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This list ranks cities in the People's Republic of China by population.

According to administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, there are three level of cities, namely municipalities, prefecture-level cities (地级市), and county-level cities.

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. The population of the urban area is listed below; the larger figure is the wider administrative area population, which includes suburban and rural areas.

This list contains all cities with the administrative designation sub-provincial city (副省级城市).

1. 上海 Shanghai 9,838,000 (2001) Municipality: 20,600,000 (2006)
2. 北京 Beijing 10,300,000 (2006) Municipality: 15,850,000 (2006)
3. 广州 Guangzhou 6,560,500 Sub-provincial city: 15,000,000 (2006)
4. 深圳 Shenzhen 6,200,000 Sub-provincial city: 13,300,000 (2006)
5. 天津 Tianjin 6,000,000 Municipality: 11,500,000 (2006)
6. 西安 Xi'an 6,000,000 Sub-provincial city: 10,500,000 (2006)
7. 沈阳 Shenyang 6,000,000 Sub-provincial city: 7,500,000 (2006)
8. 南京 Nanjing 5,900,000 Sub-provincial city: 7,100,000 (2006)
9. 武汉 Wuhan 5,000,000 Sub-provincial city: 9,400,000 (2006)
10. 哈尔滨 Harbin 4,800,000 Sub-provincial city: 9,700,000 (2006)
11. 杭州 Hangzhou 4,200,000 Sub-provincial city: 7,000,000 (2006)
12. 重庆 Chongqing 4,100,000 Municipality: 32,700,000 (2006)
13. 成都 Chengdu 4,100,000 Sub-provincial city: 11,300,000 (2006)
14. 唐山 Tangshan 3,200,000 Prefecture-level city: 7,600,000 (2006)
15. 郑州 Zhengzhou 3,200,000 Prefecture-level city: 7,500,000(2006)
16. 长春 Changchun 3,000,000 Sub-provincial city: 7,400,000 (2006)
17. 淄博 Zibo 2,900,000 Prefecture-level city: 4,500,000 (2006)
18. 青岛 Qingdao 2,800,000 Sub-provincial city: 8,000,000 (2006)
19. 南通 Nantong Prefecture-level city: 8,100,000 (2006)
20. 济南 Jinan 2,650,000 Sub-provincial city: 6,300,000 (2006)
21. 福州 Fuzhou 2,600,000 Prefecture-level city: 7,000,000 (2006)
22. 无锡 Wuxi 2,400,000 Prefecture-level city: 4,800,000 (2006)
23. 香港 Hong Kong 7,300,000 (2006)
24. 苏州 Suzhou 2,400,000 Prefecture-level city: 6,400,000 (2006)
25. 徐州 Xuzhou 1,900,000 Prefecture-level city: 9,600,000 (2006)
26. 呼和浩特 Hohhot 1,700,000 Prefecture-level city: 3,000,000 (2006)
27. 洛阳 Luoyang 1,500,000 Prefecture-level city: 6,700,000 (2006)
28. 汕头 Shantou 1,300,000 Prefecture-level city: 5,000,000 (2006)
29. 开封 Kaifeng Prefecture-level city: 4,800,000 (2004)
30. 合肥 Hefei 4,650,000 (2006)
31. 连云港 Lianyungang Prefecture-level city: 5,000,000 (2006)
32. 滁州 Chuzhou Prefecture-level city: 4,500,000 (2006)
33. 绍兴 Shaoxing Prefecture-level city: 4,347,200 (2004)
34. 太原 Taiyuan Prefecture-level city: 4,000,000 (2006)
35. 兰州 Lanzhou Prefecture-level city: 3,400,000 (2006)
36. 石家庄 Shijiazhuang 2,300,000 Prefecture-level city: 9,500,000 (2006)
37. 长沙 Changsha 2,024,000 Prefecture-level city: 6,103,000 (2004)
