wˌaɪl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn tʃˈɑːŋkɪŋ hæd ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən tˈoʊɾəl ʌv ˌɛni spˈɛʃəl mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾi, twˈɛnti ˈeɪt mˈɪliən, ˈoʊnli fˈoːɹ.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ʌvðə pˈiːpəl wɜːɹ ɪnðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl tʃˈɑːŋkɪŋ ˈɜːbən ˈɛɹiə, wɪððə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɪn səbˈɜːbən ænd ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɛɹiəz.
While in 2013 Chongqing had the largest population total of any special municipality, 28 million, only 4.5 million of the people were in the actual Chongqing urban area, with the remainder of the population in suburban and rural areas.