| no. | nom | recensement 2000 | recensement 2001 | calculation 2012 | latitude | longitude | division supérieure | d'autres noms | agglomération |
| 1 | Aksu | 251 913 | | 534 750 | 41.15°N | 80.25°E | Xinjiang | Aqsu, Äkèsü | |
| 2 | Anqing | 331 364 | | 362 742 | 30.50°N | 117.05°E | Anhui | Anking | |
| 3 | Anshan | 1 172 132 | | 1 242 349 | 41.12°N | 122.95°E | Liaoning | | Anshan |
| 4 | Anshun | 270 628 | | 466 303 | 26.25°N | 105.93°E | Guizhou | | |
| 5 | Anyang | 726 401 | | 838 779 | 36.08°N | 114.35°E | Henan | | |
| 6 | Aomen | 433 337 | | 558 337 | 22.27°N | 113.56°E | Aomen | Macau, Macao | Aomen |
| 7 | Baicheng | | | 366 034 | 45.62°N | 122.82°E | Jilin | P'ai-ch'eng, Taonan, T'aon-an | |
| 8 | Baoding | 848 962 | | 1 227 298 | 38.87°N | 115.48°E | Hebei | Tsingyuan | |
| 9 | Baoji | 396 897 | | 492 022 | 34.38°N | 107.15°E | Shaanxi | Paoki | Baoji |
| 10 | Baotou | 1 172 500 | | 1 404 452 | 40.60°N | 110.05°E | Neimenggu | Botou, Paotow, Bozhen | Baotou |
| 11 | Beihai | 227 738 | | 427 566 | 21.48°N | 109.10°E | Guangxi | Pakhoi, Haicheng | |
| 12 | Bengbu | 536 496 | | 577 287 | 32.95°N | 117.33°E | Anhui | Bangfou, Bangbu, Pengpu | Bengbu |
| 13 | Benxi | 878 382 | | 1 174 231 | 41.33°N | 123.75°E | Liaoning | Penki | Benxi |
| 14 | Cangzhou | 449 675 | | 651 089 | 38.32°N | 116.87°E | Hebei | | |
| 15 | Changchun | 2 234 000 | | 2 931 941 | 43.87°N | 125.35°E | Jilin | Hsinking | Changchun |
| 16 | Changde | 437 451 | | 658 687 | 29.03°N | 111.68°E | Hunan | Changte | |
| 17 | Changji | 156 495 | | 280 044 | 44.02°N | 87.32°E | Xinjiang | Sanci, Chängjí | |
| 18 | Changsha | 1 807 670 | | 2 519 735 | 28.20°N | 112.97°E | Hunan | | |
| 19 | Changzhi | 653 481 | | 744 768 | 35.22°N | 111.75°E | Shanxi | Changchih | |
| 20 | Changzhou | 876 937 | | 1 076 089 | 31.78°N | 119.97°E | Jiangsu | Changchow | |
| 21 | Chaoyang | 334 686 | | 565 288 | 41.55°N | 120.42°E | Liaoning | | |
| 22 | Chaozhou | 338 589 | | 535 503 | 23.67°N | 116.64°E | Guangdong | Chao'an, Chaoan | Shantou |
| 23 | Chengde | 422 778 | | 479 703 | 40.96°N | 117.93°E | Hebei | Chengteh, Jehol | |
| 24 | Chengdu | 3 885 467 | | 3 778 398 | 30.67°N | 104.07°E | Sichuan | Chengtu | Chengdu |
| 25 | Chifeng | 300 371 | | 412 930 | 42.27°N | 118.95°E | Neimenggu | Ulanhad, Hongshan | |
| 26 | Chongqing | 3 229 900 | | 4 543 433 | 29.57°N | 106.58°E | Chongqing | Chungking | Chongqing |
| 27 | Chuzhou | 218 454 | | 364 317 | 32.30°N | 118.30°E | Anhui | Chuxian, Chu Xian, Langya | |
| 28 | Daipo | | 310 879 | 382 440 | 22.45°N | 114.16°E | Xianggang | Tai Po | Xianggang |
