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List of capitals in China
The scope of this list is limited to capital cities of first-level administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions, also including sub-provincial cities which are governed by a province but administered independently in many ways from a province.
Provincial-level capitals
Provincial-level administrative divisions and capitals of China
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| Jurisdiction
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Capital
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Chinese
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Capital since
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Land area
(km²)
|
Population
(2020)
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Urban area
population (2020)
|
Symbol
|
Seat
|
Map
|
| Anhui
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Hefei
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合肥市
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1853
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11,434
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9,369,881
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5,118,199
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庐
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Shushan
|
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Beijing
(Municipality)
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Beijing
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北京市
|
1927
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16,801
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21,893,095
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21,893,095
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京
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Tongzhou
|
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Chongqing
(Municipality)
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Chongqing
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重庆市
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1927
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82,401
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32,054,159
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22,251,500
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渝
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Yuzhong
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| Fujian
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Fuzhou
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福州市
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1278
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12,177
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8,291,268
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4,094,491
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榕
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Gulou
|
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| Gansu
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Lanzhou
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兰州市fgyf
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1667
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13,300
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4,359,446
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3,072,100
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兰
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Chengguan
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| Guangdong
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Guangzhou
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广州市
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1369
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7,434
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18,676,605
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16,492,590
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穗
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Yuexiu
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Guangxi
(Autonomous region)
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Nanning
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南宁市
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1912
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22,189
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8,741,584
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5,977,185
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邕
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Qingxiu
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| Guizhou
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Guiyang
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贵阳市
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1413
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8,034
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5,987,018
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4,506,134
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筑
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Guanshanhu
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| Hainan
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Haikou
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海口市
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1988
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2,237
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2,046,189
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2,046,189
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海
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Xiuying
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| Hebei
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Shijiazhuang
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石家庄市
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1968
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15,722
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11,235,086
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4,717,198
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石
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Chang'an
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| Heilongjiang
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Harbin
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哈尔滨市
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1949
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53,100
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10,009,854
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7,152,381
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哈
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Songbei
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| Henan
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Zhengzhou
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郑州市
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1954
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7,507
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12,600,574
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6,650,532
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郑
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Zhongyuan
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Hong Kong
(Special administrative region)
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Hong Kong
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香港特别行政区
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1997
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1,104
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7,481,800
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7,481,800
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港
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Central & Western
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| Hubei
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Wuhan
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武汉市
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1927
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8,494
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12,326,500
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12,326,500
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汉
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Jiang'an
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| Hunan
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Changsha
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长沙市
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1664
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11,819
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10,047,914
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6,242,453
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星
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Yuelu
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Inner Mongolia
(Autonomous region)
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Hohhot
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呼和浩特市
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1952
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17,224
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3,446,100
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2,681,758
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呼
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Xincheng
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| Jiangsu
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Nanjing
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南京市
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1952
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6,598
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9,314,685
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9,314,685
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宁
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Xuanwu
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| Jiangxi
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Nanchang
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南昌市
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1277
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7,372
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6,255,007
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3,929,660
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洪
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Honggutan
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| Jilin
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Changchun
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长春市
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1954
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20,532
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9,066,906
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5,691,024
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春
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Nanguan
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| Liaoning
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Shenyang
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沈阳市
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1662
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12,942
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9,070,093
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7,885,142
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沈
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Hunnan
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Macau
(Special administrative region)
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Macau
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澳门特别行政区
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1999
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29
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683,100
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683,100
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澳
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São Lourenço
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Ningxia
(Autonomous region)
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Yinchuan
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银川市
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1928
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4,467
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2,859,074
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1,901,793
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银
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Jinfeng
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| Qinghai
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Xining
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西宁市
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1928
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7,372
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2,467,965
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1,954,795
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湟
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Chengzhong
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| Shaanxi
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Xi'an
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西安市
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1286
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9,983
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12,952,907
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11,904,805
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镐
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Weiyang
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| Shandong
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Jinan
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济南市
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1377
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8,177
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9,202,432
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8,352,574
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济
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Lixia
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Shanghai
(Municipality)
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Shanghai
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上海市
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1927
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6,340
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24,870,895
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24,870,895
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沪
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Huangpu
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| Shanxi
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Taiyuan
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太原市
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1369
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6,959
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5,305,061
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4,529,141
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并
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Xinghualing
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| Sichuan
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Chengdu
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成都市
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1286
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12,132
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20,937,757
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15,419,445
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蓉
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Wuhou
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Tianjin
(Municipality)
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Tianjin
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天津市
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1927
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11,760
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13,866,009
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10,932,000
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津
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Hexi
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Tibet
(Autonomous region)
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Lhasa
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拉萨市
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1642
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29,274
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867,891
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648,044
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拉
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Chengguan
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Xinjiang
(Autonomous region)
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Ürümqi
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乌鲁木齐市
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1884
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14,577
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3,112,559
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3,029,372
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乌
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Tianshan
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| Yunnan
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Kunming
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昆明市
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1275
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21,473
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8,460,088
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5,604,310
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昆
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Chenggong
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| Zhejiang
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Hangzhou
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杭州市
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1367
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16,847
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11,936,010
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10,711,238
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杭
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Jianggan
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Sub-provincial cities that are not themselves provincial capitals
Sub-provincial cities have a status that is below that of the municipalities, which are independent and equivalent to provinces, but above other, regular prefecture-level cities, which are completely ruled by their respective provinces. However, these sub-provincial cities are marked the same as other provincial capitals (or a prefecture-level city if the city is not a provincial capital) on almost all maps.
In total, there are five sub-provincial cities that are not themselves provincial capitals. These five cities have been designated as "Cities with Independent Planning Status" (Chinese: 计划单列市; pinyin: Jìhuá Dānliè Shì).
List of the Cities with Independent Planning Status
| Jurisdiction
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City
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Chinese
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Designation
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Land area (km²)
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Population (2010)
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Urban area
population (2010)
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Symbol
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Seat
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Map
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| Fujian
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Xiamen
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厦门市
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1988
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1,699
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3,531,347
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3,119,110
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鹭
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Siming
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| Guangdong
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Shenzhen
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深圳市
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1988
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2,050
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10,358,381
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10,358,381
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深
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Futian
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| Liaoning
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Dalian
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大连市
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1984
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13,237
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8,106,171
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4,222,409
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连
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Xigang
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| Shandong
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Qingdao
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青岛市
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1986
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11,026
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8,715,087
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4,556,077
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胶
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Shinan
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| Zhejiang
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Ningbo
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宁波市
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1987
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9,816
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7,605,689
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2,823,065
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甬
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Yinzhou
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With the exception of Fuzhou, the provincial capital of Fujian Province, the provincial capitals of the other four provinces listed above – Guangzhou, Shenyang, Jinan, and Hangzhou – are themselves sub-provincial cities. Before 1997, when Chongqing was a sub-provincial city of Sichuan Province, provincial capital Chengdu was also a sub-provincial city.
See also
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