// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Zhuhai?

Zhuhai scores 42% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #146 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

42%

Rank

#146 / 213

Criteria present

26 / 82

Evidence coverage

51.2%

Zhuhai's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation56%

6 present · 6 partial · 4 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility40%

1 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 11 not assessed

Environment & Resources63%

5 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed

Governance & People65%

10 present · 2 partial · 5 absent · 3 not assessed

Economy & Method56%

4 present · 1 partial · 3 absent

Where Zhuhai is strong

  • Digital Government / e-Services
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation
  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Smart Water & Waste
  • Citizen Engagement & Participation

Where the gaps are

  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Zhuhai has an official municipal open data portal, indicated by the URL data.zhuhai.gov.cn.

http://data.zhuhai.gov.cn/

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT

The official website for Hengqin New Area's public transport includes a section for "real-time bus" information, indicating the availability of live arrival data.

https://www.hengqin.gov.cn/zhsjt/zwfw/ggjt/dtgj/index.html

Resilience & Climate Adaptation · Early-warning systems

Zhuhai has official government websites for weather and emergency management, indicating the presence of early-warning systems for weather-related hazards.

http://weather.zhuhai.gov.cn/

City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Central data platform / urban OS

Zhuhai has a 'Municipal Government Service Data Management Bureau' responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of its comprehensive government portal website, indicating a central approach to managing and potentially integrating data across city age…

https://www.zhuhai.gov.cn/?select_edition=hu

About this assessment

Zhuhai was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-06-26 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.