| 11-1 Number of Cities (2004) | |||||
| (unit) | |||||
| Region | Total | Classified by Administrative Status of Cities | |||
| Municipalities | At Quasi- | At Prefecture | At County | ||
| Directly under the | Provincial Level | Level | Level | ||
| Central Government | |||||
| National Total | 661 | 4 | 15 | 268 | 374 | 
| Beijing | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tianjin | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hebei | 33 | 11 | 22 | ||
| Shanxi | 22 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Inner Mongolia | 20 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Liaoning | 31 | 2 | 12 | 17 | |
| Jilin | 28 | 1 | 7 | 20 | |
| Heilongjiang | 31 | 1 | 11 | 19 | |
| Shanghai | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jiangsu | 40 | 1 | 12 | 27 | |
| Zhejiang | 33 | 2 | 9 | 22 | |
| Anhui | 22 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Fujian | 23 | 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| Jiangxi | 21 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Shandong | 48 | 2 | 15 | 31 | |
| Henan | 38 | 17 | 21 | ||
| Hubei | 36 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| Hunan | 29 | 13 | 16 | ||
| Guangdong | 44 | 2 | 19 | 23 | |
| Guangxi | 21 | 14 | 7 | ||
| Hainan | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Chongqing | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Sichuan | 32 | 1 | 17 | 14 | |
| Guizhou | 13 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Yunnan | 17 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Tibet | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Shaanxi | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| Gansu | 16 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Qinghai | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ningxia | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Xinjiang | 22 | 2 | 20 | ||