| 29 | Dalian | 1 840 356 | | 2 361 283 | 38.92°N | 121.65°E | Liaoning | Lüda, Dalien, Dairen | Dalian |
| 30 | Dandong | 577 935 | | 721 428 | 40.13°N | 124.40°E | Liaoning | Andong, Antung | Dandong-Sinuiju |
| 31 | Datong | 1 007 130 | | 1 082 379 | 40.08°N | 113.30°E | Shanxi | Tatung | Datong |
| 32 | Dezhou | 303 902 | | 520 705 | 37.45°N | 116.30°E | Shandong | Decheng | |
| 33 | Dongchang | 314 000 | | 436 563 | 41.73°N | 125.93°E | Jilin | Tonghua, Tunghwa | Tonghua |
| 34 | Dongguan | 363 882 | | 390 916 | 23.05°N | 113.73°E | Guangdong | | |
| 35 | Dongying | 290 360 | | 328 769 | 37.50°N | 118.52°E | Shandong | | Dongying |
| 36 | Foshan | 474 409 | | 854 052 | 23.03°N | 113.12°E | Guangdong | Fatshan, Nanhai, Shancheng | Guangzhou |
| 37 | Fushun | 1 346 876 | | 1 485 860 | 41.87°N | 123.88°E | Liaoning | | Shenyang |
| 38 | Fuxin | 657 442 | | 739 336 | 42.01°N | 121.65°E | Liaoning | Fuxinshi, Fusin | Fuxin |
| 39 | Fuzhou | 1 070 849 | | 1 313 954 | 26.08°N | 119.30°E | Fujian | Foochow | Fuzhou |
| 40 | Ganzhou | 226 089 | | 301 199 | 25.95°N | 114.93°E | Jiangxi | Kanchow | |
| 41 | Guangzhou | 3 101 800 | | 2 918 261 | 23.12°N | 113.25°E | Guangdong | | Guangzhou |
| 42 | Guilin | 554 646 | | 826 643 | 25.28°N | 110.28°E | Guangxi | Kweilin | Guilin |
| 43 | Guiyang | 1 109 515 | | 1 146 099 | 26.58°N | 106.72°E | Guizhou | Kweiyang, Kweichu | Guiyang |
| 44 | Haibowan | 181 666 | | 276 224 | 39.66°N | 106.80°E | Neimenggu | Wuhai | Wuhai |
| 45 | Haikou | 543 772 | | 724 978 | 20.05°N | 110.32°E | Hainan | Haihow | |
| 46 | Handan | 1 301 373 | | 1 420 730 | 36.58°N | 114.48°E | Hebei | Hantan | |
| 47 | Hangu | 167 900 | | 348 106 | 39.23°N | 117.78°E | Tianjin | Hanku | Tianjin |
| 48 | Hangzhou | 1 798 494 | | 2 188 307 | 30.25°N | 120.17°E | Zhejiang | Hangchow | Hangzhou |
| 49 | Harbin | 2 991 371 | | 3 716 626 | 45.75°N | 126.65°E | Heilongjiang | Haerbin, Kharbin, Herhpin, Pingkiang, Pinkiang | Harbin |
| 50 | Hebi | 228 758 | | 260 642 | 35.95°N | 114.22°E | Henan | Shancheng | |
| 51 | Hefei | 1 302 775 | | 1 374 027 | 31.85°N | 117.28°E | Anhui | Hofei | |
| 52 | Hegang | 692 749 | | 847 910 | 47.40°N | 130.37°E | Heilongjiang | Hokang | Hegang |
| 53 | Hengshui | 413 444 | | 514 937 | 37.72°N | 115.70°E | Hebei | Taocheng | |
| 54 | Hengyang | 746 249 | | 778 866 | 26.89°N | 112.62°E | Hunan | Hengnan, Hengzhou, Hengchow | Hengyang |
| 55 | Heze | 245 265 | | 266 602 | 35.23°N | 115.45°E | Shandong | Caozhou | |
| 56 | Hohhot | 729 037 | | 817 529 | 40.82°N | 111.64°E | Neimenggu | Huhhot, Huhehot, Huhehaote, Kukukhoto, Kweisui, Kwesui | Hohhot |
| 57 | Huaibei | 772 514 | | 1 021 845 | 33.95°N | 116.75°E | Anhui | | |
