Shanghai tops China's 'super cities' list

© Wang Rongjiang / SHINE The crowds at the Nanjing Road Pedestrian Mall on the first day of 2021

Shanghai and another five cities with an urban population of more than 10 million have been ranked as “super cities” in a report by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

According to 2019 statistics, they are Shanghai, Beijing,nbsp;Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhennbsp;andnbsp;Tianjin. Another 11 cities with an urban population of between 5 and 10 million are listed as “mega cities” and 13 with an urban population between 3 and 5 million as “Type-I large-sized cities.”nbsp;

© Shen Xinyi / SHINE The top 30 cities with the most people living in urban areas

China has more than 90 cities with over 1 million people living in urban areas. Those between 1 and 3 million are “Type-II large-sized cities” and those below a million “small and medium-sized.”

Suzhou,nbsp;Qingdao, Xi'an andnbsp;Jinannbsp;have become mega cities over the past two years while Urumqi,nbsp;Shijiazhuangnbsp;andnbsp;Fuzhounbsp;are now Type-I.

The numbers include only those living in urban areas, excluding county and rural residents. nbsp;