Western China

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Western China (中国西部 or 华西) is the west of China. It consists of Southwestern China and Northwestern China. In the definition of the Chinese government, Western China covers six provinces (Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Qinghai), three autonomous regions (Tibet, Ningxia, and Xinjiang), and one direct-administered municipality (Chongqing).

Western China

Urbanization

As part of the Xi Jinping administration's goal to urbanize 250 million citizens by 2025 as the first phase of a long-term green modernization plan, China seeks to resettle formerly rural people in provincial capitals, prefectural cities, and county-level towns in western China (as well as central China).[1]: 8 

Administrative divisions

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GB[2] ISO No.[3] Province Chinese Name Capital Population Density Area Abbr.
Yú 50 Chongqing Municipality 重庆市
Chóngqìng Shì		 Chongqing 28,846,170 350.50 82,300 CQ 渝
Chuān (Shǔ) 51 Sichuan Province 四川省
Sìchuān Shěng		 Chengdu 80,418,200 165.81 485,000 SC 川(蜀)
Guì (Qián) 52 Guizhou Province 贵州省
Gùizhōu Shěng		 Guiyang 34,746,468 197.42 176,000 GZ 贵(黔)
Yún (Diān) 53 Yunnan Province 云南省
Yúnnán Shěng		 Kunming 45,966,239 116.66 394,000 YN 云(滇)
Zàng 54 Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区
Xīzàng Zìzhìqū		 Lhasa 3,002,166 2.44 1,228,400 XZ 藏
Shǎn (Qín) 61 Shaanxi Province 陕西省
Shǎnxī Shěng		 Xi'an 37,327,378 181.55 205,600 SN 陕(秦)
Gān (Lǒng) 62 Gansu Province 甘肃省
Gānsù Shěng		 Lanzhou 25,575,254 56.29 454,300 GS 甘(陇)
Qīng 63 Qinghai Province 青海省
Qīnghǎi Shěng		 Xining 5,626,722 7.80 721,200 QH 青
Níng 64 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区
Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū		 Yinchuan 6,301,350 94.89 66,400 NX 宁
Xīn 65 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区
Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū		 Ürümqi 21,813,334 13.13 1,660,400 XJ 新
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Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.

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#CityUrban area[4]District area[4]City proper[4]Prov.Census date
1Chongqing[a]8,894,75712,084,38516,044,027CQ2010-11-01
2Chengdu6,316,9227,415,59014,047,625SC2010-11-01
3Xi'an5,206,2536,501,1908,467,838SN2010-11-01
4Kunming[b]3,140,7773,272,5866,432,209YN2010-11-01
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
15Xianyang[c]730,704945,4205,096,001SN2010-11-01
16Hechuan721,7531,293,028see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
17Zunyi715,1481,094,8716,127,082GZ2010-11-01
18Luzhou742,2741,371,2334,218,427SC2010-11-01
19Jiangjin686,1891,233,149see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
20Leshan678,7521,211,2373,235,759SC2010-11-01
21Zigong666,2041,262,0642,678,899SC2010-11-01
22Panzhihua631,258787,1771,214,121SC2010-11-01
23Fuling595,2241,066,714see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
24Neijiang586,4451,251,0953,702,847SC2010-11-01
25Xuanwei584,0761,302,891see QujingYN2010-11-01
26Yongchuan582,7691,024,708see ChongqingCQ2010-11-01
27Suining549,8261,295,8853,252,619SC2010-11-01
28Yibin549,650836,3404,471,896SC2010-11-01
29Tianshui544,4411,197,1743,262,549GS2010-11-01
30Deyang530,122735,0703,615,758SC2010-11-01
*Lhasa199,159279,074559,423XZ2010-11-01
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  1. [a]
    Chongqing core area only, satellite urban areas separated from Chongqing core area is not included. Chongqing core districts are consist of nine districts: Yuzhong, Dadukou, Jiangbei, Shapingba, Jiulongpo, Nan'an, Beibei, Yubei, & Banan.
  2. [b]
    Dongchuan is a satellite urban area separated from Kunming and it is not included.
  3. [c]
    Yangling is a satellite urban area separated from Xianyang and it is not included.

Policies

China's current development policy for its western regions is laid out in the Guiding Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Promoting the Development of the West in the New Era and Forming a New Pattern.[5]: 186  This policy seeks to improve key industries and national development, particularly in aircraft manufacturing.[5]: 186 

Infrastructure developed through the Belt and Road Initiative has helped to reduce the imbalance between western China and the country's more developed eastern region.[6]: 42 

See also

Other regions

References

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