National central city

National central city
National central city
Simplified Chinese	国家中心城市
Traditional Chinese	國家中心城市
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guójiā Zhōngxīn Chéngshì
Bopomofo	ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄨㄥㄒㄧㄣㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ
Wade–Giles	Kuo2-chia1 Chung1-hsin1 Chʻeng2-shih4
Tongyong Pinyin	Guó-jia Jhong-sin Chéng-shìh
IPA	[kwǒ.tɕjá ʈʂʊ́ŋ.ɕín ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.ʂɻ̩̂]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwokgāa Jūngsām Sìhngsíh
Jyutping	gwok3 gaa1 zung1 sam1 sing4 si5
IPA	[kʷɔk̚˧ ka˥ tsʊŋ˥ sɐm˥ sɪŋ˩ si˩˧]

In China, a national central city (国家中心城市) is a municipality or city with regional, national, and international importance. There are nine national central cities: Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an, and Zhengzhou.^[1]

Beijing

Tianjin

Shanghai

Chongqing

Chengdu

Guangzhou

Wuhan

Zhengzhou

Xi'an

Location of National central cities of China

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As defined by the National Development and Reform Committee,^[a] national central cities are strategically located in the country, shoulder the national mission, lead regional development, participate in international competition, and represent the national image.^[1] This designation was formulated by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2005 as a first step in reforming urbanization in China. The cities' hub activities or spheres of influence have great impact on their surrounding regions in modernizing and integrating services in various fields, including infrastructure, finance, public education, social welfare, sanitation, business licensing, and urban planning.

Division	Native name	Total GDP (2017 USD)	Per capita (2017 USD)	Urban Population (2017)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Municipal Population (2017)	Economic zone	Region	Subdivisions
Beijing	北京; Běijīng	$443.8 billion	$20,446.58	18.76 million	16,411	1,323	21.70 million	Bohai Economic Rim	North	List
Tianjin	天津; Tiānjīn	$294.7 billion	$19,452	12.91 million	11,920	1,306	15.57 million	Bohai Economic Rim	North	List
Shanghai	上海; Shànghǎi	$477.63 billion	$19,750.5	21.21 million	6,341	3,813.8	24.18 million	Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone	East	List
Chongqing	重庆; Chóngqìng	$309.1 billion	$9,433	19.71 million	82,400	373.2	30.75 million	West Triangle Economic Zone	Southwest	List
Chengdu	成都; Chéngdū	$273.8 billion	$16,515	11.54 million	14,378	650	9.14 million		Southwest	List
Xi'an	西安; Xī'ān	$118.4 billion	$12,055.41	5.9 million	10,135	893.6	9.06 million		Northwest
Guangzhou	广州; Guǎngzhōu	$341 billion	$22,317	12.49 million	7,434	1,950.2	14.50 million	Pearl River Delta Economic Zone	South	List
Wuhan	武汉; Wǔhàn	$212.6 billion	$19,627.7	8.72 million	8,494	1,282	10.89 million	Yangtze River Midstream Economic Zone	Central
Zhengzhou	郑州; Zhèngzhōu	$144.7 billion	$14,276.13	7.14 million	7,446	1,327	9.88 million	Zhongyuan Economic Zone	Central

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