Abstract: The present article makes a clustering analysis of urban size structures of provinces and autonomous regions in China in 1999 .The result of the analysis demonstrates that, urban size structures of many provinces and autonomous regions have some shortcomings, and there are certain differences among urban size structures of the three large regions .The article argues that , in the 21 century , the focal points of the development of the three large regions' urban size structures should be different based on each region' s feature , and whether in the Eastern Coastal Region , the Middle Region, or in the Western Region, the development of large cities should be and must be given priority .China needs to develop urban systems in which the structure of cities and towns of various sizes is reasonable and the whole urban function can be brought into full play .

Keywords: China, Province, autonomous region, urban size structure, clustering analysis

摘要： 本文对 1 999年中国各省、自治区城市规模结构的特征进行了聚类分析 ,表明许多省、自治区的城市规模结构均具有某些缺陷 ,而且位于三大地区的省、自治区的城市规模结构具有一定的差异。本文认为 ,在 2 1世纪 ,中国三大地区城市规模结构的发展重点应当根据各自的特征而有所不同 ,而且 ,无论是东部地区还是中、西部地区的大城市都应当而且必将得到优先发展。中国需要发展的是大、中、小城市 (镇 )结构合理和城市整体功能可以得到最大发挥的城市体系。

关键词: 中国, 省, 自治区, 城市规模结构, 聚类分析