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Largest cities

The figures below are only estimates of the population 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.

Leading Urban Centers of the People's Republic of China
Shanghai Guangzhou Hong Kong Nanjing Dalian	Rank	Core City	Division	Urban Pop.	Admin. Rank	Admin. Pop.	Region	Beijing Shenzhen Tianjin Chongqing Wuhan
	1	Shanghai	Shanghai Municipality	14,460,000	2	18,542,200	East
	2	Beijing	Beijing Municipality	12,770,000	3	17,430,000	North
	3	Guangzhou	Guangdong Province	11,810,000	4	15,000,000	South
	4	Shenzhen	Guangdong Province	11,710,000	5	13,300,000	South
	5	Dongguan	Guangdong Province	7,650,000	34	7,650,000	South
	6	Tianjin	Tianjin Municipality	7,200,000	6	11,500,000	North
	7	Hong Kong	Hong Kong SAR	6,985,200	30	6,985,200	South
	8	Wuhan	Hubei Province	5,240,000	15	9,400,000	Central
	9	Shenyang	Liaoning Province	4,560,000	22	7,500,000	Northeast
	10	Nanjing	Jiangsu Province	4,150,000	27	7,100,000	East
	11	Chongqing	Chongqing Municipality	4,150,000	1	31,442,300	Southwest
	12	Chengdu	Sichuan Province	3,860,000	8	11,300,000	Southwest
	13	Hangzhou	Zhejiang Province	3,410,000	29	7,000,000	East
	14	Xi'an	Shaanxi Province	3,340,000	11	10,500,000	Northwest
	15	Qingdao	Shandong Province	3,330,000	18	8,000,000	East
	16	Harbin	Heilongjiang Province	2,980,000	12	8,499,000	Northeast
	17	Changchun	Jilin Province	2,440,000	25	7,400,000	Northeast
	18	Changsha	Hunan Province	2,390,000	38	6,103,000	Central
	18	Nanchang	Jiangxi Province	2,310,000	50	4,507,000	East
	19	Shijiazhuang	Hebei Province	2,270,000	14	9,500,000	North
	19	Dalian	Liaoning Province	2,270,000	36	6,200,000	Northeast
	20	Jinan	Shandong Province	2,230,000	35	6,300,000	East