Metropolitan regions of China

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	Guangfo Metropolis (Guangzhou, Foshan, & Zhaoqing) Greater Hong Kong (Hong Kong & Shenzhen) Dongguan-Huizhou Metropolitan Area Greater Macau (Macau & Zhuhai) Jiangmen-Zhongshan Metropolitan Area	63,724,157 ~ 120,000,000	PRC HKG MAC
長江三角洲 长江三角洲 [3]	Cháng Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu	Yangtze River Delta	Greater Shanghai (Shanghai, Jiaxing, Suzhou) Wuxi-Changzhou Metropolitan Area Hangzhou-Ningbo Metropolitan Area (including Shaoxing and Zhoushan) Greater Nanjing (Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Ma'anshan) Nantong-Zhangjiagang Metropolitan Area (including Jiangyin, Haimen, Jingjiang)	88,000,000 ~ 92,582,426	PRC
环渤海经济圈 環渤海經濟圈 [4]	Huán Bóhǎi Jīngjìquān	Bohai Economic Rim	Greater Beijing (Beijing and Tianjin-Binhai) Shandong Peninsula (Qingji) (Jinan and Qingdao, including Yantai, Weifang etc.) Shenda Metropolis (Shenyang and Dalian, including Anshan, Fushun, Dandong, Sinuiju) Hebei North Coast (Tangshan and Qinhuangdao)	Greater Beijing: ~23,700,000 Shenda: ~13,890,000 Hebei North Coast: ~9,905,400	PRC DPRK
海峡经济区 海峽經濟區 [5]	hǎixiá jīngjì qū	Cross-Strait Economic Zone	Coastal cities of Fujian Province (Xiamen and Fuzhou also including neighboring cities such as Wenzhou, Shantou etc.) Western Coast of Taiwan Island (Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, & Kaoshiung)	Fujian: ??? Taiwan: ~18,000,000	PRC 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]	Greater Nanning (Nanning, Beihai, Yulin, Qinzhou, Chongzuo, & Fangchenggang) Red River Delta (Hanoi, Hai Phong, Thanh Hóa, Nam Dinh, & Hai Duong)	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

1. ^ 中国将形成十大城市群, Academy of Macroeconomic Research (AMR), 2007
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ http://www.china.com.cn/chinese/zhuanti/qy/550016.htm
4. ^ "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. 
5. ^ http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090303/article_392883.htm
6. ^ http://www.bbw.gov.cn/staticpages/20090319/bbw49c2670d-2117.shtml
7. ^ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200009/02/eng20000902_49585.html