Western China


Western China is the west of China. In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers one municipality: Chongqing; six provinces: Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai; and three autonomous regions: Tibet, Ningxia, and Xinjiang.

Administrative divisions

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.
#CityUrban areaDistrict areaCity properProv.Census date
1Chongqing8,894,75712,084,38516,044,027CQ2010-11-01
2Chengdu6,316,9227,415,59014,047,625SC2010-11-01
3Xi'an5,206,2536,501,1908,467,838SN2010-11-01
4Kunming3,140,7773,272,5866,432,209YN2010-11-01
5Ürümqi2,853,3983,029,3723,112,559XJ2010-11-01
6Guiyang2,520,0613,034,7504,322,611GZ2010-11-01
7Lanzhou2,438,5952,628,4263,616,163GS2010-11-01
8Yinchuan1,159,4571,290,1701,993,088NX2010-11-01
9Xining1,153,4171,198,3042,208,708QH2010-11-01
10Mianyang967,0071,355,3314,613,871SC2010-11-01
11Nanchong890,4021,858,8756,278,614SC2010-11-01
12Baoji871,9401,437,8023,716,737SN2010-11-01
13Wanzhou859,6621,563,050see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
14Luzhou742,2741,371,2334,218,427SC2010-11-01
15Xianyang730,704945,4205,096,001SN2010-11-01
16Hechuan721,7531,293,028see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
17Zunyi715,1481,094,8716,127,082GZ2010-11-01
18Nanchong890,4021,858,8756,278,614SC2010-11-01
19Luzhou742,2741,371,2334,218,427SC2010-11-01
20Jiangjin686,1891,233,149see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
21Leshan678,7521,211,2373,235,759SC2010-11-01
22Zigong666,2041,262,0642,678,899SC2010-11-01
23Panzhihua631,258787,1771,214,121SC2010-11-01
24Fuling595,2241,066,714see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
25Neijiang586,4451,251,0953,702,847SC2010-11-01
26Xuanwei584,0761,302,891see QujingYN2010-11-01
27Yongchuan582,7691,024,708see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
28Suining549,8261,295,8853,252,619SC2010-11-01
29Yibin549,650836,3404,471,896SC2010-11-01
30Tianshui544,4411,197,1743,262,549GS2010-11-01
31Deyang530,122735,0703,615,758SC2010-11-01
*Lhasa199,159279,074559,423XZ2010-11-01