Dongguan is a second tier city.
First tier cities usually refer to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other big cities. These cities play an important role in national development and economy, with high population density, economic strength and cultural influence.
Although Dongguan is an important city in Guangdong Province, it is not classified as a first tier city at the national level. Dongguan's economy is dominated by manufacturing, especially electronics, textiles, toys, shoes and other industries. However, compared with the financial, science and technology, cultural and other industries in the first tier cities, Dongguan's industrial structure is relatively simple.
In addition, the city size and population size of Dongguan are also different from those of first tier cities. According to the statistics in 2019, the permanent population of Dongguan is 8.203 million, while the permanent population of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other first tier cities is more than 20 million.
Therefore, considering the economic strength, industrial structure, city size, population size and other factors, Dongguan can be considered as a second tier city.
