How many cities in china?

According to the administrative divisions of China including Hong Kong and Macau, there are three level of cities, namely provincial-level (consists of municipalities and SARs), prefectural-level cities, and county-level cities. read more

Mainland China (including Hong Kong and Macao) currently has 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions (two cities), 283 prefecture-level cities, 374 County-level cities, adding to 661 cities.Taiwan area has 2 municipalities, 5 cities and 31 County-level cities, adding to 38 cities. read more

According to the administrative divisions of China, there are three levels of cities, namely municipalities (直辖市), prefecture-level cities (地级市), and county-level cities (县级市). The Special Administrative Regions (S.A.R.s) of Hong Kong and Macau are not included in this administrative classification. read more

Based on 2010 census data, the largest cities are the four centrally administered municipalities, which include dense urban areas, suburbs, and large rural areas: Chongqing (28.84 million), Shanghai (23.01 million), Beijing (19.61 million), and Tianjin (12.93 million). read more