Administrative divisions of China |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
The scope of this list is limited to capital cities of first-level administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions, also including sub-provincial cities which are governed by a province but administered independently in many ways from a province.
Jurisdiction | Capital | Chinese | Capital since | Land area (km²) | Population (2020) | Urban area population (2020) | Symbol | Seat | Map |
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Anhui | Hefei | 合肥市 | 1853 | 11,434 | 9,369,881 | 5,118,199 | 庐 | Shushan | |
Beijing (Municipality) | Beijing | 北京市 | 1927 | 16,801 | 21,893,095 | 21,893,095 | 京 | Tongzhou | |
Chongqing (Municipality) | Chongqing | 重庆市 | 1927 | 82,401 | 32,054,159 | 22,251,500 | 渝 | Yuzhong | |
Fujian | Fuzhou | 福州市 | 1278 | 12,177 | 8,291,268 | 4,094,491 | 榕 | Gulou | |
Gansu | Lanzhou | 兰州市fgyf | 1667 | 13,300 | 4,359,446 | 3,072,100 | 兰 | Chengguan | |
Guangdong | Guangzhou | 广州市 | 1369 | 7,434 | 18,676,605 | 16,492,590 | 穗 | Yuexiu | |
Guangxi (Autonomous region) | Nanning | 南宁市 | 1912 | 22,189 | 8,741,584 | 5,977,185 | 邕 | Qingxiu | |
Guizhou | Guiyang | 贵阳市 | 1413 | 8,034 | 5,987,018 | 4,506,134 | 筑 | Guanshanhu | |
Hainan | Haikou | 海口市 | 1988 | 2,237 | 2,046,189 | 2,046,189 | 海 | Xiuying | |
Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 石家庄市 | 1968 | 15,722 | 11,235,086 | 4,717,198 | 石 | Chang'an | |
Heilongjiang | Harbin | 哈尔滨市 | 1949 | 53,100 | 10,009,854 | 7,152,381 | 哈 | Songbei | |
Henan | Zhengzhou | 郑州市 | 1954 | 7,507 | 12,600,574 | 6,650,532 | 郑 | Zhongyuan | |
Hong Kong (Special administrative region) | Hong Kong | 香港特别行政区 | 1997 | 1,104 | 7,481,800 | 7,481,800 | 港 | Central & Western | |
Hubei | Wuhan | 武汉市 | 1927 | 8,494 | 12,326,500 | 12,326,500 | 汉 | Jiang'an | |
Hunan | Changsha | 长沙市 | 1664 | 11,819 | 10,047,914 | 6,242,453 | 星 | Yuelu | |
Inner Mongolia (Autonomous region) | Hohhot | 呼和浩特市 | 1952 | 17,224 | 3,446,100 | 2,681,758 | 呼 | Xincheng | |
Jiangsu | Nanjing | 南京市 | 1952 | 6,598 | 9,314,685 | 9,314,685 | 宁 | Xuanwu | |
Jiangxi | Nanchang | 南昌市 | 1277 | 7,372 | 6,255,007 | 3,929,660 | 洪 | Honggutan | |
Jilin | Changchun | 长春市 | 1954 | 20,532 | 9,066,906 | 5,691,024 | 春 | Nanguan | |
Liaoning | Shenyang | 沈阳市 | 1662 | 12,942 | 9,070,093 | 7,885,142 | 沈 | Hunnan | |
Macau (Special administrative region) | Macau | 澳门特别行政区 | 1999 | 29 | 683,100 | 683,100 | 澳 | São Lourenço | |
Ningxia (Autonomous region) | Yinchuan | 银川市 | 1928 | 4,467 | 2,859,074 | 1,901,793 | 银 | Jinfeng | |
Qinghai | Xining | 西宁市 | 1928 | 7,372 | 2,467,965 | 1,954,795 | 湟 | Chengzhong | |
Shaanxi | Xi'an | 西安市 | 1286 | 9,983 | 12,952,907 | 11,904,805 | 镐 | Weiyang | |
Shandong | Jinan | 济南市 | 1377 | 8,177 | 9,202,432 | 8,352,574 | 济 | Lixia | |
Shanghai (Municipality) | Shanghai | 上海市 | 1927 | 6,340 | 24,870,895 | 24,870,895 | 沪 | Huangpu | |
Shanxi | Taiyuan | 太原市 | 1369 | 6,959 | 5,305,061 | 4,529,141 | 并 | Xinghualing | |
Sichuan | Chengdu | 成都市 | 1286 | 12,132 | 20,937,757 | 15,419,445 | 蓉 | Wuhou | |
Tianjin (Municipality) | Tianjin | 天津市 | 1927 | 11,760 | 13,866,009 | 10,932,000 | 津 | Hexi | |
Tibet (Autonomous region) | Lhasa | 拉萨市 | 1642 | 29,274 | 867,891 | 648,044 | 拉 | Chengguan | |
Xinjiang (Autonomous region) | Ürümqi | 乌鲁木齐市 | 1884 | 14,577 | 3,112,559 | 3,029,372 | 乌 | Tianshan | |
Yunnan | Kunming | 昆明市 | 1275 | 21,473 | 8,460,088 | 5,604,310 | 昆 | Chenggong | |
Zhejiang | Hangzhou | 杭州市 | 1367 | 16,847 | 11,936,010 | 10,711,238 | 杭 | Jianggan | |
Sub-provincial cities have a status that is below that of the municipalities, which are independent and equivalent to provinces, but above other, regular prefecture-level cities, which are completely ruled by their respective provinces. However, these sub-provincial cities are marked the same as other provincial capitals (or a prefecture-level city if the city is not a provincial capital) on almost all maps.
In total, there are five sub-provincial cities that are not themselves provincial capitals. These five cities have been designated as "Cities with Independent Planning Status" (Chinese :计划单列市; pinyin :Jìhuá Dānliè Shì).
Jurisdiction | City | Chinese | Designation | Land area (km²) | Population (2010) | Urban area population (2010) | Symbol | Seat | Map |
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Fujian | Xiamen | 厦门市 | 1988 | 1,699 | 3,531,347 | 3,119,110 | 鹭 | Siming | |
Guangdong | Shenzhen | 深圳市 | 1988 | 2,050 | 10,358,381 | 10,358,381 | 深 | Futian | |
Liaoning | Dalian | 大连市 | 1984 | 13,237 | 8,106,171 | 4,222,409 | 连 | Xigang | |
Shandong | Qingdao | 青岛市 | 1986 | 11,026 | 8,715,087 | 4,556,077 | 胶 | Shinan | |
Zhejiang | Ningbo | 宁波市 | 1987 | 9,816 | 7,605,689 | 2,823,065 | 甬 | Yinzhou |
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