Chinese Cities and Province

The total number of Chinese cities is 666.
11 cities with population over 2 million;
23 cities with population between 1 millions and 2 million;
44 cities with population between 500,000 and 1 million;
159 cities with population between 200,000 and 500,000;
393 cities with population less than 200,000.

The number of Mayoress in China is 375;
The total urban population in China is 515.11 million.

(The data are based on the statement issued by the Second Session of Chinese Mayor's Association in May 22, 1996 and the Report of China National Statistic Bureau in 1997. Some data were updated on October 17, 1997)

There are 5 provinces with population over 50 million (2001)
All of China's 4 municipalities with population over 10 million (2001)
The most populated administration division: Henan Province with population 92.56 million (2001)
The least populated administration division: Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region with population 2.62 million (2001)

Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Centrally Administered Municipalities and Special Administrative Regions

(China is administratively divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 centrally administrative municipalities* and 2 special administrative regions (SAR)**.

• Provinces: | Anhui | Fujian | Gansu | Guangdong | Guizhou | Hainan | Hebei | Heilongjiang | Henan | Hubei | Hunan | Jiangsu | Jiangxi | Jilin | Liaoning | Qinghai | Shaanxi | Shandong | Shanxi | Sichuan | Yunan | Zhejiang | Taiwan *** |

• Autonomous Regions: | Guangxi | Inner Mongolia | Ningxia | Tibet (Xizang) | Xinjiang | 

• Municipalities: | Beijing (Peking) | Chongqing | Shanghai | Tianjin |

• Special Administrative Regions (SAR): | Hong Kong | Macao |

Notes

* Municipalities are directly under the administration of central government. A municipality has the same political, economical and jurisdictional rights as a province;

** Special Administrative Regions (SAR) was established specially designed for solving Hong Kong and Macao issues and based on the concept of "one country, two systems", SAR is in a pattern within which two completely different social systems (socialist system and capitalist system) and ideologies can coexist, SAR has more autonomous power regulated clearly by laws, including executive, legislative and independent judicial power.

***Taiwan Issue: a result of China's civil war in late 1940s'. In the earlier years of separation of mainland China and Taiwan, both sides of China (also called People's Republic of China "PRC" or "communist China", "red China" , "mainland China") and Taiwan (also called Republic of China "ROC") claim the legal sovereignty over China. Mainland China keeps claiming Taiwan as one of its provinces while Taiwan regards itself as an independent country.)

**** The statistics of each administrative division are collected from official and unofficial publications, updated constantly and for your reference only.

Anhui Province (Capital: Hefei) 
Area: 139,000 square km;    Population: 60.70 million
Governor: XU Zhonglin         Party Chief: 
Major Cities: Huangshan; Bengbu; Tongling; Ma'anshan             (Go Back)

Beijing (China's Capital, Municipality)
Area: 16,800 square km      Population: 13.82 million (2001)
Mayor: WANG Qishan        Party Chief: LIU Qi

For Beijing News: Beijing Today

Population Information of Beijing in 2000 (Capital of China):

• Population: 13.819 million (3 million increase during the past decade, increase rate: 27.7%, average annual increase rate: 2.4%)

• Total number of families: 4.176 million

• Average number of family members: 2.9 

• Men Vs. Women: 52.1:47.9

• The group of 0-4 years old: 1.878 million, shares 13.6% of total city population; The group of 15-64 years old: 10.786 million, shares 78% of total city population; The group of 65 and older: 1.155 million, shares 8.4% of total city population.

Chongqing (Newly Promoted as Municipality in 1997)
Area: 82,000 square km      Population: 30.90 million (2001)
Mayor: ZHAO Gongqing      Party Chief: HUANG Zhendong

Fujian Province (Capital: Fuzhou)
Area: 120,000 square km    Population: 32.61 million
Governor: XI Jinping            Party Chief: SONG Defu
Major Cities: Xiamen; Zhangzhou

Gansu Province (Capital: Lanzhou)
Area: 450,000 square km     Population: 24.67 million
Governor: LU Hao                Party Chief: SU Rong
Major Cities: Dunhuang; Jiayuguan; Jiayuguan                

