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This is a list of the first-level [[political divisions of China|administrative divisions]] of [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions, and municipalities, in order of their total [[population]]s at the end of [[2004]].
This is a list of the province-level [[political divisions of China|administrative divisions]] of the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC), including all [[province of China|province]]s, [[autonomous entities of China|autonomous region]]s and [[municipality of China|municipalities]], in order of their total [[population]]s at the end of [[2004]].


[[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]], which are not part of [[mainland China]] but are [[special administrative region]]s of the PRC, are given at the end for comparison purposes.
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[[Taiwan Province]], which is claimed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) but is entirely under the administration of the [[Republic of China]] (ROC), is excluded from this list. Also, the figure for [[Fujian |Fujian Province]] excludes the population in the area that is under the administration of the [[Fujian#Quemoy_and_Matsu|Fukien Province]] of the ROC. The population figure of the entire territory under the administration of the ROC , which includes [[Taiwan]], [[Penghu]], [[Matsu]], [[Kinmen]], and [[list of islands of the Republic of China|other islands]], collectively known as the ''[[Free Area of the Republic of China|Free Area]]'' or the ''Taiwan Area'', is included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.

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[[Taiwan_Province#Taiwan_Province_of_the_People.27s_Republic_of_China_.28.E4.B8.AD.E5.8D.8E.E4.BA.BA.E6.B0.91.E5.85.B1.E5.92.8C.E5.9B.BD.E5.8F.B0.E6.B9.BE.E7.9C.81.29|Taiwan Province]], which is entirely under the jurisdiction of the [[Republic of China]] (ROC), is excluded from this list, wheareas the figure for [[Fujian |Fujian Province]] excludes population in ROC's [[Fujian#Quemoy_and_Matsu|Fukien Province]]. The population figure of the [[Republic of China]] (ROC), which current jurisdiction includes the islands of [[Taiwan]], [[Penghu]], [[Matsu]], [[Kinmen]], [[list of islands of the Republic of China|etc.]], collectively known as the ''[[Free Area of the Republic of China|Free Area]]'' or the ''Taiwan Area'', is included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.

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[[Image:Population of China by first-level administrative regions(English).png|thumb|right|300px|Map showing the population of the first-order administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China.]]
#[[Henan]] – 97,170,000 (7.48%)
#[[Henan]] – 97,170,000 (7.48%)
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#[[Sichuan]] – 87,250,000 (6.71%)
#[[Sichuan]] – 87,250,000 (6.71%)
#[[Guangdong]] – 83,040,000 (6.39%)
#[[Guangdong]] – 83,040,000 (6.39%)
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#[[Jiangsu]] – 74,330,000 (5.72%)
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#[[Jiangsu]] – 74,330,000 (5.72%)[[Image:Population of China by first-level administrative regions(English).png|thumb|right|380px|The map showing the relative population of each first-level province of the People's Republic of China.]]
#[[Hebei]] – 68,090,000 (5.24%)
#[[Hebei]] – 68,090,000 (5.24%)
#[[Hunan]] – 66,980,000 (5.15%)
#[[Hunan]] – 66,980,000 (5.15%)
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#[[Tianjin]] – 10,240,000 (0.788%)
#[[Tianjin]] – 10,240,000 (0.788%)
#[[Hainan]] – 8,180,000 (0.629%)
#[[Hainan]] – 8,180,000 (0.629%)
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#[[Hong Kong]] – 6,915,700 (0.532%)
#[[Ningxia]] – 5,880,000 (0.452%)
#[[Ningxia]] – 5,880,000 (0.452%)
#[[Qinghai]] – 5,390,000 (0.415%)
#[[Qinghai]] – 5,390,000 (0.415%)
#[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] – 2,740,000 (0.211%)
#[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] – 2,740,000 (0.211%)
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#[[Macau]] - 465,300 (0.0358%)
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* Currently serving in the [[People's Liberation Army]] - approx. 2,500,000
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* [[Hong Kong]] – 6,915,700
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* [[Macau]] - 465,300


* Republic of China - 22,689,122
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* Currently in service in the [[People's Liberation Army]] - approx. 2,500,000
* [[Free Area of the Republic of China|Area controlled by the Republic of China (ROC)]] - 22,689,122


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 15:45, 16 April 2006

Province-level divisions
of China by:

This is a list of the province-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, in order of their total populations at the end of 2004.

Hong Kong and Macau, which are not part of mainland China but are special administrative regions of the PRC, are given at the end for comparison purposes.

Taiwan Province, which is entirely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC), is excluded from this list, wheareas the figure for Fujian Province excludes population in ROC's Fukien Province. The population figure of the Republic of China (ROC), which current jurisdiction includes the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Matsu, Kinmen, etc., collectively known as the Free Area or the Taiwan Area, is included at the end of the list for comparison purposes.

Map showing the population of the first-order administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China.
  1. Henan – 97,170,000 (7.48%)
  2. Shandong – 91,800,000 (7.06%)
  3. Sichuan – 87,250,000 (6.71%)
  4. Guangdong – 83,040,000 (6.39%)
  5. Jiangsu – 74,330,000 (5.72%)
  6. Hebei – 68,090,000 (5.24%)
  7. Hunan – 66,980,000 (5.15%)
  8. Anhui – 64,610,000 (4.97%)
  9. Hubei – 60,160,000 (4.63%)
  10. Guangxi – 48,890,000 (3.76%)
  11. Zhejiang – 47,200,000 (3.63%)
  12. Yunnan – 44,150,000 (3.40%)
  13. Jiangxi – 42,840,000 (3.30%)
  14. Liaoning – 42,170,000 (3.24%)
  15. Guizhou – 39,040,000 (3.00%)
  16. Heilongjiang – 38,170,000 (2.94%)
  17. Shaanxi – 37,050,000 (2.85%)
  18. Fujian – 35,110,000 (2.70%)
  19. Shanxi – 33,350,000 (2.57%)
  20. Chongqing – 31,220,000 (2.40%)
  21. Jilin – 27,090,000 (2.08%)
  22. Gansu – 26,190,000 (2.01%)
  23. Inner Mongolia – 23,840,000 (1.83%)
  24. Xinjiang – 19,630,000 (1.51%)
  25. Shanghai – 17,420,000 (1.34%)
  26. Beijing – 14,930,000 (1.15%)
  27. Tianjin – 10,240,000 (0.788%)
  28. Hainan – 8,180,000 (0.629%)
  29. Ningxia – 5,880,000 (0.452%)
  30. Qinghai – 5,390,000 (0.415%)
  31. Tibet – 2,740,000 (0.211%)
  • Republic of China - 22,689,122

Sources

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