Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2020, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (7): 1060-1082.doi: 10.1007/s11442-020-1770-3
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WANG Xueqin1,2,3(), LIU Shenghe1,2,*(
), QI Wei1,2
Received:
2019-08-28
Accepted:
2020-01-10
Online:
2020-07-25
Published:
2020-09-25
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LIU Shenghe
E-mail:liush@igsnrr.ac.cn
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Wang Xueqin, PhD Candidate, specialized in urban geography and population geography. E-mail: Supported by:
WANG Xueqin, LIU Shenghe, QI Wei. Mega-towns in China: Their spatial distribution features and growth mechanisms[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(7): 1060-1082.
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Table 1
China's mega-towns listed by scale hierarchies in 2015"
Mega-town | Inhabitants (person) | Number | List |
---|---|---|---|
Medium city level | ≥500,000 | 2 | Chang'an Omitted, Humen Town |
Type-I small city level | 200,000-500,000 | 37 | Tangxia Town, Houjie Town, Liaobu Town, Changping Town, Dachang Town, Xiaolan Town, Fenggang Town, Dalang Town, Qingxi Town, Qibao Town, Xinzhuang Town, Xucheng Town, Taihu Lake New Town, Dalingshan Town, Longgang Town, Yangshe Town, Yushan Town, Beiqijia Town, Suicheng Town, Tianya Town, Zhili Town, Shijie Town, Nanqiao Town, Qian'an Town, Huangjiang Town, Gucun Town, Sanlin Town, Meilong Town, Wucheng Town, Wuchang Town, Gaobu Town, Jiuting Town, Tangxia Town, Hengli Town, Licheng Town, Shishan Town |
Type-II small city level | 100,000-200,000 | 199 | Omitted |
Table 2
Socio-economic situation of eight comprehensive economic zones in 2015"
Regions | GDP (billion) | Urbanization rate (%) | Inhabitants (billion) |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Coastal Area | 13812.6 | 73.3 | 159.3 |
Northern Coastal Area | 13236.1 | 69.4 | 209.9 |
Southern Coastal Area | 10249.5 | 62.1 | 156.0 |
Middle Yangtze River | 9718.2 | 52.5 | 233.5 |
Southwest Area | 8669.5 | 48.2 | 242.9 |
Middle Yellow River | 8562.2 | 54.0 | 194.5 |
Northeast Area | 5781.6 | 60.5 | 109.5 |
Northwest Area | 2247.0 | 44.8 | 65.4 |
Table 3
Regional nearest neighbour distance index r of China's mega-towns in 2015"
Region | Number of mega-towns | r | Region | Number of mega-towns | r |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern Coastal Area | 72 | 0.83 | Southwest Area | 29 | 0.70 |
Northern Coastal Area | 17 | 0.71 | Middle Yellow River | 9 | 0.70 |
Southern Coastal Area | 57 | 0.82 | Northeast Area | 8 | 0.69 |
Middle Yangtze River | 44 | 0.84 | Northwest Area | 2 | 0.64 |
Table 4
Provincial nearest neighbour distance index r of China's mega-towns in 2015"
Province-level region | Number of mega-towns | r | Distribution mode | Province-level region | Number of mega-towns | r | Distribution mode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beijing | 1 | 0.00 | agglomeration | Guangdong | 48 | 0.83 | agglomeration |
Guizhou | 1 | 0.00 | agglomeration | Jiangxi | 13 | 0.86 | agglomeration |
Liaoning | 1 | 0.00 | agglomeration | Hunan | 9 | 0.87 | agglomeration |
Ningxia | 1 | 0.00 | agglomeration | Tianjin | 3 | 0.89 | agglomeration |
Qinghai | 1 | 0.00 | agglomeration | Heilongjiang | 3 | 0.95 | agglomeration |
Shaanxi | 1 | 0.00 | agglomeration | Anhui | 15 | 1 | random |
Shandong | 2 | 0.07 | agglomeration | Yunnan | 3 | 1.08 | uniform |
Inner Mongolia | 3 | 0.38 | agglomeration | Jiangsu | 35 | 1.15 | uniform |
Guangxi | 5 | 0.63 | agglomeration | Henan | 3 | 1.18 | uniform |
Jilin | 4 | 0.64 | agglomeration | Hebei | 11 | 1.32 | uniform |
Hubei | 7 | 0.70 | agglomeration | Hainan | 4 | 1.41 | uniform |
Sichuan | 18 | 0.70 | agglomeration | Shanxi | 2 | 2.15 | uniform |
Chongqing | 2 | 0.71 | agglomeration | Gansu | 0 | — | — |
Zhejiang | 14 | 0.72 | agglomeration | Tibet | 0 | — | — |
Shanghai | 23 | 0.75 | agglomeration | Xinjiang | 0 | — | — |
Fujian | 5 | 0.81 | agglomeration | China | 238 | 0.48 | agglomeration |
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