Chinese Population Visualised

Every square equals 0.1% of China's population (โ‰ˆ1.41 million people). The 10 largest cities within provinces are highlighted in a lighter shade inside their province (the four directly-governed municipalities โ€” Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing โ€” appear as their own cells). Hong Kong, Macau and Hainan shown as insets; Taiwan not included.

GuangdongHenanHunanHubeiGuangxiHainanHong KongMacauShandongJiangsuZhejiangAnhuiJiangxiFujianShanghaiHebeiShanxiInnerMongoliaBeijingTianjinSichuanYunnanGuizhouChongqingTibetShaanxiGansuXinjiangNingxiaQinghaiLiaoningHeilong-jiangJilinShenzhenGuangzhouChengduWuhanDongguanXi'anHangzhouFoshanNanjingShenyang
10 largest cities within provinces (urban area): Shenzhen ยท 17.4 MGuangzhou ยท 16.1 MChengdu ยท 13.6 MWuhan ยท 10.5 MDongguan ยท 9.6 MXi'an ยท 9.4 MHangzhou ยท 9.2 MFoshan ยท 9.0 MNanjing ยท 7.5 MShenyang ยท 7.0 M