List of 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

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

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
	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 km2	164,823,226	105/km2	Beijing	Dongcheng District
					Tianjin	Heping District
					Hebei	Shijiazhuang
					Shanxi	Taiyuan
					Inner Mongolia	Hohhot
East China 华东 (Huádōng)		795,837 km2	384,364,968	483/km2	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 km2	192,979,243	82/km2	Chongqing	Yuzhong District
					Sichuan	Chengdu
					Guizhou	Guiyang
					Yunnan	Kunming
					Tibet	Lhasa
South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán)		1,014,354 km2	383,559,808	378/km2	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 km2	109,520,844	138/km2	Liaoning	Shenyang
					Jilin	Changchun
					Heilongjiang	Harbin
Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi)		3,107,701 km2	96,644,038	31/km2	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 km2	153,180,300	142/km2	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (without Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
Northeast China (with Eastern Inner Mongolia)	1,266,869 km2	121,163,770	96/km2	Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
East China	832,028 km2	407,527,091	499/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 km2	216,945,029	384/km2	Henan, Hubei, and Hunan
South China	449,654 km2	166,614,779	371/km2	Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Western China	3,978,700 km2	289,623,281	73/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
	Western China
	Central 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

• Administrative divisions of China
• List of ecoregions in China
• Northern and southern China
• Physiographic macroregions of China
• Regional discrimination in China
• History of the administrative divisions of China (1912–1949)