List of regions of China

This is a list of traditional top-level regions of China.

"Chinese region" redirects here. For regions of the Republic of China (Taiwan), see Regions of Taiwan. For other uses, see China (disambiguation) § China-related regions, polities, and concepts.
See also: Administrative divisions of China
Administrative divisions
of China
Province-level (1st)
Municipalities

Provinces

Autonomous regions

Special administrative regions
Sub-provincial cities

Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures

Sub-provincial city districts
Prefecture-level (2nd)
Prefectural cities

Autonomous prefectures

Leagues (Aimag)
(abolishing)

Prefectures

(abolishing)
Sub-prefectural cities

Provincial-controlled cities

Provincial-controlled counties

Provincial-controlled districts
County level (3rd)
Counties

Autonomous counties

County-level cities

Districts
Ethnic districts

Banners (Hoxu)
Autonomous banners

Shennongjia Forestry District

Liuzhi Special District

Wolong Special Administrative Region

Workers and peasants districts

(obsolete)
Analogous county level units
Management areas
Management committee
Township level (4th)
Townships

Ethnic townships

Towns

Subdistricts
Subdistrict bureaux

Sum

Ethnic sum

County-controlled districts
County-controlled district bureaux
(obsolete)

Management committees

Town-level city

(pilot)
Analogous township level units
Management areas
Management committee

Areas

Farms area (Overseas Chinese Farm Region), Prison area, University towns, etc.
(Grassroots Autonomous Organizations)

Villages · Gaqa · Ranches
Village Committees

Communities

Residential Committees
Others
Regions

Capital cities

New areas

Autonomous administrative divisions

National Central Cities

Special Economic Zones

History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present

Administrative division codes

Republic of China (1912–1949)
See also: Republic of China (1912–1949)

Nationalist Era regions
Main article: History of the administrative divisions of China (1912–1949)
See also: Nationalist government

  Northern Frontier
  Northeast China
  North China
  Central China
  Western China
  South China

NRA military regions
For a more comprehensive list, see List of military regions of the National Revolutionary Army.

People's Republic of China

Statistical regions
See also: Greater administrative area

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
  South Central China
  Southwest China
  Northwest China
  Northeast China
RegionMapAreaPopulation
(2010)		Population
Density		Provinces/RegionProvincial/Regional Seat
North China
华北 (Huáběi)		 1,556,061 km2 164,823,226 105/km2 BeijingDongcheng District
TianjinHeping District
HebeiShijiazhuang
ShanxiTaiyuan
Inner MongoliaHohhot
East China
华东 (Huádōng)		 795,837 km2 384,364,968 483/km2 ShanghaiHuangpu District
JiangsuNanjing
ZhejiangHangzhou
AnhuiHefei
FujianFuzhou (PRC)
Kinmen (ROC)
TaiwanTaipei (PRC-claimed)
Zhongxing New Village (ROC)
JiangxiNanchang
ShandongJinan
South Central China
中南 (Zhōngnán)		 1,014,354 km2 383,559,808 378/km2 HenanZhengzhou
HubeiWuhan
HunanChangsha
GuangdongGuangzhou
GuangxiNanning
HainanHaikou
 Hong KongCentral and Western District
 MacauMacau
Southwest China
西南 (Xīnán)		 2,365,900 km2 192,979,243 82/km2 ChongqingYuzhong District
SichuanChengdu
GuizhouGuiyang
YunnanKunming
TibetLhasa
Northwest China
西北 (Xīběi)		 3,107,701 km2 96,644,038 31/km2 ShaanxiXi'an
GansuLanzhou
QinghaiXining
NingxiaYinchuan
XinjiangÜrümqi
Northeast China
东北 (Dōngběi)		 793,300 km2 109,520,844 138/km2 LiaoningShenyang
JilinChangchun
HeilongjiangHarbin

Other kinds of statistics
RegionAreaPopulation
(2010)		Population
Density		Provinces included & Notes
North China
(without Eastern Inner Mongolia)		 1,082,492 km2153,180,300142/km2 Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (without Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
Northeast China
(with Eastern Inner Mongolia)		 1,266,869 km2121,163,77096/km2 Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
East China 832,028 km2407,527,091499/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 km2216,945,029384/km2 Henan, Hubei, and Hunan
South China 449,654 km2166,614,779371/km2 Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Western China 3,978,700 km2289,623,28173/km2 Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang

Economic regions
Further information: China Western Development, Northeast Area Revitalization Plan, and Rise of Central China Plan
  East Coast
  Central China
  Western China
  Northeast China

PLA military regions
Main article: Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army
The five theater commands of the PLA

See also
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