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| Wednesday,July 25,2007 Posted: 14:34 BJT(0634 GMT) |
| From:China Original:Others |
The figures below are the 2001 estimates for the ten largest urban populations within administrative city limits; a different ranking exists when considering the total municipal populations (which includes suburban and rural populations). The large floating populations of migrant workers make conducting censuses in urban areas difficult; the figures below do not include the floating population, only long-term residents.
|
Rank |
City urban area |
Type/location |
Population (2001 est) millions |
Density (2001 est) per km² |
Municipality limits (2000 census)] |
Region |
|
millions |
density (/km²) |
|
1 |
Shanghai |
municipality |
9.838 |
34,700 |
16.74 |
2,640 |
East |
|
2 |
Beijing |
municipality |
7.441 |
29,800 |
13.82 |
822 |
North |
|
3 |
Hong Kong |
SAR |
6.112 |
76,200 |
7.01 |
6,294 |
South Central |
|
4 |
Tianjin |
municipality |
5.095 |
10,500 |
10.01 |
803 |
North |
|
5 |
Wuhan |
Hubei province |
4.489 |
12,950 |
8.31 |
947 |
South Central |
|
6 |
Guangzhou |
Guangdong province |
4.155 |
11,600 |
10.15 |
1,337 |
South Central |
|
7 |
Shenyang |
Liaoning province |
3.981 |
9,250 |
7.20 |
557 |
Northeast |
|
8 |
Chongqing |
municipality |
3.934 |
23,500 |
30.90 |
378 |
Southwest |
|
9 |
Nanjing |
Jiangsu province |
2.822 |
13,250 |
6.40 |
970 |
East |
|
10 |
Harbin |
Heilongjiang province |
2.672 |
11,350 |
9.35 |
174 |
Northeast |
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