Do you know who are the three provincial capitals with the most expansion in China? Tear down all the sister cities.
In today's rapid economic development, the competition between major cities is becoming more and more fierce. In order to obtain more resources, expanding the territory became a quick way.
In particular, the provincial capital, which is the only leader in the province, has even targeted neighboring cities in order to enhance its competitive advantage. So, do you know which are the 3 provincial capitals that are the most actively expanding in China?
Let's find out.
Hefei: the first sub-provincial city and the sub-center of the Yangtze River Delta Hefei, the central city of Anhui Province, is located in the west of the Yangtze River Delta, as the sub-central city of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration and the central city of the Hefei metropolitan area, its position is very important.
As early as the early days of liberation, Hefei was just a small and inconspicuous county, however, in 1952, Anhui moved the provincial capital from Anqing to Hefei in order to better manage the province.
In order to play the leading role of the provincial capital, from 1965 to 2011, which lasted 46 years, Hefei split and annexed five surrounding county-level cities, taking Feidong County as an example, it originally belonged to Chaohu Prefecture, and after two demarcations, it was finally officially under the jurisdiction of Hefei in 1983.
In 1965, the edges of Feidong County, Feixi County, Dingyuan County and Shou County were merged to form Changfeng County, which was under the unified management of Hefei.
In 2011, Anhui made a major adjustment, revoking Chaohu City and changing it to a county-level city, and transferring Lujiang County and Chaohu City under its jurisdiction to Hefei. This change has attracted widespread attention across the country, and this is the famous "Sanfenchao Lake" incident.
After several expansions and mergers, Hefei now has 4 districts, 4 counties and a county-level city under management, with a total area of 11,445 square kilometers.
The expansion of the area has also brought about a rapid increase in population, and the population of Hefei has reached 94650,000 people. In 2022, Hefei's GDP reached 12 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35%, and successfully entered China's GDP trillion club, and the future development prospects are limitless.
Hangzhou, as the central city of the Yangtze River Delta, leans on Hangzhou Bay in the east, is the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and is the birthplace of Chinese civilization.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Hangzhou became the capital of Zhejiang Province. The original area of Hangzhou was only 234 square kilometers, and the city began to expand in 1958, Lin'an and Tonglu were returned to Hangzhou in 1960, and then in 1963, Chun'an and Jiande were also included in Hangzhou.
In 1996, the Xixing, Puyan and Changhe rivers of Xiaoshan City were incorporated into Hangzhou, forming a riverside district. In 2001, Xiaoshan City and Yuhang City were revoked and changed to Xiaoshan District and Yuhang District, which jointly belonged to Hangzhou.
Three years later, Fuyang was also revoked and became the Fuyang District of Hangzhou, which expanded the area of Hangzhou to 16,596 square kilometers, making it the largest city in Zhejiang Province.
At present, Hangzhou has 10 jurisdictions, 2 counties and 1 county-level city.
The expansion of the area means more resources coming in. In 2022, Hangzhou's GDP is as high as 188 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15%, becoming the most powerful megacity in Zhejiang, worthy of Zhejiang's economic leader.
The first Chengdu - annexed 7 counties and cities Located in Chengdu, in the western part of China's Sichuan Basin, it is one of China's national central cities and has been known as the land of abundance since ancient times.
As early as the Yuan Dynasty, Chengdu became the provincial capital of Sichuan, and after the historical changes of successive dynasties, Chengdu has always been the administrative capital of the Sichuan region, which is a remarkable achievement.
In order to strengthen the construction of the central city and promote regional development, Chengdu began to merge and develop in 1976. During the year, Chengdu included Jintang and Shuangliu counties in the Wenjiang region, as well as Luodai and Jitian in Jianyang, under its jurisdiction.
Then, in 1985, Chengdu added the entire remaining Wenjiang region, including 12 counties. Finally, in 2016, Jianyang City was officially incorporated into Chengdu.
The territorial area of Chengdu increased from 29 in the early days of liberation9 square kilometers has expanded to 14,335 square kilometers today, covering 12 districts, 3 counties and 5 county-level cities.
The population grew from around 600,000 to 2,11920,000, and the urbanization rate of permanent residents is as high as an astonishing 794%。In 2022, Chengdu's GDP reached 208 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 28%, successfully jumped into the 2 trillion yuan mark, and its development potential is enough to be proud of the others.
There are three cities in China that are developing very fast, and they have driven the rapid development of themselves and other cities in the province through the expansion of urban area. This shows that urban consolidation is an effective way to improve urban development.