Chinese Cities with Over a Million Population
61. Fuzhou, Fujian - 7,115,370 Fuzhou's core counties lie on the north (or left) bank of the estuary of Fujian's largest river, the Min River. Fuzhou's counties south of the Min border on Putian, Quanzhou, Sanming and Nanping municipalities. Its population is 7,115,370 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 4,408,076 inhabitants are urban standing around 61.95%, while rural population is at 2,707,294 standing around 38.05%. During the Three Kingdoms Period, southeast China was nominally under the control of Eastern Wu, and the Fuzhou area had a shipyard for the coastal and Yangtze River fleets. In 282 AD, during the Jin Dynasty, two artificial lakes known simply as the East Lake and West Lake were constructed in Ye, as well as a canal system. Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. City Area Location Next City ⇨Return to City List Page 7 |