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This article is about metropolitan regions in the areas under the jurisdictions of the two governments using "China" in their names, the People's Republic of China (commonly known as "China" or "mainland China") and the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan"). For cities, see List of cities in China.
According to research[1] by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the People's Republic of China, ten major metropolitan regions are forming in China. Together, they constitute about one-tenth (9.99%) of China's land area, one-third (35.02%) of the country's population and one-half (52.83%) of the country's GDP (as in 2005). Among them, the largest three have been established since the beginning of China's economic reform and are expected to remain the leading force of the country's economic development in the coming decades.
Chinese & Hanyu Pinyin Megalopolises Metropolises and Cities Population Jurisdiction 珠江三角洲 [2] Zhū Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Pearl River Delta 63,724,157
~
120,000,000PRC
HKG
MAC
長江三角洲
长江三角洲 [3]Cháng Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Yangtze River Delta 88,000,000
~
92,582,426PRC
环渤海经济圈
環渤海經濟圈 [4]Huán Bóhǎi Jīngjìquān Bohai Economic Rim Greater Beijing: ~23,700,000
Shenda: ~13,890,000
Hebei North Coast: ~9,905,400PRC
DPRK
海峡经济区
海峽經濟區 [5]hǎixiá jīngjì qū Cross-Strait Economic Zone Fujian: ???
Taiwan: ~18,000,000PRC
ROC
环北部湾经济圈
環北部灣經濟圈 [6]huán Bĕi bù wān jīng jì quān Beibu Gulf Economic Rim[7] Red River Delta: ~33,700,000 PRC
Vietnam
中原 Zhōngyuán Central Plain Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Luoyang ~24,170,000 PRC
哈尔滨长春地区
哈爾濱長春地區
(东三省城市/東三省城市)Hāěrbīn Chángchūn Dìqū
(Dōngsānshěng Chéngshì)Harbin-Changchun Area
(Northeastern Cities)- Greater Harbin (Harbin including Qiqihar and Daqing)
- Greater Changchun (Changchun including Jilin City and Siping)
- Mudanjiang-Yanji Metropolitan Area (including Rason and Vladivostok)
~21,832,000 PRC
DPRK
Russia
四川盆地
(成渝都市圈)Sìchuān Péndì
(Chéngyú Dūshìquān)Sichuan basin
(Chengyu Megalopolis)around Chengdu and Chongqing, including Zigong, Luzhou etc. ~20,878,000 PRC
大武汉都市圈
大武漢都市圈Dàwǔhàn Dūshìquān Greater Wuhan Megalopolis around Wuhan, including Huangshi, Xinyang, Jiujiang, Yueyang etc. ~20,000,000 PRC
关中
關中Guānzhōng Guanzhong around Xi'an, including Xianyang, Baoji etc. ~16,722,000 PRC
长株潭城市群
長株潭城市群Cháng-zhū-tán chéngshìqún Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region around Changsha, including Zhuzhou, Xiangtan. ~12,994,400(2000) PRC
See also
- List of regions in China
- List of country subdivisions by GDP over 100 billion US dollars
- List of urban areas by population
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- List of urban agglomerations by population
- List of cities by population
- List of megalopoleis
- World's largest urban agglomerations according to the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report
- City/Global city
- Megacity
- Metropolis
- Megalopolis (city type)
- Metropolitan area
- Urban agglomeration
- List of metropolitan areas by population
- World's largest cities
- List of cities in the Far East by population
References
- ^ 中国将形成十大城市群, Academy of Macroeconomic Research (AMR), 2007
- ^ Vidal, John (2010-03-22). "UN report: World's biggest cities merging into 'mega-regions'". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/22/un-cities-mega-regions.
- ^ http://www.china.com.cn/chinese/zhuanti/qy/550016.htm
- ^ "Foreign investment shows trend of "moving northward"". china-embassy.org. 2004-05-14. http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/zt/1/t106401.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090303/article_392883.htm
- ^ http://www.bbw.gov.cn/staticpages/20090319/bbw49c2670d-2117.shtml
- ^ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200009/02/eng20000902_49585.html
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