The large cities of China

The Infrastructurist presents a graphic displaying the populations of the 60 cities in China with a population over 1 million.

Some interesting points in the comments about what exactly counts as “city population.” The graphic says: “Generally the lighted area that can be observed from an airplane at night.” This is a measurement issue: should rural areas be included? Whole counties? Just within city limits? Metropolitan regions? Each choice for boundaries will change the numbers.

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