| 58 | Huainan | 821 418 | | 1 283 335 | 32.63°N | 116.98°E | Anhui | Hwainan | Huainan |
| 59 | Huaiyin | 539 473 | | 587 795 | 33.58°N | 119.03°E | Jiangsu | Wangying, Hwaiyin, Qingjiang | Huaiyin |
| 60 | Huangshi | 641 820 | | 662 702 | 30.22°N | 115.10°E | Hubei | | |
| 61 | Huizhou | 253 979 | | 316 348 | 23.08°N | 114.40°E | Guangdong | Huiyang, Waiyeung, Huicheng | |
| 62 | Hulan Ergi | 270 683 | | 265 229 | 47.21°N | 123.61°E | Heilongjiang | Fulaerji | Qiqihar |
| 63 | Jiamusi | 524 207 | | 605 996 | 46.83°N | 130.35°E | Heilongjiang | Kiamusze | Jiamusi |
| 64 | Jiangmen | 437 340 | | 642 299 | 22.58°N | 113.08°E | Guangdong | Kongmoon | |
| 65 | Jiaojiang | 449 723 | | 549 237 | 28.68°N | 121.45°E | Zhejiang | Jiaojing, Haimen | |
| 66 | Jiaozuo | 475 859 | | 565 015 | 35.25°N | 113.22°E | Henan | Tsiaotso | Jiaozuo |
| 67 | Jiaxing | 446 338 | | 543 079 | 30.77°N | 120.75°E | Zhejiang | Xiucheng | |
| 68 | Jilin | 1 554 000 | | 2 383 880 | 43.85°N | 126.55°E | Jilin | Kirin, Girin, Chilin, Yungki, Yunki | Jilin |
| 69 | Jinan | 1 875 000 | | 2 369 576 | 36.67°N | 117.00°E | Shandong | Tsinan | Jinan |
| 70 | Jincheng | 248 126 | | 505 115 | 35.50°N | 112.83°E | Shanxi | | |
| 71 | Jingdezhen | 300 508 | | 342 075 | 29.27°N | 117.18°E | Jiangxi | Kingtechen | |
| 72 | Jining | 382 279 | | 567 270 | 35.40°N | 116.55°E | Shandong | | |
| 73 | Jining | 237 408 | | 283 556 | 41.04°N | 113.09°E | Neimenggu | | |
| 74 | Jinxi | | | 324 225 | 40.75°N | 120.83°E | Liaoning | | Jinxi |
| 75 | Jinzhou | 603 028 | | 607 143 | 41.12°N | 121.10°E | Liaoning | Jinxian, Chinhsien, Chinchow | Jinzhou |
| 76 | Jiujiang | 256 406 | | 275 388 | 29.73°N | 115.98°E | Jiangxi | Kiukiang, Xunyang | |
| 77 | Jiulong | | 2 023 979 | 1 815 548 | 22.32°N | 114.17°E | Xianggang | Kowloon, New Kowloon, Xinjiulong | Xianggang |
| 78 | Jixi | 329 969 | | 557 715 | 45.30°N | 130.97°E | Heilongjiang | Chihsi | Jixi |
| 79 | Kaifeng | 551 959 | | 594 274 | 34.85°N | 114.35°E | Henan | | Kaifeng |
| 80 | Kashi | 229 820 | | 354 244 | 39.48°N | 75.97°E | Xinjiang | Kashghar, Kaxgar, Qäşqär, Kàshí | |
| 81 | Kuiqing | | 477 092 | 449 172 | | | Xianggang | Kwai Chung, Kwai Tsing | |
| 82 | Kunming | 925 221 | | 1 122 666 | 25.05°N | 102.70°E | Yunnan | | Kunming |
| 83 | Kuytun | 136 427 | | 302 758 | 44.44°N | 84.89°E | Xinjiang | Kuitun, Kuytuñ, Kuítún | |
| 84 | Langfang | 689 929 | | 753 206 | 39.52°N | 116.68°E | Hebei | Anci, Anyang | Beijing |
| 85 | Lanzhou | 1 347 100 | | 1 401 323 | 36.05°N | 103.68°E | Gansu | Lanchow, Kaolan | Lanzhou |
