China's administrative units are
currently based on a three-tier system. According to the Constitution of the
PRC, the administrative division of China is as follows:
1.The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government;
2.Provinces and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous prefectures, counties, autonomous counties and cities; and
3. Counties, autonomous counties and cities are divided into townships, ethnic minority townships, and towns.
At the moment, China is divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government and 2 special administrative regions (see the following table).
China's Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Centrally Administered Municipalities and Special Administrative Regions
|
Name |
Seat of Government |
Area (10,000 sq km) |
Population* (10,000 persons) |
|
Beijing Municipality |
Beijing |
1.68 |
1,383 |
|
Tianjin Municipality |
Tianjin |
1.13 |
1,004 |
|
Hebei Province |
Shijiazhuang |
19.00 |
6,699 |
|
Shanxi Province |
Taiyuan |
15.60 |
3,272 |
|
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region |
Hohhot |
118.30 |
2,377 |
|
Liaoning Province |
Shenyang |
14.57 |
4,194 |
|
Jilin Province |
Changchun |
18.70 |
2,691 |
|
Heilongjiang Province |
Harbin |
46.90 |
3,811 |
|
Shanghai Municipality |
Shanghai |
0.62 |
1,614 |
|
Jiangsu Province |
Nanjing |
10.26 |
7,355 |
|
Zhejiang Province |
Hangzhou |
10.18 |
4,613 |
|
Anhui Province |
Hefei |
13.90 |
6,328 |
|
Fujian Province |
Fuzhou |
12.00 |
3,440 |
|
Jiangxi Province |
Nanchang |
16.66 |
4,186 |
|
Shandong Province |
Jinan |
15.30 |
9,041 |
|
Henan Province |
Zhengzhou |
16.70 |
9,555 |
|
Hubei Province |
Wuhan |
18.74 |
5,975 |
|
Hunan Province |
Changsha |
21.00 |
6,596 |
|
Guangdong Province |
Guangzhou |
18.60 |
7,783 |
|
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region |
Nanning |
23.63 |
4,788 |
|
Hainan Province |
Haikou |
3.40 |
796 |
|
Chongqing Municipality |
Chongqing |
8.20 |
3,097 |
|
Sichuan Province |
Chengdu |
48.80 |
8,640 |
|
Guizhou Province |
Guiyang |
17.00 |
3,799 |
|
Yunnan Province |
Kunming |
39.40 |
4,287 |
|
Tibet Autonomous Region |
Lhasa |
122.00 |
263 |
|
Shaanxi Province |
Xi'an |
20.50 |
3,659 |
|
Gansu Province |
Lanzhou |
45.00 |
2,575 |
|
Qinghai Province |
Xining |
72.00 |
523 |
|
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region |
Yinchuan |
6.64 |
563 |
|
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |
Urumqi |
160.00 |
1,876 |
|
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Hong Kong |
0.1092 |
667(mid 2000) |
|
Macao Special Administrative Region |
Macao |
0.0024 |
44(mid 2000) |
|
Taiwan Province |
Taipei |
3.60 |
2,228(at the end of 2000) |
*At the end of 2001