超大特大城市中心城区高强度连片开发、人口密度大、城市功能集中，是我国城市问题表现最为突出的区域范围；着眼集中于中心城区的大城市病破解问题，开展超大特大城市中心城区的合理规模分析论证具有迫切性。本文提出了通勤出行时间是超大特大城市中心城区合理规模的核心控制因素这一基本判断；采用大数据分析及聚类分析方法，结合城市多类土地利用的兴趣点数据、街道行政边界的地理信息系统数据，识别了我国10 个超大特大城市的现状中心城区范围；基于网络地图路径规划、手机信令数据校核，分析评价了现状交通效率；以量化分析为基础，获得了特大城市中心城区合理规模的论证结果。研究表明，当前一些超大特大城市的中心城区范围不能满足以人为本的幸福通勤出行需求；结合未来交通运输领域技术发展、治理水平提高等因素，13~15 km当量半径是超大特大城市中心城区合理规模范围的上限。

The central area of a megacity, which features high-intensity development, large population density, and concentrated urban functions, demonstrates the most prominent urban problems. Addressing the urban malaise in megacities necessitates analyzing and demonstrating the reasonable scale of the megacity central area. This study proposes that commuting time is the core controlling factor determining the reasonable scale of the megacity central area. Combining with point of interest data of multi-type land use and the geographic information system data for street administrative division, we identified the current central urban areas of ten cities in China using big data analysis and the clustering method; their current traffic efficiencies were then evaluated based on path navigation data via web maps and mobile phone signaling data verification. Finally, demonstration results were presented through quantitative analysis. Our study shows that the current central areas of the ten megacities cannot satisfy residents' need for a proper commuting time; considering factors such as technological development and improvement in the level of governance, 13‒15 km is the upper limit of equivalent radius for the central area of a megacity.