| 86 | Liaoyang | 621 440 | | 799 348 | 41.28°N | 123.18°E | Liaoning | | Anshan |
| 87 | Liaoyuan | 449 614 | | 469 799 | 42.90°N | 125.13°E | Jilin | Shwangliao, Shuangliao, Dongliao, Chengchiatun | |
| 88 | Linyi | 256 638 | | 290 084 | 35.08°N | 118.33°E | Shandong | | |
| 89 | Liuzhou | 715 180 | | 848 778 | 24.28°N | 109.25°E | Guangxi | Liuchow | Liuzhou |
| 90 | Luancheng | 572 096 | | 624 566 | 37.88°N | 114.65°E | Hebei | | Shijiazhuang |
| 91 | Luohe | 335 389 | | 564 812 | 33.57°N | 114.03°E | Henan | Loho | |
| 92 | Luoyang | 1 354 719 | | 1 403 419 | 34.68°N | 112.47°E | Henan | Loyang, Honan | Luoyang |
| 93 | Luqiao | 409 747 | | 498 557 | 28.58°N | 121.38°E | Zhejiang | | |
| 94 | Luzhou | | | 282 590 | 28.88°N | 105.38°E | Sichuan | Luchow | Luzhou |
| 95 | Maanshan | 513 017 | | 524 783 | 31.73°N | 118.48°E | Anhui | Ma'anshan | |
| 96 | Maoming | 331 209 | | 721 381 | 21.92°N | 110.87°E | Guangdong | | |
| 97 | Mentougou | | | 276 271 | 39.94°N | 116.07°E | Beijing | | Beijing |
| 98 | Mianchang | | | 357 668 | 23.26°N | 116.59°E | Guangdong | Chaoyang | |
| 99 | Mianyang | 250 287 | | 265 598 | 31.47°N | 104.77°E | Sichuan | | |
| 100 | Mudanjiang | 618 170 | | 764 028 | 44.58°N | 129.60°E | Heilongjiang | Mudangiang, Mutankiang | Mudanjiang |
| 101 | Nanchang | 1 584 833 | | 2 500 776 | 28.68°N | 115.88°E | Jiangxi | | Nanchang |
| 102 | Nanjing | 2 743 600 | | 3 703 851 | 32.05°N | 118.78°E | Jiangsu | Nanking, Chianning, Kiangning | Nanjing |
| 103 | Nanning | | | 837 364 | 22.82°N | 108.32°E | Guangxi | Yungning | Nanning |
| 104 | Nantong | 647 344 | | 705 328 | 32.02°N | 120.82°E | Jiangsu | Nantung | |
| 105 | Neijiang | 537 860 | | 523 039 | 29.58°N | 105.05°E | Sichuan | Neikiang, Shizhong | |
| 106 | Ningbo | 689 344 | | 838 755 | 29.88°N | 121.55°E | Zhejiang | Ningpo, Ningxian, Ninghsien | Ningbo |
| 107 | Panjin | 556 539 | | 741 823 | 41.18°N | 122.05°E | Liaoning | Panshan | |
| 108 | Panzhihua | 453 002 | | 440 752 | 26.58°N | 101.68°E | Sichuan | Dukou | |
| 109 | Pékin | 6 892 000 | | 10 189 875 | 39.93°N | 116.40°E | Beijing | Beijing, Peking, Pekín | Beijing |
| 110 | Pingdingshan | 866 731 | | 897 889 | 33.73°N | 113.30°E | Henan | | |
| 111 | Pingxiang | 363 130 | | 406 649 | 27.62°N | 113.85°E | Jiangxi | | Pingxiang |
| 112 | Putian | 355 339 | | 396 238 | 25.43°N | 119.02°E | Fujian | | |
| 113 | Puyang | 536 567 | | 898 571 | 35.70°N | 114.98°E | Henan | | |
| 114 | Qingdao | 1 514 444 | | 1 833 024 | 36.07°N | 120.32°E | Shandong | Tsingtau, Tsingtao | Qingdao |
| 115 | Qinhuangdao | 676 012 | | 880 051 | 39.93°N | 119.62°E | Hebei | Chinwangtao, Qinhuangdo | Qinhuangdao |
