Provinces of The People's Republic of China - List of Provincial-level Divisions

List of Provincial-level Divisions

GB ISO № Province Chinese Name Capital Population¹ Density² Area³ Abbreviation/Symbol
BJ 11 Beijing Municipality 北京市
 Beijing 19,612,368 1,167.40 16,800 京
TJ 12 Tianjin Municipality 天津市
 Tianjin 12,938,224 1,144.46 11,305 津
HE 13 Hebei Province 河北省
 Shijiazhuang 71,854,202 382.81 187,700 冀
SX 14 Shanxi Province 山西省
 Taiyuan 35,712,111 228.48 156,300 晋
NM 15 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Nei Mongol Autonomous Region		 內蒙古自治区
 Hohhot 24,706,321 20.88 1,183,000 蒙(內蒙古)
LN 21 Liaoning Province 辽宁省
 Shenyang 43,746,323 299.83 145,900 辽
JL 22 Jilin Province 吉林省
 Changchun 27,462,297 146.54 187,400 吉
HL 23 Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省
 Harbin 38,312,224 84.38 454,000 黑
SH 31 Shanghai Municipality 上海市
 Shanghai 23,019,148 3,630.20 6,341 沪
JS 32 Jiangsu Province 江苏省
 Nanjing 78,659,903 766.66 102,600 苏
ZJ 33 Zhejiang Province 浙江省
 Hangzhou 54,426,891 533.59 102,000 浙
AH 34 Anhui Province 安徽省
 Hefei 59,500,510 425.91 139,700 皖
FJ 35 Fujian Province 福建省
 Fuzhou 36,894,216 304.15 121,300 闽
JX 36 Jiangxi Province 江西省
 Nanchang 44,567,475 266.87 167,000 赣
SD 37 Shandong Province 山东省
 Jinan 95,793,065 622.84 153,800 鲁(齐)
HA 41 Henan Province 河南省
 Zhengzhou 94,023,567 563.01 167,000 豫
HB 42 Hubei Province 湖北省
 Wuhan 57,237,740 307.89 185,900 鄂
HN 43 Hunan Province 湖南省
 Changsha 65,683,722 312.77 210,000 湘
GD 44 Guangdong Province 广东省
 Guangzhou 104,303,132 579.46 180,000 粤
GX 45 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区
 Nanning 46,026,629 195.02 236,000 桂
HI 46 Hainan Province 海南省
 Haikou 8,671,518 255.04 34,000 琼
CQ 50 Chongqing Municipality 重庆市
 Chongqing 28,846,170 350.50 82,300 渝
SC 51 Sichuan Province 四川省
 Chengdu 80,418,200 165.81 485,000 川(蜀)
GZ 52 Guizhou Province 贵州省
 Guiyang 34,746,468 197.42 176,000 贵(黔)
YN 53 Yunnan Province 云南省
 Kunming 45,966,239 116.66 394,000 云(滇)
XZ 54 Tibet Autonomous Region
Xizang Autonomous Region		 西藏自治区
 Lhasa 3,002,166 2.44 1,228,400 藏
SN 61 Shaanxi Province 陕西省
 Xi'an 37,327,378 181.55 205,600 陕(秦)
GS 62 Gansu Province 甘肃省
 Lanzhou 25,575,254 56.29 454,300 甘(陇)
QH 63 Qinghai Province 青海省
 Xining 5,626,722 7.80 721,200 青
NX 64 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区
 Yinchuan 6,301,350 94.89 66,400 宁
XJ 65 Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆维吾尔自治区
 Ürümqi 21,813,334 13.13 1,660,400 新
HK 91 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Xianggang Special Administrative Region		 香港特别行政区
 Hong Kong 7,061,200 6,396.01 1,104 港
MC 92 Macau Special Administrative Region
Aomen Special Administrative Region		 澳门特别行政区
 Macau 552,300 19,044.82 29 澳
TW 71 Taiwan Province † 台湾省
 Taibei 23,140,000 650.34 35,581 台

Notes:

¹: as of 2010
²: per km²
³: km²
†: Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has considered Taiwan to be its 23rd province. However, the PRC has never controlled Taiwan. The Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") currently administers Taiwan Area, consisting of the island of Taiwan, Penghu, as well as Kinmen and Matsu located off the coast of mainland Fujian Province, Republic of China.

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