蕪湖

2,151,000

8,415

Huainan 淮南

2,004,000

5,988

Huaibei 淮北

1,866,000

5,038

Maanshan 馬鞍山

1,166,000

10,034

Zhejiang Province 浙江省:  Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Hangzhou 杭州

6,116,000

18,558

Wenzhou 溫州

7,180,000

9,429

Taizhou 台州

5,395,000

10,287

Ningbo 寧波

5,353,000

18,174

Shaoxing 紹興

4,300,000

15,140

Jiaxing 嘉興

3,299,000

13,489

Huzhou 湖州

2,548,000

12,755

Other cities in Zhejiang Province of interest to the Chamber: Jinhua, and Quzhou.


South China Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Jiangxi Province
江西省

166,900

1.7

42.3

1.0

3.4

Fujian Province
福建省

136,000

1.3

33.2

0.5

2.6

Guangxi Autonomous Region
廣西壯族自治區

236,661

2.5

47.1

0.8

3.7

Guangdong Province 廣東省

178,000

1.9

72.7

1.8

5.8

Hainan Province
海南省

33,920

0.4

7.6

1.2

0.6

“Chinese Taipei”

36,188

n.a.

22.3

0.8

n.a.

Jiangxi Province 江西省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Nanchang 南昌

4,166,000

4,166

Jiujiang 九江

4,481,000

3,794

Pingxiang 萍鄉

1,766,000

4,757

Xinyu 新余

1,068,000

5,337

Jingdezhen 德鎮

1,478,000

5,480

Yingtan 鷹潭

1,038,000

3,854

Other cities in Jiangxi Province of interest to the Chamber: Ganzhou and Yichun.

Fujian Province 福建省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Fuzhou 福州

5,831,000

16.172

Quanzhou 泉州

6,581,000

14.466

Zhangzhou 漳州

4,455,000

10,932

Putian 莆田

2,944,000

5,978

Sanming 三明

2,661,000

9,019

Xiamen 廈門

1,290,000

35,504

Other cities in Fujian Province of interest to the Chamber:  Changting and Shaowu.

Guangxi Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Nanning 南寧

2,846,000

9,065

Qinzhou 欽州

3,114,000

3,821

Wuzhou 梧州

2,779,000

4,030

Liuzhou 柳州

1,791,000

9,269

Beihai 北海

1,378,000

7,475

Guilin 桂林

1,353,000

7,687

Fangcheng 防城港

761,000

6,833

Guangdong Province廣東省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Guangzhou 廣州

6,741,000

27,325

Zhangjiang 湛江

6,365,000

5,640

Shantou 汕頭

4,180,000

10,120

Zhaoqing 肇慶

3,725,000

9,718

Foshan 佛山

3,250,000

24,092

Huizhou 惠州

2,700,000

13,185

Dongguan 東莞

1,488,000

23,945

Shenzhen 深圳

1,146,000

112,478

Zhuhai 珠海

695,000

37,986

Other cities in Guangdong Province of interest to the Chamber:  Maoming, Shaoguan, Yangjiang and Zhongshan.

Hainan Province海南省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Haikou 海口

528,000

20,8333

Qiongshan 瓊山

654,000

5,963

Wenchang 文昌

528,000

5,492

Sanya 三亞

446,000

5,381

Qionghai 瓊海

440,000

7,955

Other cities in Hainan Province of interest to the Chamber:  Basuo (Dongfang), Liangshui and Tongshi.

Cities in “Chinese Taipei” include: Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Keelung.


Central China Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Shanxi Province
山西省

156,300

1.6

32.0

1.0

2.5

Hubei Province
湖北省

185,900

1.9

59.4

0.5

4.7

Henan Province
河南省

167,000

1.7

93.9

0.8

7.5

Hunan Province
湖南省

212,000

2.2

65.3

0.5

5.2

Shanxi Province 山西省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Taiyuan 太原

2,957,000

10,923

Changzhi 長治

3,076,000

4,941

Datong 大同

2,722,000

6,282

Jincheng 晉城

2,084,000

6,718

Shuozhou 朔州

1,336,000

6,213

Yangquan 陽泉

1,229,000

7,648

Other city in Shanxi Province of interest to the Chamber: Houma.

Henan Province 河南省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Zhengzhou 鄭州

6,230,000

9,952

Nanyang 南陽

10,420,000

4,472

Luoyang 洛陽

6,100,000

5,984

Xinxiang 新鄉

5,290,000

4,839

Jiaozuo 焦作

3,200,000

7,844

Kaifeng 開封

4,610,000

4,100

Other cities in Henan Province of interest to the Chamber: Anyang, Hebi, Luohe, Xinyang and Xuchang.

Hubei Province 湖北省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Wuhan 武漢

7,318,000

13,884

Jingzhou 荊州

6,364,000

5,107

Xiangfan 襄樊

5,716,000

8,555

Yichang 宜昌

3,991,000

9,521

Shiyan 十堰

3,401,000

5,469

Huangshi 黃石

2,470,000

6,518

Other city in Hubei Province of interest to the Chamber: Ezhou.

