RankAreaResident PopulationJurisdiction area1 [Sichuan]Chengdu21.403 M14312 km²2 [Hubei]Wuhan13.774 M8483 km²3 [Shaanxi]Xian13.0782 M10106 km²4 [Henan]Zhengzhou13.008 M7507 km²5 [Jiangsu]Suzhou12.958 M8210 km²6 [Hebei]Shijiazhuang11.2335 M14530 km²7 [Shandong]Linyi10.9438 M17192 km²8 [Hunan]Changsha10.5131 M11816 km²9 [Shandong]Qingdao10.3715 M11293 km²10 [Heilongjiang]Harbin9885 K53186 km²11 [Anhui]Hefei9634 K11445 km²12 [Jiangsu]Nanjing9547 K6586 km²13 [Henan]Nanyang9497 K26591 km²14 [Shandong]Jinan9437 K10244 km²15 [Shandong]Weifang9369.5 K16138 km²16 [Liaoning]Shenyang9204 K12980 km²17 [Hebei]Handan9173.1 K12066.18 km²18 [Jilin]Changchun9101.9 K24592 km²19 [Hebei]Baoding9098.9 K22135 km²20 [Jiangsu]Xuzhou9020 K11258 km²21 [Jiangxi]Ganzhou8989.2 K39379 km²22 [Guangxi]Nanning8940.8 K22341 km²23 [Fujian]Quanzhou8879 K11015 km²24 [Henan]Zhoukou8666 K11968 km²25 [Shandong]Heze8635.5 K12256 km²26 [Fujian]Fuzhou8448 K11968.53 km²27 [Shandong]Jining8240.5 K11191 km²28 [Anhui]Fuyang8141 K10118 km²29 [Jiangsu]Nantong7749 K8001 km²30 [Hebei]Tangshan7719.5 K13829 km²31 [Henan]Shangqiu7660.2 K10658 km²32 [Liaoning]Dalian7539 K13238 km²33 [Jiangsu]Wuxi7495 K4628 km²34 [Hebei]Cangzhou7264.6 K13488 km²35 [Henan]Luoyang7079 K15492 km²36 [Shandong]Yantai7032.2 K13654 km²37 [Hebei]Xingtai6955.5 K12143 km²38 [Henan]Zhumadian6765 K14974 km²39 [Guizhou]Bijie6731.8 K26852 km²40 [Jiangsu]Yancheng6689 K16972 km²41 [Guizhou]Zunyi6580.6 K30762 km²42 [Jiangxi]Nanchang6538.1 K7402 km²43 [Hunan]Hengyang6497 K15300 km²44 [Guizhou]Guiyang6402.9 K8035 km²45 [Jiangxi]Shangrao6396 K22791 km²46 [Hunan]Shaoyang6358.8 K20822 km²47 [Henan]Xinxiang6125 K8629 km²48 [Henan]Xinyang6048 K18819 km²49 [Shandong]Liaocheng5859.3 K8628 km²50 [Guangxi]Yulin5824.1 K12839 km²51 [Hubei]Huanggang5792.2 K17453 km²52 [Shandong]Dezhou5536.3 K10361 km²53 [Sichuan]Nanchong5511 K12514 km²54 [Hebei]Langfang5478 K6420 km²55 [Shanxi]Taiyuan5444.7 K6909 km²56 [Henan]Anyang5376 K7355 km²57 [Jiangsu]Changzhou5375 K4373 km²58 [Shandong]Taian5348.7 K7762 km²59 [Sichuan]Dazhou5324 K16605 km²60 [Fujian]Xiamen5308 K1516 km²61 [Anhui]Suzhou5300 K9939 km²62 [Hubei]Xiangyang5278.5 K19626 km²63 [Hunan]Changde5187 K18176 km²64 [Hubei]Jingzhou5135.5 K14104 km²65 [Hunan]Yongzhou5076.2 K22259 km²66 [Fujian]Zhangzhou5068 K12600 km²67 [Hunan]Yueyang4991.4 K14858 km²68 [Jiangsu]Suqian4977.5 K8462 km²69 [Anhui]Bozhou4960 K8522.58 km²70 [Guangxi]Guilin4950.7 K27809 km²71 [Jiangxi]Yichun4944.3 K18707 km²72 [Henan]Pingdingshan4920 K7874 km²73 [Sichuan]Mianyang4911 K20257 km²74 [Sichuan]Liangshan4906 K60423 km²75 [Henan]Kaifeng4714 K6247 km²76 [Shanxi]Yuncheng4705.6 K14183 km²77 [Shandong]Zibo4674 K5964 km²78 [Sichuan]Yibin4628 K13271 km²79 [Shaanxi]Weinan4604 K13033 km²80 [Hunan]Chenzhou4600.5 K19342 km²81 [Jiangsu]Lianyungang4594 K7614 km²82 [Jiangsu]Yangzhou4585 K6592 km²83 [Jiangxi]Jiujiang4557.7 K18823 km²84 [Jiangsu]Huaian4538 K10047 km²85 [Jiangsu]Taizhou4507 K5788 km²86 [Hunan]Huaihua4472.1 K27573 km²87 [Gansu]Lanzhou4415.3 K13100 km²88 [Jiangxi]Ji'an4386.1 K25341 km²89 [Henan]Xuchang4383 K4977 km²90 [Anhui]Lu'an4379 K15451.2 km²91 [Guangxi]Guigang4308.8 K10596 km²92 [Sichuan]Luzhou4267 K12236 km²93 [Hubei]Xiaogang4171.8 K8941 km²94 [Hebei]Hengshui4157.6 K8758 km²95 [Anhui]Anqing4156 K13589.99 km²96 [Guangxi]Liuzhou4153.5 K18652 km²97 [Shaanxi]Xianyang4121 K10283 km²98 [Heilongjiang]Qiqihar4067.5 K44287 km²99 [Hebei]Zhangjiakou4050.1 K36257.74 km²100 [Anhui]Chuzhou4050 K13433 km²