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This is a list of traditional top-level regions of China.
People's Republic of China
Statistical regions
This is a list of the 34 provincial-level divisions of the People's Republic of China grouped by its former greater administrative areas from 1949 to 1952.
North China |
East China |
Southwestern China |
South Central China |
Northwestern China |
Northeast China |
| Region | Map | Area | Population (2010) | Population Density | Provinces/Region | Provincial/Regional Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North China 华北 (Huáběi) | 2,185,105 km2 | 164,823,136 | 75/km2 | Beijing | Tongzhou District | |
| Tianjin | Hexi District | |||||
| Hebei | Shijiazhuang | |||||
| Shanxi | Taiyuan | |||||
| Inner Mongolia | Hohhot | |||||
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km2 | 384,364,968 | 483/km2 | Shanghai | Huangpu District | |
| Jiangsu | Nanjing | |||||
| Zhejiang | Hangzhou | |||||
| Anhui | Hefei | |||||
| Fujian | Fuzhou (PRC) Kinmen (ROC) | |||||
| Taiwan | Taipei (PRC-claimed) Zhongxing New Village (ROC) | |||||
| Jiangxi | Nanchang | |||||
| Shandong | Jinan | |||||
| Southwestern China 西南 (Xīnán) | 2,365,900 km2 | 192,979,243 | 82/km2 | Chongqing | Yuzhong District | |
| Sichuan | Chengdu | |||||
| Guizhou | Guiyang | |||||
| Yunnan | Kunming | |||||
| Tibet | Lhasa | |||||
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km2 | 383,559,808 | 378/km2 | Henan | Zhengzhou | |
| Hubei | Wuhan | |||||
| Hunan | Changsha | |||||
| Guangdong | Guangzhou | |||||
| Guangxi | Nanning | |||||
| Hainan | Haikou | |||||
| Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi) | 3,107,900 km2 | 103,528,786 | 31/km2 | Shaanxi | Xi'an | |
| Gansu | Lanzhou | |||||
| Qinghai | Xining | |||||
| Ningxia | Yinchuan | |||||
| Xinjiang | Ürümqi | |||||
| Northeast China 东北 (Dōngběi) | 791,826 km2 | 98,514,948 | 124/km2 | Liaoning | Shenyang | |
| Jilin | Changchun | |||||
| Heilongjiang | Harbin |
Other kinds of statistics
| Region | Area | Population (2010) | Population Density | Provinces included & Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North China (without Eastern Inner Mongolia) | 1,082,492 km2 | 153,180,300 | 142/km2 | Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (without Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao) |
| Northeast China (with Eastern Inner Mongolia) | 1,266,869 km2 | 121,163,770 | 96/km2 | Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao) |
| East China | 832,028 km2 | 407,527,091 | 499/km2 | The above-mentioned seven entities plus the claimed Taiwan Province. Taiwan and its surrounding island groups are administered by the Republic of China but claimed by the People's Republic of China. |
| Central China | 564,700 km2 | 216,945,029 | 384/km2 | Henan, Hubei, and Hunan |
| South China | 449,654 km2 | 166,614,779 | 371/km2 | Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau |
| Western China | 3,978,700 km2 | 289,623,281 | 73/km2 | Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang |
Economic regions
East Coast |
Western China |
Central China |
Northeast China |
PLA military regions
See also
- Administrative divisions of China
- List of ecoregions in China
- Northern and southern China
- Physiographic macroregions of China
- Regional discrimination in China
- History of the administrative divisions of China (1912–1949)
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