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Administrative divisions of China
Province-level (1st)Municipalities Provinces Autonomous regions Special administrative regions
Sub-provincial level 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-level 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 unitsManagement 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 unitsManagement areas Management committee Areas Farms area (Overseas Chinese Farm Region [zh]), Prison area, University towns, etc.
Village level (5th)(Grassroots Autonomous Organizations) Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Residential Committees
OthersRegions Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National central cities Special Economic Zones
History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes
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Administrative divisions
of China

Province-level (1st)Municipalities

Provinces

Autonomous regions

Special administrative regions

Sub-provincial level 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-level 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 unitsManagement 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 unitsManagement areas
Management committee

Areas

Farms area (Overseas Chinese Farm Region [zh]), Prison area, University towns, etc.

Village level (5th)(Grassroots Autonomous Organizations)

Villages · Gaqa · Ranches
Village Committees

Communities

Residential Committees

OthersRegions

Capital cities

New areas

Autonomous administrative divisions

National central cities

Special Economic Zones

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

Administrative division codes

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

People's Republic of China

Statistical regions



North China
East China
Southwestern China
South Central China
Northeast China
Northwestern China

Region	Map	Area	Population (2010)	Population Density	Provinces/Region	Provincial/Regional Seat
North China 华北 (Huáběi)		1,556,061 km	164,823,226	105/km	Beijing	Dongcheng District
Tianjin	Heping District
Hebei	Shijiazhuang
Shanxi	Taiyuan
Inner Mongolia	Hohhot
East China 华东 (Huádōng)		795,837 km	384,364,968	483/km	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 km	192,979,243	82/km	Chongqing	Yuzhong District
Sichuan	Chengdu
Guizhou	Guiyang
Yunnan	Kunming
Tibet	Lhasa
South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán)		1,014,354 km	383,559,808	378/km	Henan	Zhengzhou
Hubei	Wuhan
Hunan	Changsha
Guangdong	Guangzhou
Guangxi	Nanning
Hainan	Haikou
Hong Kong	Central and Western District
Macau	Macau
Northeast China 东北 (Dōngběi)		793,300 km	109,520,844	138/km	Liaoning	Shenyang
Jilin	Changchun
Heilongjiang	Harbin
Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi)		3,107,701 km	96,644,038	31/km	Shaanxi	Xi'an
Gansu	Lanzhou
Qinghai	Xining
Ningxia	Yinchuan
Xinjiang	Ürümqi

Other kinds of statistics

Region	Area	Population (2010)	Population Density	Provinces included & Notes
North China (without Eastern Inner Mongolia)	1,082,492 km	153,180,300	142/km	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (without Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
Northeast China (with Eastern Inner Mongolia)	1,266,869 km	121,163,770	96/km	Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
East China	832,028 km	407,527,091	499/km	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 km	216,945,029	384/km	Henan, Hubei, and Hunan
South China	449,654 km	166,614,779	371/km	Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Western China	3,978,700 km	289,623,281	73/km	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
	Western China
	Central China
	Northeast China

PLA military regions

Main article: Theater commands of the People's Liberation Army

Overviews	History Timeline Historiography Military history Language Economic before 1912 1912–1949 1949–present Ethnic groups Foreign relations Dynasties Monarchs
Prehistoric	Paleolithic Neolithic Yellow River Yangtze Liao
Ancient	Xia Shang Late Zhou Western Zhou Spring and Autumn Warring States
Imperial	Qin Han Three Kingdoms Wei Han Wu Jin (266–420) Sixteen Kingdoms Northern and Southern dynasties Sui Tang Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Liao Song Jin (1115–1234) Yuan Ming Qing High Qing Century of humiliation Taiping Rebellion
Modern	1911 Revolution Republic of China Chinese Civil War Chinese Communist Revolution People's Republic of China Cultural Revolution Tiananmen Square Economic reform COVID-19 persecution of Uyghurs

Geography

Regions	East Northeast North South Central Central South Western Northwestern Southwestern
Terrain	Bays Canyons Caves Deserts Grasslands Hills Islands Mountains ranges passes Peninsulas Northeast / North / Central Plains Valleys Volcanoes
Water	Canals Lakes Rivers Waterfalls Wetlands Water resources Seas Bohai Yellow East China South China
Environment	Climate change Climate policy Environmental issues Environmental policy Protected areas National parks Nature reserves UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Wildlife Fauna Flora