| 116 | Qiqihar | 822 073 | | 1 007 008 | 47.35°N | 124.00°E | Heilongjiang | Qiqihaer, Tsitsihar, Lungkiang | Qiqihar |
| 117 | Qitaihe | 340 785 | | 361 585 | 45.80°N | 130.85°E | Heilongjiang | | Qitaihe |
| 118 | Rizhao | 235 943 | | 260 258 | 35.43°N | 119.45°E | Shandong | Donggang | |
| 119 | Rongcheng | 639 979 | | 1 755 437 | 23.54°N | 116.34°E | Guangdong | Jieyang, Kityang | |
| 120 | Saigong | | 327 689 | 753 442 | | | Xianggang | Sai Kung | |
| 121 | Sanmenxia | 261 995 | | 563 348 | 34.83°N | 111.08°E | Henan | Shanxian | |
| 122 | Shanghai | 12 693 027 | | 21 397 715 | 31.23°N | 121.47°E | Shanghai | Schanghai | Shanghai |
| 123 | Shangrao | 246 955 | | 501 850 | 28.47°N | 117.97°E | Jiangxi | Shangjao | |
| 124 | Shantou | 1 167 430 | | 1 485 554 | 23.37°N | 116.67°E | Guangdong | Swatou | Shantou |
| 125 | Shaoguan | 505 950 | | 781 683 | 24.80°N | 113.58°E | Guangdong | Kükon, Chuchiang | |
| 126 | Shaoxing | 335 219 | | 664 554 | 30.00°N | 120.57°E | Zhejiang | Shaohing | |
| 127 | Shaoyang | 608 648 | | 710 179 | 27.00°N | 111.20°E | Hunan | Baoqing | |
| 128 | Shashi | 426 413 | | 545 583 | 30.32°N | 112.23°E | Hubei | Shasi | |
| 129 | Shatian | | 628 634 | 682 368 | 22.38°N | 114.19°E | Xianggang | Sha Tin, Sha Tin Wai, Shatin Station | Xianggang |
| 130 | Shenyang | 3 372 216 | | 3 734 577 | 41.80°N | 123.45°E | Liaoning | Mukden, Moukden, Fengtien | Shenyang |
| 131 | Shenzhen | 719 081 | | 1 474 133 | 22.53°N | 114.13°E | Guangdong | | Xianggang |
| 132 | Shihezi | 528 953 | | 643 989 | 44.30°N | 86.03°E | Xinjiang | Sihänzä, Shíhézï | |
| 133 | Shijiazhuang | 1 609 518 | | 2 655 014 | 38.05°N | 114.48°E | Hebei | Shikiachwang | Shijiazhuang |
| 134 | Shiongshui | | 298 700 | 610 654 | 22.52°N | 114.12°E | Xianggang | Sheung Shui, Fanling-Sheung Shi, Fanling, Bai | Xianggang |
| 135 | Shishi | 295 165 | | 324 006 | | | Fujian | | |
| 136 | Shiyan | 380 473 | | 393 207 | 32.57°N | 110.78°E | Hubei | | Shiyan |
| 137 | Siping | 465 376 | | 691 008 | 43.17°N | 124.33°E | Jilin | Szeping | |
| 138 | Sucheng | 243 037 | | 543 666 | 33.95°N | 118.29°E | Jiangsu | Suqian | |
| 139 | Suihua | 245 365 | | 270 315 | 46.63°N | 126.98°E | Heilongjiang | Beilin | |
| 140 | Suizhou | 289 352 | | 332 386 | 31.71°N | 113.36°E | Hubei | Suixian, Zengdu | |
| 141 | Suzhou | 1 099 450 | | 1 816 452 | 31.30°N | 120.62°E | Jiangsu | Wuxian, Soochow, Suchow, Wuhsien | |
| 142 | Taian | 591 612 | | 1 052 401 | 36.20°N | 117.12°E | Shandong | Tai'an, Taishan | |
| 143 | Taiyuan | 2 571 834 | | 2 852 454 | 37.87°N | 112.55°E | Shanxi | Taiyan, Taiyüan | |
