1. Secondly, in terms of area alone, the urban area of Guangzhou is 2099.20 square kilometers. The administrative area is 7434 square kilometers, which is about 1.2 times the area of Shanghai.
Finally, in terms of economic development, Shanghai's GDP has reached 4.3 trillion, while Guangzhou's is only 2.8 trillion. Guangzhou is less developed than Shanghai. Guangzhou, referred to as Yangcheng and Huacheng for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city, a national central city, a megacity and a core city of Guangzhou metropolitan area. The State Council approved China as an important central city, international business center and comprehensive transportation hub.