Hunan Province 湖南省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Changsha 長沙

5,769,000

9,412

Hengyang 衡陽

6,973,000

4,302

Changde 常德

5,950,000

5,109

Yueyang 岳陽

5,152,000

5,939

Zhuzhou 株州

3,679,000

7,149

Other cities in Hunan Province of interest to the Chamber: Chenzhou and Huaihua.


Northwest China Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
新疆維吾爾自治區

1,660,400

16.7

17.7

1.5

1.4

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
內蒙古自治區

1,183,000

12.3

23.6

0.7

1.9

Qinghai Province
青海省

722,300

7.5

5.1

1.4

0.4

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
寧夏回族自治區

66,400

0.7

5.4

0.9

0.4

Gansu Province甘肅省

454,430

4.7

25.4

1.0

2.0

Shaanxi Province
陝西省

205,800

2.1

36.2

0.6

2.9

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

Urumqi 烏魯木齊

1,549,000

14,977

Yili 伊犁州

3,820,000

4,529

Kashi 喀什

3,279,000

Changji 昌吉州

1,456,000

7,349

Ba 巴州

993,000

10,675

Karamay 克拉瑪依

263,999

34,601

Other cities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of interest to the Chamber: Hami and Korla.

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998 for

First city is the provincial capital.  Click on linked text for greater detail.

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Hohhot 呼和浩特

2,044,000

6,996

Chifeng 赤峰

4,415,000

3,352

Tongliao 通遼

3,036,000

4,018

Hulunbeier 呼倫貝爾盟

2,717,000

5,079

Baotou 包頭

2,011,000

10,194

Bayanaoer 巴彥淖爾盟

1,770,000

5,876

Other cities in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of interest to the Chamber: Hailar and Ulan Hot.

Qinghai Province青海省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

Xining 西寧

1,126,000

5,950

Golmud 格爾木

89,000

13,483

Delingha 德令哈

55,000

3,636

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

Yinchuan 銀川

928,000

6,358

Shizuishan 石嘴山

675,000

4,000

Wuzhong 吳忠

292,000

5,137

Qingtongxia 青銅峽

237,000

6,751

Gansu Province 甘肅省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

Lanzhou 蘭州

2,886,000

9,009

Tianshui 天水

3,287,000

2,190

Baiyin 白銀

1,716,000

3,788

Jinchuan 金昌

441,000

6,803

Other cities in Gansu Province of interest to the Chamber: Dunhuang, Jiayugan, Lianhai, Linxia, Wuwei, Xicheng and Yumen.

Shaanxi Province 陝西省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Xi'an 西安

6,682,000

8,336

Weinan 渭南

5,194,000

4,738

Xianyang 咸陽

4,762,000

4,200

Hanzhong 漢中

3,640,000

4,738

Baoji 寶雞

3,546,000

4,738

Yan'an 延安

1,926,000

3,998

Tongchan 銅川

823,000

4,496




Southwest China Zone:


Area and population in 1999, with share of national total

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Area

Population

sq km

Share
%

million

Growth
% pa

Share
%

Tibet Autonomous Region
西藏自治區

1,228,400

12.8

2.6

1.6

0.2

Sichuan Province
四川省

485,000

5

85.5

0.7

6.8

Yunnan Province
雲南省

394,000

4.1

41.9

1.2

3.3

Guizhou Province
貴州省

176,167

1.8

37.1

1.4

2.9

Chongqing Municipality
重慶市

82,403

0.9

30.8

0.5

2.4

Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Lhasa 拉薩

396,000

n.a.

Xigaze 日喀則

624,000

n.a.

Qamdo 昌都

551,000

n.a.

Nagqu 那曲

350,000

n.a.

Shannan 山南

314,000

n.a.

Ningchi 林芝

146,000

n.a.

Sichuan Province四川省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Chengdu 成都

9,970

11,063

Mianyang 綿陽

5,173

5,973

Yibin 宜賓

5,015

3,350

Neijiang 內江

4,165

3,025

Deyang 德陽

3,737

6,235

Zigong 自貢

3,143

4,327

Panzhihua 攀枝花

1,005

10,448

Other city in Sichuan Province of interest to the Chamber: Nanchong.

Yunnan Province 雲南省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Kunming 昆明

3,895,000

14,069

Qujing 曲靖

5,774,000

3,343

Dali 大理

3,234,000

3,556

Red River 紅河

3,043,000

4,009

Chuxiong 楚雄

2,473,000

3,761

Yuxi 玉溪

1,971,000

16,489

Other cities in Yunnan Province of interest to the Chamber: Dongchuan and Kaiyuan.

Guizhou Province 貴州省: Selected cities with population and GDP per capita in 1998

Population

GDP per capita

RMB

Guiyang 貴陽

3,259

6,751

Zunyi 遵義

7,004

3,084

Bijie 畢節

6,674

1,663

Tongren 銅仁

3,649

2,477

Liupanshui 六盤水

2,786

1,507

Anshun 安順

2,517

2,106


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