| 144 | Taizhou | 594 978 | | 648 272 | 32.49°N | 119.90°E | Jiangsu | Taichow | |
| 145 | Tanggu | 468 400 | | 793 086 | 39.00°N | 117.67°E | Tianjin | | Tianjin |
| 146 | Tangshan | 1 530 000 | | 1 670 325 | 39.62°N | 118.19°E | Hebei | | Tangshan |
| 147 | Tianjin | 3 771 900 | | 4 572 002 | 39.13°N | 117.20°E | Tianjin | Tientsin | Tianjin |
| 148 | Tieling | 309 812 | | 373 203 | 42.30°N | 123.82°E | Liaoning | Tiehling | |
| 149 | Tongliao | | | 275 012 | 43.62°N | 122.27°E | Neimenggu | Keerqin | |
| 150 | Tongling | 294 074 | | 307 881 | 30.95°N | 117.78°E | Anhui | | |
| 151 | Urumqi | 1 361 491 | | 1 740 868 | 43.80°N | 87.58°E | Xinjiang | Ürümqi, Ürümçi, Wülûmùqí, Urumchi, Tihwa, Urumtsi, Tihua | |
| 152 | Wafangdian | 247 041 | | 256 318 | 39.62°N | 122.00°E | Liaoning | Fuxian, Fuhsien, Leinkong | |
| 153 | Weifang | 360 090 | | 447 628 | 36.72°N | 119.10°E | Shandong | Weixian, Weihsien | |
| 154 | Wenzhou | 828 967 | | 1 008 641 | 28.02°N | 120.65°E | Zhejiang | Wenchow | Wenzhou |
| 155 | Wuhan | 3 923 321 | | 4 000 282 | 30.58°N | 114.27°E | Hubei | Hanyang, Hankow, Hankou | Wuhan |
| 156 | Wuhu | 489 926 | | 481 390 | 31.35°N | 118.37°E | Anhui | | Wuhu |
| 157 | Wuxi | 965 917 | | 1 369 669 | 31.58°N | 120.30°E | Jiangsu | Wusih | Wuxi |
| 158 | Wuzhou | 252 512 | | 289 897 | 23.48°N | 111.32°E | Guangxi | Wuchow | |
| 159 | Xiamen | 512 012 | | 668 046 | 24.45°N | 118.08°E | Fujian | Amoy | Xiamen |
| 160 | Xian | 3 327 174 | | 4 921 992 | 34.27°N | 108.90°E | Shaanxi | Sian, Changan, Signan, Siking, Singan | Xian |
| 161 | Xiangfan | | | 428 424 | 32.02°N | 112.13°E | Hubei | Siangfan, Xiangyang | |
| 162 | Xianggangdao | | 1 335 469 | 1 250 270 | 22.27°N | 114.14°E | Xianggang | Victoria, Hong Kong Island, Xianggang | Xianggang |
| 163 | Xiangtan | 662 337 | | 691 286 | 27.85°N | 112.90°E | Hunan | | |
| 164 | Xianyang | 933 115 | | 1 166 762 | 34.37°N | 108.70°E | Shaanxi | Sienyang | |
| 165 | Xigong | | 327 700 | 607 200 | 22.33°N | 114.25°E | Xianggang | Tseung Kwan O | Xianggang |
| 166 | Xingtai | 489 867 | | 826 383 | 37.07°N | 114.49°E | Hebei | Singtai | Xingtai |
| 167 | Xining | 748 201 | | 867 510 | 36.62°N | 101.77°E | Qinghai | Sining, Ziling | |
| 168 | Xinpu | 307 989 | | 564 749 | 34.60°N | 119.17°E | Jiangsu | Lianyungang, Sinhai, Sinhailian, Xinhai, Xinhailian | Xinpu |
| 169 | Xinxiang | 724 424 | | 750 466 | 35.32°N | 113.87°E | Henan | Sinsiang | |
| 170 | Xinyang | 1 350 000 | | 2 305 231 | 32.13°N | 114.07°E | Henan | Sinyang | |
| 171 | Xuanhua | 289 214 | | 529 677 | 40.60°N | 115.03°E | Hebei | Süanhwa | Zhangjiakou |
| 172 | Xuchang | 354 822 | | 612 305 | 34.02°N | 113.82°E | Henan | Hsüchang | |