Subdivisions

Politics

Law	Judicial system Human rights LGBT in Tibet Law enforcement Penal system Naming laws Nationality law Terrorism

Government

Military

Economy

Agriculture Aquaculture Banking Central bank Currency Economic history Reform Special economic zones E-commerce Online advertising Energy Coal Petroleum Renewable Foreign aid received Foreign aid program Historical GDP Industry Chemical Gold mining Semiconductors Steel Textiles Poverty Standard of living Taxation Tourism Trade
Infrastructure	Architecture Housing Telecommunications Internet Water supply and sanitation
Transport	Automotive industry Civil aviation Rail Shipping industry Space program

Society

Culture

Fours of China	Four Treasures of the Study Four Great Inventions Four Gentlemen Flowers of the Four Seasons Four Beauties Four Classic Novels Four arts Four Symbols Four Holy Beasts Four Pillars of Destiny Four Paragons of the Early Tang Four Masters of the Ming dynasty Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty Four Wangs Gang of Four Four Olds Four Pests campaign

Demographics

Emigration
Ethnic groups
Eunuchs
Internal migration
Languages
Life expectancy
Statistics
Population history
- "Post-80s"
- "Post-90s"
Urbanization
Women

Religion

Symbols

Major regions and cities of China

National
megalopolises

Jing-Jin-Ji
(Inner) Bohai Economic Rim

Beijing	Beijing Changping Daxing Fangshan Mentougou Shunyi Tongzhou
Tianjin	Tianjin Binhai Dongli Jinnan Wuqing
Hebei	Baoding Xiong'an Cangzhou Chengde Langfang Shijiazhuang Tangshan Caofeidian Qian'an Zhangjiakou

Yangtze Delta
(Economic Zone)

Jiangsu	Changzhou Lianyungang Nanjing Nantong Suzhou Taizhou Wuxi Yangzhou Zhenjiang
Shanghai	Shanghai Baoshan Jiading Minhang Pudong Qingpu Songjiang
Zhejiang	Hangzhou Huzhou Jiaxing Jinhua Lishui Ningbo Quzhou Shaoxing Taizhou Wenzhou Zhoushan
Anhui	Chuzhou Hefei Huainan Ma'anshan Wuhu

Pearl River Delta
a.k.a. Greater Bay Area
(Economic Zone)

Guangdong	Dongguan Foshan Guangzhou Huadu Nansha Panyu Huizhou Jiangmen Shenzhen Bao'an Zhaoqing Zhongshan Zhuhai Hengqin
SARs	Hong Kong Kowloon Macau Cotai

West Triangle
Economic Zone

Chongqing	Chongqing Fuling Liangjiang Qianjiang Wanzhou Xinbei
Sichuan	Chengdu Dazhou Deyang Guang'an Leshan Luzhou Meishan Mianyang Nanchong Neijiang Suining Yibin Zigong Ziyang
Shaanxi	Baoji Tongchuan Weinan Xi'an Xianyang Yangling

Central Plain Megalopolis

Henan	Jiaozuo Jiyuan Kaifeng Luohe Luoyang Pingdingshan Xinxiang Xuchang Zhengzhou

Harbin-Changchun Megalopolis
(Northeastern Cities)

Heilongjiang	Harbin Daqing Mudanjiang Qiqihar
Jilin	Changchun Jilin Siping Yanji

Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River/
Yangtze River Valley
(Central Triangle Economic Zone)

Hubei	Ezhou Huanggang Huangshi Qianjiang Tianmen Wuhan Xianning Xiantao Xiaogan
Hunan	Changde Changsha Hengyang Loudi Xiangtan Yiyang Yueyang Zhuzhou
Jiangxi	Fuzhou Ji'an Jingdezhen Jiujiang Nanchang Shangrao Xinyu Yichun Yingtan
Anhui	Anqing Bengbu Chizhou Chuzhou Hefei Huainan Lu'an Ma'anshan Tongling Wuhu Xuancheng

(North) Bohai Economic Rim

Liaoning	Anshan Dalian Lüshun Huludao Jinzhou Panjin Shenyang Yingkou

(South) Bohai Economic Rim

Shandong	Binzhou Dongying Jinan Qingdao Weifang Weihai Yantai Zibo

Regions

East
- Northeast
North
South Central
- Central
- South
- Huizhou
Western
- Northwestern
- Southwestern

Administrative
divisions

Cities

Capitals

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