Metropolitan Regions of China

Metropolitan Regions Of China

According to research 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 Zhū Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Pearl River Delta
  1. Guangfo Metropolis
  2. Greater Hong Kong
  3. Dongguan-Huizhou Metropolitan Area
  4. Greater Macau
  5. Jiangmen-Zhongshan Metropolitan Area
 63,724,157
~
120,000,000		 PRC
HKG
MAC
長江三角洲
长江三角洲 		Cháng Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu Yangtze River Delta
  1. Greater Shanghai
  2. Wuxi-Changzhou Metropolitan Area
  3. Hangzhou-Ningbo Metropolitan Area
  4. Greater Nanjing
  5. Nantong-Zhangjiagang Metropolitan Area
88,000,000
~
92,582,426		 PRC
环渤海经济圈
環渤海經濟圈 		Huán Bóhǎi Jīngjìquān Bohai Economic Rim
  1. Greater Beijing
  2. Shandong Peninsula (Qingji)
  3. Shenda Metropolis
  4. Hebei North Coast
Greater Beijing: ~23,700,000
Shenda: ~13,890,000
Hebei North Coast: ~9,905,400		 PRC
PRK
海峡经济区
海峽經濟區 		hǎixiá jīngjì qū Cross-Strait Economic Zone
  1. Coastal cities of Fujian Province
  2. Western Coast of Taiwan Island
 Fujian: ???
Taiwan: ~18,000,000		 PRC
ROC
环北部湾经济圈
環北部灣經濟圈 		huán Bĕi bù wān jīng jì quān Beibu Gulf Economic Rim
  1. Greater Nanning
  2. Red River Delta
Red River Delta: ~33,700,000 PRC
Vietnam
中原经济区/中原經濟區 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)
  1. Greater Harbin
  2. Greater Changchun
  3. Mudanjiang-Yanji Metropolitan Area
~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

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