Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 7, 1060(2020)
Mega-towns in China: Their spatial distribution features and growth mechanisms
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Fig. 1. Divisions of administrative units and economic zones in China
Fig. 3. Mega-towns' contribution to eight economic zones of China in 2015
Fig. 4. Line fit plot of various influencing factors on the number of mega-towns (Y) in 2015
Fig. 6. Local autocorrelation analysis of location in China in 2015
Fig. 7. Local autocorrelation analysis of economic density in China in 2015
Fig. 8. Local autocorrelation analysis of population density in China in 2015
Fig. 9. Local autocorrelation analysis of highway density in China in 2015
Table 1.
China's mega-towns listed by scale hierarchies in 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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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Xueqin WANG, Shenghe LIU, Wei QI. Mega-towns in China: Their spatial distribution features and growth mechanisms[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(7): 1060
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Category: Research Articles
Received: Aug. 28, 2019
Accepted: Jan. 10, 2020
Published Online: Apr. 21, 2021
The Author Email: LIU Shenghe (liush@igsnrr.ac.cn)
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