| 173 | Xuzhou | 1 050 755 | | 1 469 307 | 34.27°N | 117.18°E | Jiangsu | Süchow, Tongshan, Tungshan | Xuzhou |
| 174 | Yancheng | 610 607 | | 665 301 | 33.39°N | 120.12°E | Jiangsu | | |
| 175 | Yangjiang | 348 953 | | 441 121 | 21.85°N | 111.97°E | Guangdong | Yeungkong, Jiangcheng | Yangjiang |
| 176 | Yangquan | 384 343 | | 443 218 | 37.87°N | 113.57°E | Shanxi | Yangchüan | Yangquan |
| 177 | Yangzhou | 524 399 | | 571 371 | 32.40°N | 119.43°E | Jiangsu | Yangchow | Yangzhou |
| 178 | Yanji | | | 375 032 | 42.88°N | 129.52°E | Jilin | Yenki | Yanji |
| 179 | Yantai | 623 472 | | 878 981 | 37.53°N | 121.40°E | Shandong | Chefu, Chefoo, Zhifu | |
| 180 | Yichang | 457 104 | | 440 965 | 30.70°N | 111.28°E | Hubei | Ichang | Yichang |
| 181 | Yinchuan | 445 319 | | 510 379 | 38.47°N | 106.32°E | Ningxia | Yinchwan | |
| 182 | Yingkou | 546 247 | | 664 703 | 40.67°N | 122.28°E | Liaoning | Yingkow | Yingkou |
| 183 | Yining | 229 440 | | 303 331 | 43.90°N | 81.35°E | Xinjiang | Kulja, Kuldja, Gulja, Ghulca, Ile, Qulja | |
| 184 | Yuanlong | | 449 070 | 736 581 | 22.44°N | 114.02°E | Xianggang | Yuen Long | Xianggang |
| 185 | Yueyang | 518 856 | | 541 534 | 29.38°N | 113.10°E | Hunan | | |
| 186 | Zhangdian | 649 294 | | 698 412 | 36.80°N | 118.06°E | Shandong | Tzupo, Tzepo, Zibo | Zibo |
| 187 | Zhangjiakou | 548 508 | | 950 760 | 40.83°N | 114.93°E | Hebei | Kalgan, Wanchuan | Zhangjiakou |
| 188 | Zhangzhou | 496 825 | | 732 573 | 24.52°N | 117.67°E | Fujian | Longxi | |
| 189 | Zhanjiang | 542 976 | | 730 173 | 21.20°N | 110.38°E | Guangdong | Tsamkong, Fort-Bayard | Zhanjiang |
| 190 | Zhaoqing | 316 778 | | 403 100 | 23.05°N | 112.45°E | Guangdong | Gaoyao, Kaoyao, Duanzhou | |
| 191 | Zhengzhou | 1 962 182 | | 2 032 719 | 34.75°N | 113.67°E | Henan | | Zhengzhou |
| 192 | Zhenjiang | 614 601 | | 669 652 | 32.22°N | 119.43°E | Jiangsu | Chinkiang | Zhenjiang |
| 193 | Zhongshan | 319 401 | | 342 605 | 22.53°N | 113.35°E | Guangdong | Shiqizhen, Shekki | |
| 194 | Zhoukou | 329 755 | | 442 912 | 33.64°N | 114.63°E | Henan | Zhoukouzhen | |
| 195 | Zhuhai | 440 328 | | 547 948 | 22.28°N | 113.57°E | Guangdong | Xiangzhou | Aomen |
| 196 | Zhumadian | 199 804 | | 346 710 | 32.97°N | 114.05°E | Henan | | |
| 197 | Zhunmen | | 488 831 | 526 384 | 22.41°N | 113.98°E | Xianggang | Tuen Mun, Tuen Mun San Hui | Xianggang |
| 198 | Zhuzhou | 696 888 | | 727 347 | 27.83°N | 113.15°E | Hunan | Chuchow | |
| 199 | Zigong | 678 614 | | 659 914 | 29.40°N | 104.78°E | Sichuan | Tzekung | |
| 200 | Zunyi | 383 548 | | 560 103 | 27.70°N | 106.92°E | Guizhou | Tsunyi | Zunyi |