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Provinces of China

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Field	Value
name	Provinces

map	China provinces highlighted.svg
mapsize	350px
territory
current_number	22+1 claimed but not controlled
subdivision	Sub-provincial city, Prefecture-level divisions

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provinces in the People's Republic of China

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Provinces () are the most numerous type of province-level divisions, the first-level subdivisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC, and one further province that is claimed but not administered, which is Taiwan.

The local governments of Chinese provinces consist of a Provincial People's Government headed by a governor that acts as the executive, a Provincial People's Congress with legislative powers, and a parallel provincial branch of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that elects a party secretary and a provincial standing committee.

Government

Provinces are the most common form of province-level governments. The legislative bodies of the provinces are the Provincial People's Congresses. The executive branch is the Provincial People's Government, led by a governor. The People's Government is answerable to both the State Council and the Provincial People's Congress. The provincial branch of the CPC has a Provincial Party Congress every five years, and elects a Standing Committee to exercise its authority when not in session. The Provincial Party Secretary is the de facto most important position in the province.

History

Main article: History of the administrative divisions of China

The first provinces were created in the Yuan dynasty, and have remained one of the most stable forms of Chinese government since then. They were created to help the Imperial court manage local county governments, which were too numerous and far-flung to be managed directly. The number of provinces grew steadily during subsequent dynasties, reaching 28 by the time of the Republic of China. During the Warlord Era, provinces became largely or completely autonomous and exercised significant national influence. Province-level units proliferated and under the early People's Republic there were over 50. Political boundaries are, in part, established to counterbalance the influence of economic factors. For instance, the Yangtze Delta is divided among the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Anhui. This division ensures that economic strength is distributed, preventing any single region from potentially overpowering the state.

List of provinces

GB/T 2260-2007	ISO	Province	Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin	Capital	Largest city	Population
(2020)	Density
(per km2)	Area
(km2)	Abbreviation
HE	CN-HE	Hebei	zh	}}
Héběi Shěng	Shijiazhuang	74,610,235	393.08	189,809	冀
Jì
SX	CN-SX	Shanxi	zh	}}
Shānxī Shěng	Taiyuan	34,915,616	222.80	156,713	晋
Jìn
LN	CN-LN	Liaoning	zh	}}
Liáoníng Shěng	Shenyang	42,591,407	289.59	147,076	辽
Liáo
JL	CN-JL	Jilin	zh	}}
Jílín Shěng	Changchun	24,073,453	126.51	190,282	吉
Jí
HL	CN-HL	Heilongjiang	zh	}}
Hēilóngjiāng Shěng	Harbin	31,850,088	67.37	472,766	黑
Hēi
JS	CN-JS	Jiangsu	zh	}}
Jiāngsū Shěng	Nanjing	Suzhou	84,748,016	847.91	99,949	苏
Sū
ZJ	CN-ZJ	Zhejiang	zh	}}
Zhèjiāng Shěng	Hangzhou	64,567,588	615.67	104,873	浙
Zhè
AH	CN-AH	Anhui	zh	}}
Ānhuī Shěng	Hefei	61,027,171	436.29	139,879	皖
Wǎn
FJ	CN-FJ	Fujian	zh	}}
Fújiàn Shěng	Fuzhou	Quanzhou	41,540,086	335.66	123,756	闽
Mǐn
JX	CN-JX	Jiangxi	zh	}}
Jiāngxī Shěng	Nanchang	Ganzhou	45,188,635	270.69	166,939	赣
Gàn
SD	CN-SD	Shandong	zh	}}
Shāndōng Shěng	Jinan	Linyi	101,527,453	643.78	157,704	鲁
Lǔ
HA	CN-HA	Henan	zh	}}
Hénán Shěng	Zhengzhou	99,365,519	600.52	165,467	豫
Yù
HB	CN-HB	Hubei	zh	}}
Húběi Shěng	Wuhan	57,752,557	310.87	185,776	鄂
È
HN	CN-HN	Hunan	zh	}}
Húnán Shěng	Changsha	66,444,864	313.65	211,842	湘
Xiāng
GD	CN-GD	Guangdong	zh	}}
Guǎngdōng Shěng	Guangzhou	126,012,510	700.02	180,013	粤
Yuè
HI	CN-HI	Hainan	zh	}}
Hǎinán Shěng	Haikou	10,081,232	294.27	34,259	琼
Qióng
SC	CN-SC	Sichuan	zh	}}
Sìchuān Shěng	Chengdu	83,674,866	174.93	484,056	川(蜀)
Chuān (Shǔ)
GZ	CN-GZ	Guizhou	zh	}}
Guìzhōu Shěng	Guiyang	Zunyi	38,562,148	218.93	176,140	贵(黔)
Guì (Qián)
YN	CN-YN	Yunnan	zh	}}
Yúnnán Shěng	Kunming	47,209,277	123.20	383,195	云(滇)
Yún (Diān)
SN	CN-SN	Shaanxi	zh	}}
Shǎnxī Shěng	Xi'an	39,528,999	192.24	205,624	陕(秦)
Shǎn (Qín)
GS	CN-GS	Gansu	zh	}}
Gānsù Shěng	Lanzhou	25,019,831	54.70	457,382	甘(陇)
Gān (Lǒng)
QH	CN-QH	Qinghai	zh	}}
Qīnghǎi Shěng	Xining	5,923,957	8.58	720 000	青
Qīng

Notes

References

Bibliography

References

(2006). "China: A New History". Harvard University Press.
"GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China".
[[ISO 3166-2:CN]] ([[ISO 3166-2]] codes for the provinces of China)

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