The development of prefecture-level cities not only supports the comprehensive balance of the province, but also is a comprehensive reflection of the later stages of urban agglomerations.
Whether it is traditional strong provinces such as Jiangsu, Guangdong, Zhejiang, or Yangtze River Delta , Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao urban agglomerations, they all have many top prefecture-level cities in my country.
What does a city rely on for its development? Urban level, geographical location, industrial foundation, science, education, culture and health are all important factors in urban development. In fact, prefecture-level cities still have their own upper limits in their comprehensive development.
It is certain that the importance of prefecture-level cities will continue to be reflected and will continue to make efforts in the regional economy.
As of now, there are more than 333 municipal administrative units in my country. Among them, it includes 293 prefecture-level cities, 7 regions, 30 autonomous prefectures and 3 alliances.
According to the latest GDP data for the first half of 2022, the top ten GDP lists of China's prefecture-level cities are Suzhou , Wuxi , Foshan , Nantong , Quanzhou , Quanzhou , Dongguan , Yantai , Changzhou , Tangshan , Wenzhou . In recent years, the ranking of China's top prefecture-level cities has gradually stabilized.
In the first half of the year, Suzhou's total GDP exceeded one trillion yuan, and is recognized as the ceiling of my country's prefecture-level cities. During the same period, Wuxi, which ranked second, had a total GDP of less than 700 billion, which was significantly behind Suzhou.
However, just like Suzhou firmly ranked first in the prefecture-level city, Wuxi can also rank second in the prefecture-level city in my country.
Foshan ranks third, and Dongguan only ranks sixth.
As my country's largest economic province, Guangdong has two cities shortlisted for the top ten GDP of prefecture-level cities. Among them, Foshan's total GDP has ranked third in the prefecture-level city for many years, and it is also the third prefecture-level city in my country with a GDP exceeding one trillion yuan.
learned from the Foshan Municipal Bureau of Statistics that in the first half of 2022, Foshan's total GDP was 574.779 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. Among them, Foshan's secondary industry added value has exceeded 300 billion yuan.
Of course, there are also opinions that, except for the total GDP, Dongguan is not inferior to Foshan in many other fields. Overall, Foshan and Dongguan are in the same echelon.
Nantong leads Quanzhou and is among the top four prefecture-level cities in my country.
Since the 13th Five-Year Plan period, Nantong's total GDP has begun to lead Quanzhou. From a geographical perspective, Nantong is located in the core area of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration and is also the northern gate of the Shanghai metropolitan area, with a very critical strategic significance.
learned from the Nantong Municipal Bureau of Statistics that in the first half of 2022, the total GDP of Nantong was 566.36 billion yuan. During the same period, Quanzhou's total GDP was 563.787 billion yuan.
is obvious. The GDP gap between Nantong and Quanzhou is extremely small, and the competition in the future will undoubtedly be quite fierce.
Wenzhou's total GDP in the six-year period was less than 400 billion, and he won the last place in the top ten prefecture-level cities.
Judging from the province's shortlisted situation, Jiangsu has been shortlisted for four, reflecting its leading prefecture-level city level. During the same period, Zhejiang was only shortlisted for one Wenzhou. In the first half of 2022, Wenzhou was also the only one among the top ten prefecture-level cities in China with a total GDP of less than 400 billion.
learned from the Wenzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics that in the first half of 2022, the total GDP of Wenzhou was 374.58 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.3%.
It should be pointed out that the added value of tertiary industry in Wenzhou's six-year was as high as 210.27 billion yuan, accounting for 56.13% of the city's total economic output.
According to data, in the first half of the year, Wenzhou achieved a total import and export trade volume of 142.66 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.8%. So what do you think about the top ten prefecture-level cities in China’s semi-annual GDP list?