38. 南昌 Nanchang 1,990,184 Sub-provincial city: 4,507,000
39. 吉林市 Jilin City 1,900,751 Prefecture-level city: 4,350,000
40. 信阳 Xinyang 1,732,000 Prefecture-level city: 7,425,000
41. 大连 Dalian 1,657,500 Sub-provincial city: 6,200,000 (2005)
42. 大同 Datong 1,426,000 (2004) Prefecture-level city: 3,119,000 (2005)
43. 南宁 Nanning 1,400,000 Prefecture-level city: 3,200,000 (2006)
44. 包头 Baotou 1,400,000 Prefecture-level city: 2,400,000 (2006)
45. 邯郸 Handan 1,390,000 (2004) Prefecture-level city: 8,499,000
46. 乌鲁木齐 Ürümqi Prefecture-level city: 2,500,000 (2006)
47. 抚顺 Fushun 1,384,000 Prefecture-level city: 2,300,000
48. 厦门 Xiamen Sub-provincial city: 1,370,000
49. 珠海 Zhuhai Prefecture-level city: 1,332,000 (2004)
50. 昆明 Kunming 1,300,000 Prefecture-level city: 4,200,000 (2006)
51. 鞍山 Anshan 1,285,849 Prefecture-level city: 3,584,000
52. 扬州 Yangzhou 1,125,200 (2003) Prefecture-level city: 4,536,100 (2003)
53. 周口 Zhoukou Prefecture-level city: 1,060,000
54. 西宁 Xining 1,029,400 administrative area: 2,095,000 (2006)
55. 柳州 Liuzhou 950,000 Prefecture-level city: 3,512,000
56. 保定 Baoding 920,000 administrative area: 11,000,000 (2006)
57. 齐齐哈尔 Qiqihar 900,000 administrative area: 6,000,000 (2006)
58. 平顶山 Pingdingshan 891,814 (2006) Prefecture-level city: 4,800,000 (2000)
59. 南平 Nanping Prefecture-level city: 2,860,000
60. 温州 Wenzhou 873,000 administrative area: 7,777,000 (2006)
61. 泉州 Quanzhou administrative area: 7,520,000 (excluding Quemoy)
62. 贵阳 Guiyang 848,166 Prefecture-level city: 3,320,000
63. 宁波 Ningbo 820,000 Sub-provincial city: 6,070,000
64. 南阳 Nanyang, Henan 800,000 administrative area: 11,000,000 (2006)
65. 廊坊 Langfang 763,000 Prefecture-level city: 3,910,000 (2004)
66. 衡阳 Hengyang 761,888 Prefecture-level city
67. 新乡 Xinxiang Prefecture-level city: 5,505,000
68. 安阳 Anyang Prefecture-level city: 5,250,000 (2002)
69. 秦皇岛 Qinhuangdao 759,000 Prefecture-level city: 2,758,000
70. 银川 Yinchuan 736,300 administrative area: 1,377,000
71. 桂林 Guilin 670,000 Prefecture-level city: 1,300,000
72. 临沂 Linyi administrative area: 11,300,000 (2006)
73. 安庆 Anqing 650,000 Prefecture-level city: 6,500,000 (2006)
74. 丹东 Dandong 643,000 Prefecture-level city: 2,390,000 (2001)
75. 常州 Changzhou Prefecture-level city: 3,489,000 (2004)
76. 蚌埠 Bengbu 585,000 Prefecture-level city: 3,469,700 (2004)
77. 佳木斯 Jiamusi 555,000
78. 沧州 Cangzhou 550,000 (2004) Prefecture-level city: 7,100,000 (2006)
79. 淮南 Huainan 400,000 Prefecture-level city: 2,335,798 (2004)
80. 芜湖 Wuhu Prefecture-level city: 2,245,600 (2004)
81. 拉萨 Lhasa 257,400 Prefecture-level city: 521,500
82. 北海 Beihai 135,500 Prefecture-level city: 1,450,000 (2001)
83. 克拉瑪依 Karamay Prefecture-level city: 290,000 (2002)
84. 丽江市 Lijiang City Prefecture-level city: 1,126,646 (2000)

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