Connection Characteristics and Hierarchical Structure of China’s Urban Network-Based on the Communications Technology Service Industry

Table 4

Analysis results of cohesive subgroups.

Subgroups	City examples	Scale
1	Shenzhen, Beijing, Dongguan, Zhuhai, Hefei, Shanghai, Wuhan, Heze, Ezhou, Jingzhou, Hengyang, Suzhou, Fuzhou, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Suqian, Wuxi, Xi’an, Nanjing, Zhengzhou, Nantong, Hangzhou	68
2	Quzhou, Zhongwei, Dali, Huainan, Zhoushan, Cangzhou, Xuzhou, Zhaoqing, Jinghong, Lianyungang	14
3	Jinhua, Changdu, Shanwei	3
4	Hohhot, Baoji, Huzhou, Yantai, Jinzhou, Urumqi, Luohe, Erdos, Kunming, Haikou	22
5	Linyi, Yinchuan, Heyuan, Handan, Xianning, Jiaxing, Yichang, Changde, Pingdingshan, Yancheng	38
6	Jiangmen, Wenzhou, Ningde, Changzhou, Jiamusi, Huizhou, Guang'an, Ningbo, Bengbu, Yinchuan	19
7	Huangshi, Tongling, Tianjin, Fuyang, Changchun, Hotan, Guiyang, Xuancheng	8
8	Meishan, Xinxiang, Linzhi	3