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Guangdong Province (Capital: Guangzhou)
Area: 186,000 square km            Population: 69.61 million
Governor: HUANG Hua-hua          Party Chief: ZHANG Dejiang
Major Cities: Guangzhou (Area: 7434.4 square kilometers; Population: 10.15 million); Chaozhou; Dongguan; Shantou; Shenzhen (Area: 2,020 square kilometers; Population: 4.05 million)); Shunde; Zhuhai;

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Capital: Nanning)
Area: 236,300 square km     Population: 45.89 million
Chairman:                           Party Chief: 
Major Cities: Beihai; Guilin; Liuzhou

Guizhou Province (Capital: Guiyang)
Area: 176,100 square km     Population: 36.576 million
Governor: SHI Xiushi           Party Chief: QIAN Yulu
Major Cities: Anshun; Zunyi

Hainan Province (Capital: Haikou)                                     
Area: 34,000 square km      Population: 7.34 million
Governor:                           Party Chief: 
Major Cities: Sanya                                                      

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Hebei Province (Capital: Shijiazhuang)
Area: 190,000 square km    Population: 64.84 million
Governor: JI Yunshi            Party Chief: BAI Keming
Major Cities: Cangzhou; Chengde; Qinhuangdao(Including Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan); Tangshan; Baoding; Zhangjiakou

Heilongjiang Province (Capital: Harbin)
Area: 469,000 square km      Population: 38.11 million (2001)
Governor: SONG Fatang        Party Chief: XU Youfang
Major Cities: Hailaer; Mohe; Mudanjiang; Qiqihar; Suifenhe

Henan Province (Capital: Zhengzhou)
Area: 167,000 square km       Population: 92.56 million (2001)
Governor: LI Chengyu             Party Chief: Xu Guangchun
Major Cities: Anyang; Kaifeng; Luoyang; Sanmenxia

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)  
(Refer to Hong Kong Issue)
Area: 1,092 square km           Population: 6.86 million (2001)
Chief Executive: TUNG Chee Hwa
(re-controlled by China in July of 1997)                       

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Hubei Province (Capital: Wuhan)
Area: 187,400 square km        Population: 58.25 million
Governor: LUO Qingquan         Party Chief: YU Zhengsheng
Major Cities: Huangshi; Shiyan; Shashi; Xiangfan; Yichang;

Hunan Province (Capital: Changsha)
Area: 210,000 square km        Population: 64.28 million
Governor: ZHOU Bohua           Party Chief: 
Major Cities: Changde; Dayong; Hengyang; Xiangtan; Zhangjiajie

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Capital: Hohhot)
Area: 1,183,000 square km     Population: 23.07 million
Chairman:                              Party Chief: 
Major Cities: Baotou; Chifeng; Wuhai

Jiangsu Province (Capital: Nanjing)
Area: 102,600 square km    Population: 71.10 million
Governor: LIANG Baohua           Party Chief:LI Yuanchao
Major Cities: Nanjing (Mayor: LUO Zhijun),Lianyungang; Suzhou, Wuxi; Zhenjiang.                                                                

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Jiangxi Province (Capital: Nanchang)
Area: 166,600 square km       Population: 41.05 million
Governor: HUANG, Zhiquan    Party Chief: MENG Jianzhu
Major Cities: Jiujiang; Lushan, Jian, Jinggangshan

Jilin Province (Capital: Changchun)
Area: 187,000 square km    Population: 26.10 million
Governor:   HONG Hu         Party Chief: 
Major Cities: Jilin; Tuman; Yanji

Liaoning Province (Capital: Shenyang)
Area: 145,700 square km   Population: 41.16 million
Governor: ZHANG Wenyue Party Chief: Li Keqiang
Major Cities: Shenyang (Mayor: CHEN Zhenggao); Dalian; Dandong; Anshan, Wafangdian

Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR)
Area: 23.5 square km       Population: 469,800 (2005 data)
Chief Executive: HO Hau Wah
(re-controlled by China in December of 1999)             (Go Back)

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Capital: Yinchuan)
Area: 66,400 square km    Population: 5.21 million
Chairman: FENG Qizhi      Party Chief: CHEN Jianguo
Major Cities: Shizuishan

Qinghai Province (Capital: Xining)
Area: 720,000 square km   Population: 4.88 millions
Governor: ZHAO Leji          Party Chief: ZHAO Leji
Major Cities:

