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For administrational purposes China is divided into 23 provinces (Taiwan is considered to be the 24:th province), 5 autonomous provinces 4 central governed municipalities and two special administrative regions.
Anhui Province
Area: 139,000 square meter
Population: 60.70 million
Capital: Hefei
Larger cities Huangshan; Bengbu; Tongling; Ma'anshan
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Beijing (Capital)
Area: 16,800 square meter
Population: 12.59 million
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Chongqing (Municipality 1997)
Area: 82,000 square meter
Population: 30.02 million
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Fujian Province
Area: 120,000 square meter
Population: 32.61 million
Capital: Fuzhou
Larger cities Xiamen; Zhangzhou
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Gansu Province
Area: 450,000 square meter
Population: 24.67 million
Capital: Lanzhou
Larger cities Dunhuang; Jiayuguan; Jiayuguan
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Guangdong Province
Area: 186,000 square meter
Population: 69.61 million
Capital: Guangzhou
Larger cities Chaozhou; Dongguan; Shantou; Shenzhen; Shunde; Zhuhai;
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Guangxi Zhuang (autonomous region)
Area: 236,300 square meter
Population: 45.89 million
Capital: Nanning
Larger cities Beihai; Guilin; Liuzhou
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Guizhou Province
Area: 176,100 square meter
Population: 36.576 million
Capital: Guiyang
Larger cities Anshun; Zunyi
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Hainan Province
Area: 34,000 square meter
Population: 7.34 million
Capital: Haikou
Larger cities Sanya
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Hebei Province
Area: 190,000 square meter
Population: 64.84 million
Capital: Shijiazhuang
Larger cities Cangzhou; Chengde; Qinhuangdao (Incl. Beidaihe och Shanhaiguan); Tangshan; Baoding; Zhangjiakou
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Heilongjiang Province
Area: 469,000 square meter
Population: 37.28 million
Capital: Harbin
Larger cities Hailaer; Mohe; Mudanjiang; Qiqihar; Suifenhe
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Henan Province
Area: 167,000 square meter
Population: 91.72 million
Capital: Zhengzhou
Larger cities Anyang; Kaifeng; Luoyang; Sanmenxia
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Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) )
Area: 1,092 square meter
Population: 6.31 million
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Hubei Province
Area: 187,400 square meter
Population: 58.25 million
Capital: Wuhan
Larger cities Huangshi; Shiyan; Shashi; Xiangfan; Yichang;
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Hunan Province
Area: 210,000 square meter
Population: 64.28 million
Capital: Changsha
Larger cities Changde; Dayong; Hengyang; Xiangtan; Zhangjiajie
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Inner Mongolia (Autonomous region)
Area: 1,183,000 square meter
Population: 23.07 million
Capital: Hohhot
Larger cities Baotou; Chifeng; Wuhai
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Jiangsu Province
Area: 102,600 square meter
Population: 71.10 million
Capital: Nanjing
Larger cities Lianyungang; Suzhou; Wuxi; Zhenjiang
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Jiangxi Province
Area: 166,600 square meter
Population: 41.05 million
Capital: Nanchang
Larger cities Jiujiang; Lushan ;Jian, Jinggangshan
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Jilin Province
Area: 187,000 square meter
Population: 26.10 million
Capital: Changchun
Larger cities Jilin; Tuman; Yanji
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Liaoning Province
Area: 145,700 square meter
Population: 41.16 million
Capital: Shenyang
Larger cities Dalian; Dandong; Anshan, Wafangdian
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Ningxia Hui autonomous region
Area: 66,400 square meter
Population: 5.21 million
Capital: Yinchuan
Larger cities Shizuishan
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Qinghai Province
Area: 720,000 square meter
Population: 4.88 million
Capital: Xining
Larger cities
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Shaanxi Province
Area: 205,000 square meter
Population: 35.43 million
Capital: Xi'an
Larger cities Xianyang; Baoji; Hanzhong;
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Shandong Province
Area: 153,000 square meter
Population: 87.38 million
Capital: Jinan
Larger cities Dezhou; Linyi; Qingdao;Qufu; Tai'an; Yantai
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Shanghai (municipality)
Area: 6,200 square meter
Population: 14.19 million
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Shanxi Province
Area: 156,000 square meter
Population: 31.09 million
Capital: Taiyuan
Larger cities: Datong; Linfen; Yangquan
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Sichuan Province
Area: 488,000 square meter
Population: 84.28 million
Capital: Chengdu (Area: 12,390 square meter; Population: 9.97 million)
Larger cities Emeishan; Zigong; Daxianshi
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Taiwan Province
Area: 36,000 square meter
Population: 21.30 million
Capital: (Taipei)
Larger cities Gaoxiong; Taipei; Tainan; Xinzhu
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Tianjin (municipality)
Area: 11,300 square meter
Population: 9.48 million
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Tibet (Xizang) autonomous region
Area: 1,220,000 square meter
Population: 2.44 million
Capital: Lhasa
Larger cities Xigaze
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Xinjiang Uygur Local self-govern Region
Area: 1,600,000 square meters
Population: 16.89 million
Capital: Urumqi
Larger cities Kashgar; Turfan
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Yunnan Province
Area: 394,000 square meters
Population: 40.42 million
Capital: Kunming
Larger cities Dali; Simao; Xishuangbanna
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Zhejiang Province
Area: 101,800 square meters
Population: 43.43 million
Capital: Hangzhou
Larger cities Jiaxing; Ningbo; Shaoxing; Wenzhou;
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