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The administrative divisions of China
The People's Republic of China has 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions,
4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative
regions. China's administrative unit is divided into three tiers namely
province, county and township.
China's Provinces, Municipalities, Autonomous
Regions and Special Administrative Regions (2004)
| Name |
Seat of the Government |
Area (10,000 sq km) |
Population (10,000 persons) |
| Beijing Municipality |
Beijing |
1.68 |
1493 |
| Tian Jin Municipality |
Tianjin |
1.13 |
1024 |
| Hebei Province |
Shijiazhuang |
19.00 |
6809 |
| Shanxi Province |
Taiyuan |
15.60 |
3335 |
| Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region |
Hohhot |
119.75 |
2384 |
| Liaoning Province |
Shenyang |
14.57 |
4217 |
| Jilin Province |
Changchun |
18.70 |
2,709 |
| Heilongjiang Province |
Harbin |
46.90 |
3,817 |
| Shanghai Municipality |
Shanghai |
0.62 |
1742 |
| Jiangsu Province |
Nanjing |
10.26 |
7433 |
| Zhejiang Province |
Hangzhou |
10.18 |
4720 |
| Anhui |
Hefei |
13.90 |
6461 |
| Fujian |
Fuzhou |
12.00 |
3511 |
| Jiangxi |
Nanchang |
16.66 |
4284 |
| Shandong |
Jinan |
15,30 |
9180 |
| Henan |
Zhengzhou |
16.70 |
9717 |
| Hubei |
Wuhan |
18,74 |
6016 |
| Hunan |
Changsha |
21.00 |
6698 |
| Guangdong |
Guangzhou |
18.60 |
8304 |
| Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region |
Nanning |
23.77 |
4889 |
| Hainan |
Haikou |
3.40 |
818 |
| Chongqing Autonomous Region |
Chongqing |
8.20 |
3122 |
| Guizhou |
Guiyang |
17.00 |
3914 |
| Yunnan |
Kunming |
39.40 |
4415 |
| Tibet Autonomous Region |
Lhasa |
127.49 |
274 |
| Shaanxi |
Xi'an |
20.50 |
3750 |
| Gansu |
Lanzhou |
45.00 |
2619 |
| Qinghai |
Xining |
72.00 |
539 |
| Ningxia |
Yinchuan |
6.28 |
588 |
| Xinjiang Autonomous Region |
Urumqi |
165.58 |
1963 (in mid, 2004) |
| Hong Kong |
Hing Kong |
0.1103 |
688 (in mid, 2004) |
| Macao |
Macao |
0.0027 |
46 |
| Taiwan |
Taibei |
3.60 |
2269 (at the end of 2004) |
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