Shaanxi Province (Capital: Xi'an)
Area: 205,000 square km   Population: 35.43 million
Governor: JIA Zhibang        Party Chief: LI Jianguo
Major Cities: Xianyang; Baoji; Hanzhong;

Shandong Province (Capital: Jinan)
Area: 153,000 square km   Population: 90.79 million (2001)
Governor: HAN Yuqun        Party Chief: ZHANG Gaoli
Major Cities: Weihai (Area: 5,436 square kilometers; Population: 2.462 million; Mayor: Cui Richen), Dezhou; Linyi; Qingdao; Qufu; Tai'an; Yantai     (Go Back)

Shanghai (Municipality)
Area: 6,200 square km      Population: 16.74 million (2001)
Mayor: HANG Zheng         Party Chief: CHEN Liangyu

Shanxi Province (Capital: Taiyuan)
Area: 156,000 square km         Population: 31.09 million
Governor: ZHANG Baoshun      Party Chief: TIAN Chengping
Major Cities: Datong; Linfen; Yangquan

Sichuan Province (Capital: Chengdu)
Area: 488,000 square km      Population: 84.28 million
Governor: ZHANG Zhongwei  Party Chief: ZHANG Xuezhong
Major Cities:  
Chengdu (Area: 12,390 square kilometers; Population: 9.97 million)
Emeishan, Zigong; Daxianshi

Taiwan (Refer to Taiwan Issue)***
Area: 36,000 square km        Population: 21.30 million
Capital: Taipei                       Major Cities:                   

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Tianjin (Municipality)
Area: 11,300 square km        Population: 10.01 million (2001)
Mayor: DAI Xianglong            Party Chief: ZHANG Lichang

Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region (Capital: Lhasa)
Area: 1,220,000 square km   Population: 2.62 million (2001)
Chairman:                            Party Chief: GUO Jinlong
Major Cities: Xigaze
(Official opinions on Tibet issue)

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Capital: Urumqi)
Area: 1,600,000 square km    Population: 16.89 million
Chairman:                             Party Chief: WANG Lequan
Major Cities: Kashgar; Turfan

Yunnan Province (Capital: Kunming)
Area: 394,000 square km       Population: 40.42 million
Governor:  XU Rongkai           Party Chief: BAI Enpei
Major Cities: Kunming, Dali; Simao; Xishuangbanna       (Go Back)

Zhejiang Province (Capital: Hangzhou)
Area: 101,800 square km        Population: 43.43 million
Governor:                               Party Chief: XI Jin-ping
Major Cities: Hangzhou,Jiaxing; Ningbo; Shaoxing; Wenzhou;

Other China Population Statistics:

Year	Total Population	Urban Population	Rural Population
1995	1.2112 billion
1996	1.2239 billion	359.5 million (29.4%)	864.39 million (70.6%)
1997	1.2363 billion	369.89 million (29.9%)	866.37 million (70.1%)
1998	1.2481 billion
1999	1.2591 billion	388.92 million (30.9%)	870.17 million (69.1%)
2000	1.29533 billion	36%	64%

 

Year	Birth Rate (Per Thousand)	Death Rate (per thousand)	Natural Growth Rate (per thousand)
1970	33.43		25.83
1995	17.12	6.57
1996	16.98	6.56	10.42
1997	16.57	6.51	10.06
1998	16.30	6.50	9.53
1999	15.23	5.97	8.77
2000

The year of 1998 saw19.91 million births, 8.07 million deaths of the population, with a net growth population of 11.84 million (compared with 12.37 million in 1997);  More than 10% of total population is over 60 years old (1999 data).

China population is distributed unevenly with more in the east (more than 300 persons per square kilometer) and fewer in the west (about 40 persons per square kilometer. The national average density of population is 119 per square kilometer (1990 census). For basic urban population data, please visit "ChinaToday.com" Provinces and Cities page. The average size of household was 3.7 persons. The proportion of population aged at 0-14 was 26.4 percent, those aged 15-64 was 67.2 percent, and that of the people aged 65 and over was 6.4 percent. The Average Chinese Life-Span of the population was 70.8 years, that for male was 68.71, and female, 73.04. (Some of the above data are based on the report from China National Statistics Bureau, FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY).

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