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Due to the wide variety between the various regions of China, it is necessary to select the
province of China of interest to you.
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Mainland China is divided into
provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities reporting directly to the Central Government;
Provinces and
autonomous regions are subdivided into autonomous prefectures, counties, counties and /or municipalities;
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county, including autonomous counties, are subdivided into townships, ethnic townships and/or towns.
Municipalities reporting directly to the Central Government. Large cities are subdivided into districts and counties;
autonomous prefectures are subdivided into counties, autonomous counties and cities. Autonomous regions, autonomous
prefectures and autonomous counties are ethnic autonomous areas.
The Constitution specifically empowers the state
to establish special administrative regions where necessary. A special administrative region is a local
administrative area reporting directly under the Central Government.
At the moment, China is divided into
23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly to the Central Government and 2 Special Administrative
Regions (formerly colonies of Western countries).
China's Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Centrally Administered
Municipalities and Special Administrative Regions.
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Name |
Capital |
Area (sq km) |
Population* |
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Beijing Municipality |
Beijing |
1.680,000 |
13,830,000 |
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Tianjin Municipality |
Tianjin |
1.130,000 |
10,040,000 |
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Hebei Province |
Shijiazhuang |
19.000,000 |
66,990,000 |
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Shanxi Province |
Taiyuan |
15.600,000 |
32,720,000 |
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Inner Mongolia A.R. |
Hohhot |
118.300,000 |
23,770,000 |
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Liaoning Province |
Shenyang |
14.570,000 |
41,940,000 |
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Jilin Province |
Changchun |
18.700,000 |
26,910,000 |
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Heilongjiang Province |
Harbin |
46.900,000 |
38,110,000 |
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Shanghai Municipality |
Shanghai |
0.620,000 |
16,140,000 |
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Jiangsu Province |
Nanjing |
10.260,000 |
73,550,000 |
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Zhejiang Province |
Hangzhou |
10.180,000 |
46,130,000 |
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Anhui Province |
Hefei |
13.900,000 |
63,280,000 |
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Fujian Province |
Fuzhou |
12.000,000 |
34,400,000 |
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Jiangxi Province |
Nanchang |
16.660,000 |
41,860,000 |
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Shandong Province |
Jinan |
15.300,000 |
90,410,000 |
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Henan Province |
Zhengzhou |
16.700,000 |
95,550,000 |
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Hubei Province |
Wuhan |
18.740,000 |
59,750,000 |
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Hunan Province |
Changsha |
21.000,000 |
65,960,000 |
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Guangdong Province |
Guangzhou |
18.600,000 |
77,830,000 |
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Guangxi Zhuang A.R. |
Nanning |
23.630,000 |
47,880,000 |
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Hainan Province |
Haikou |
3.400,000 |
7,960,000 |
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Chongqing Municipality |
Chongqing |
8.200,000 |
30,970,000 |
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Sichuan Province |
Chengdu |
48.800,000 |
86,400,000 |
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Guizhou Province |
Guiyang |
17.000,000 |
37,990,000 |
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Yunnan Province |
Kunming |
39.400,000 |
42,870,000 |
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Tibet A.R. |
Lhasa |
122.000,000 |
2,630,000 |
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Shaanxi Province |
Xi'an |
20.500,000 |
36,590,000 |
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Gansu Province |
Lanzhou |
45.000,000 |
25,750,000 |
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Qinghai Province |
Xining |
72.000,000 |
5,230,000 |
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Ningxia Hui A.R. |
Yinchuan |
6.640,000 |
5,630,000 |
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Xinjiang Uygur A.R. |
Urumqi |
160.000,000 |
18,760,000 |
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Hong Kong S.A.R. |
Hong Kong |
0.10920,000 |
6,670,000 (Q2-2000) |
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Macao S.A.R. |
Macao |
0.00240,000 |
440,000 (Q2-2000) |
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Taiwan PRC |
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3.600,000 |
22,280,000 (Q4-2000) |
A.R. - Autonomous Region
S.A.R. - Special
Autonomous Region |
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