List of regions of China


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.
RegionMapAreaPopulation
Population
Density		Provinces/RegionProvincial/Regional Seat
North China
华北 		2,185,105 km2164,823,13675/km2BeijingTongzhou District
North China
华北 		2,185,105 km2164,823,13675/km2TianjinHexi District
North China
华北 		2,185,105 km2164,823,13675/km2HebeiShijiazhuang
North China
华北 		2,185,105 km2164,823,13675/km2ShanxiTaiyuan
North China
华北 		2,185,105 km2164,823,13675/km2Inner MongoliaHohhot
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2ShanghaiHuangpu District
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2JiangsuNanjing
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2ZhejiangHangzhou
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2AnhuiHefei
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2FujianFuzhou
Kinmen
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2TaiwanTaipei
Zhongxing New Village
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2JiangxiNanchang
East China
华东 		795,837 km2384,364,968483/km2ShandongJinan
Southwestern China
西南 		2,365,900 km2192,979,24382/km2ChongqingYuzhong District
Southwestern China
西南 		2,365,900 km2192,979,24382/km2SichuanChengdu
Southwestern China
西南 		2,365,900 km2192,979,24382/km2GuizhouGuiyang
Southwestern China
西南 		2,365,900 km2192,979,24382/km2YunnanKunming
Southwestern China
西南 		2,365,900 km2192,979,24382/km2TibetLhasa
South Central China
中南 		1,014,354 km2383,559,808378/km2HenanZhengzhou
South Central China
中南 		1,014,354 km2383,559,808378/km2HubeiWuhan
South Central China
中南 		1,014,354 km2383,559,808378/km2HunanChangsha
South Central China
中南 		1,014,354 km2383,559,808378/km2GuangdongGuangzhou
South Central China
中南 		1,014,354 km2383,559,808378/km2GuangxiNanning
South Central China
中南 		1,014,354 km2383,559,808378/km2HainanHaikou
Northwestern China
西北 		3,107,900 km2103,528,78631/km2ShaanxiXi'an
Northwestern China
西北 		3,107,900 km2103,528,78631/km2GansuLanzhou
Northwestern China
西北 		3,107,900 km2103,528,78631/km2QinghaiXining
Northwestern China
西北 		3,107,900 km2103,528,78631/km2NingxiaYinchuan
Northwestern China
西北 		3,107,900 km2103,528,78631/km2XinjiangÜrümqi
Northeast China
东北 		791,826 km298,514,948124/km2LiaoningShenyang
Northeast China
东北 		791,826 km298,514,948124/km2JilinChangchun
Northeast China
东北 		791,826 km298,514,948124/km2HeilongjiangHarbin

Other kinds of statistics

RegionAreaPopulation
Population
Density		Provinces included & Notes
North China
1,082,492 km2153,180,300142/km2Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia
Northeast China
1,266,869 km2121,163,77096/km2Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia
East China832,028 km2407,527,091499/km2The 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 China564,700 km2216,945,029384/km2Henan, Hubei, and Hunan
South China449,654 km2166,614,779371/km2Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Western China3,978,700 km2289,623,28173/km2Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang

Economic regions

PLA military regions