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| Rank | Name | Province | Pop. | Rank | Name | Province | Pop. |
| 1 | Shanghai | Shanghai
| 22,315,426 | 11 | Nanjing | Jiangsu | 6,852,984 |
| 2 | Beijing | Beijing | 18,827,000 | 12 | Shenyang | Liaoning | 5,743,718 |
| 3 | Chongqing | Chongqing | 15,294,255 | 13 | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 5,695,313 |
| 4 | Tianjin | Tianjin | 11,090,314 | 14 | Harbin | Heilongjiang | 4,517,549 |
| 5 | Guangzhou | Guangdong | 11,070,654 | 15 | Suzhou | Jiangsu
| 4,074,000 |
| 6 | Shenzhen | Guangdong | 10,357,938 | 16 | Jinan | Shandong | 3,922,180 |
| 7 | Wuhan | Hubei
| 10,120,000 | 17 | Xi’an | Shaanxi | 3,890,098 |
| 8 | Dongguan | Guangdong | 8,220,937 | 18 | Wuxi | Jiangsu | 3,542,319 |
| 9 | Chengdu | Sichuan | 7,123,697 | 19 | Hefei | Anhui
| 3,352,076 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong
| 7,055,071 | 20 | Changchun | Jilin | 3,341,700 |
