List Of Chinese Municipalities And Prefecture-level Divisions By GDP Per Capita
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prefectures A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
by GDP per capita over ten thousand US dollars, including direct-administered municipalities and
special administrative regions The special administrative regions (SAR) of the People's Republic of China are one of the provincial-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China directly under the control of its Central People's Government (State Co ...
that are roughly comparable in area and economic volume. The unit of measurement for the data listed is the local currency
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. In order to facilitate international comparison, the local currency is converted into
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According to the
administrative divisions Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
of China, there are three level of cities:
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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prefecture-level cities A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...
, and
county-level cities A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
. A prefecture-level city (
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) is not a "city" in the strictest sense of the term, but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, both an urban area (a city in the strict sense) and surrounding
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or less-urbanized areas usually many times the size of the central, built-up core. Prefecture-level cities nearly always contain multiple
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county-level cities A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
, and other such sub-divisions. To distinguish a prefecture-level city from its actual urban area (city in the strict sense), the term "urban area" ( shìqū) is used. Methods and accuracy in the reporting of population and economic activity vary widely, hence these figures should be seen as estimates rather than facts. Some cities do not include migrant workers in the population count, even though the output they generate are counted in the total GDP, resulting in an inflated GDP per capita.


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See also

* Economy of China * Historical GDP of China * List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP * List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP per capita *
List of Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP The scope listed in the table is prefecture-level city, prefecture-level cities, including direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipality and special administrative regions of China, special administrative regions tha ...
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Prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China ...
* List of cities in China by population *
List of cities in China According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China there are three levels of cities, namely provincial-level (consists of municipalities ), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. As of June 2020 the PRC ha ...
*
List of twin towns and sister cities in China This is a list of places in China which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world). A Anqing * Calabasas, United States * C ...
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Sub-provincial division A sub-provincial division () in China is a prefecture-level city governed by a province promoted by half a level. Thus, it is half a level under the provincial level (hence the name sub-provincial) but half a level above the prefecture-level. T ...
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List of capitals in China The scope of this list is limited to capital cities of first-level administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions, also including sub-provincial cities which are governed by ...
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List of country subdivisions by GDP over 200 billion US dollars This is a list of first-level country subdivisions which have a nominal gross state product in excess of US$200 billion. There are more than 100 subdivisions that have more than US$200 billion GDP. Those subdivisions which are the largest in th ...
* List of cities in China by population * List of renminbi exchange rates * Provincial city *
Administrative divisions of China The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...
* Global city


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External links


PRC National Bureau of Statistics
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