Which city is bigger, Chengdu or Wuhan?

Wuhan is bigger than Chengdu. Chengdu (abbreviated as Rong), the capital of Sichuan, was designated by the State Council as the center of science, technology, commerce, finance and transportation and communication in southwest China in 1993. It is a midwestern city with the largest number of foreign consulates and the largest number of international routes. Wuhan, referred to as "Han" for short, is the capital of Hubei Province in China, the largest city and the only sub-provincial city in Central China, the most prosperous city in China, and a regional central city in People's Republic of China (PRC).

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1, Wuhan is located in the east of Jianghan Plain. The Yangtze River, the third largest river in the world, and the Hanshui River, its largest tributary, pass through the city, dividing the urban area of Wuhan into three parts, forming a pattern of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang separated by a river. Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote here that "the Jade Emperor blows the Yellow Crane Tower, and plum blossoms fall into the river in May", so Wuhan has been known as the river city since ancient times. The city now governs 13 urban areas and 3 national development zones, covering an area of 8467 square kilometers. Rivers crisscross the territory, lakes and harbors are intertwined, and hundreds of mountains are located between them. The water area accounts for a quarter of the city's area, which constitutes a very distinctive riverside and lakeside water ecological environment.

2. Chengdu is located in the west of Sichuan Basin and the hinterland of Chengdu Plain. Chengdu is adjacent to Deyang and Ziyang in the east, Ya 'an and Aba in the west and Meishan in the south. Chengdu has jurisdiction over 5 counties in Jinjiang District and other 10 districts and 4 county-level cities. At the end of 20 14, the built-up area in Chengdu area was 604 1 km2, and the permanent population was144.28 million. Chengdu is "the first batch of national historical and cultural cities" and "the best tourist city in China", with a history of more than 3,000 years. It has many places of interest and cultural landscapes, such as Dujiangyan, Wuhou Temple, Du Fu Caotang, Jinsha Site, Shuming Mausoleum, Wangjianglou and Qingyang Palace. ?