Cities in Greater China cover the cities under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the cities under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The top twenty populous cities under the jurisdiction of both governments are listed; see each main list for detail.
For cities in the People's Republic of China: see List of cities in China and List of cities in China by population.
For cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan): see List of cities in Taiwan.
Rank
Name
Chinese
Type
Mainland China
1
Chongqing
Municipality
2
Shanghai
Municipality
3
Beijing
Municipality
4
Chengdu
Sub-provincial-level city
5
Tianjin
Municipality
6
Guangzhou
Sub-provincial-level city
7
Baoding
Prefectural-level city
8
Harbin
Sub-provincial-level city
9
Suzhou
Prefectural-level city
10
Shenzhen
Sub-provincial-level city
11
Nanyang
Prefecture-level city
12
Shijiazhuang
Prefecture-level city
13
Linyi
Prefectural-level city
14
Wuhan
Sub-provincial-level city
15
Handan
Prefectural-level city
16
Wenzhou
Prefectural-level city
17
Weifang
Prefectural-level city
18
Zhoukou
Prefectural-level city
19
Qingdao
Sub-provincial-level city
20
Hangzhou
Sub-provincial-level city
Special administrative regions
Special administrative region
Special administrative region
Rank
Name
Chinese
Type
1
New Taipei
Special municipality
2
Kaohsiung
Special municipality
3
Taichung
Special municipality
4
Taipei
Special municipality
5
Tainan
Special municipality
6
Hsinchu
Provincial city
7
Taoyuan
County-controlled city
8
Keelung
Provincial city
9
Zhongli
County-controlled city
10
Chiayi
Provincial city
11
Changhua
County-controlled city
12
Pingzhen
County-controlled city
13
Pingtung
County-controlled city
14
Bade
County-controlled city
15
Yangmei
County-controlled city
17
Zhubei
County-controlled city
16
Yuanlin
County-controlled city
18
Hualien
County-controlled city
19
Douliu
County-controlled city
20
Taitung
County-controlled city
*Notes:
1. Population data are the populations under the respective administrative divisions.
2. If the Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters are different, the First One is the officially used name.