East China

East China
East China
Country	China
Population [better source needed][better source needed]	384.3 million

East China or Eastern China (simplified Chinese: 华东; traditional Chinese: 華東; pinyin: Huádōng) is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.

Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes the region is defined by the Chinese Central Government to include the provinces of (in alphabetical order) Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai. Since the Chinese government claims Taiwan and the few outlying islands of Fujian (Kinmen and Matsu) governed by the Republic of China (Taiwanese government) as its territory, the claimed "Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China" is also classified in this region^{[citation needed]}.

Administrative divisions

Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China and claimed by the Republic of China

GB^[2]	ISO №^[3]	Province	Chinese Name	Capital	Population	Density	Area	Abbreviation/Symbol
Hù	31	Shanghai Municipality	上海市 Shànghǎi Shì	Shanghai	23,019,148	3,630.20	6,341	SH	沪
Sū	32	Jiangsu Province	江苏省 Jiāngsū Shěng	Nanjing	78,659,903	766.66	102,600	JS	苏
Zhè	33	Zhejiang Province	浙江省 Zhèjiāng Shěng	Hangzhou	54,426,891	533.59	102,000	ZJ	浙
Wǎn	34	Anhui Province	安徽省 Ānhuī Shěng	Hefei	59,500,510	425.91	139,700	AH	皖
Mǐn	35	Fujian Province (PRC)	福建省 Fújiàn Shěng	Fuzhou	36,894,216	304.15	121,300	FJ	闽
Gàn	36	Jiangxi Province	江西省 Jiāngxī Shěng	Nanchang	44,567,475	266.87	167,000	JX	赣
Lǔ	37	Shandong Province	山东省 Shāndōng Shěng	Jinan	95,793,065	622.84	153,800	SD	鲁

Disputed area: PRC claims - *; ROC claims - **

**Provinces governed by the Republic of China and claimed by the People's Republic of China**
Name	Chinese	Pinyin	Abbreviation	Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì)	Chinese	Pinyin	List of county-level divisions
Fujian Province (ROC) (Kinmen and Matsu)**^{[Note 1]}	福建省	Fújiàn	閩 mǐn	Jincheng**	金城鎮**	Jīnchéng**	List of county-level divisions**
Taiwan Province (ROC)** Taiwan Province (PRC)*	臺灣省** 台湾省*	Táiwān	臺 tái** 台 tái*	Zhongxing** Taipei*	中興新村** 臺北市*	Zhōngxīng Xīncūn** Táiběi*	List of administrative divisions**

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Cities governed by the People's Republic of China

Provincial capitals in bold.

#	City	Urban area^[4]	District area^[4]	City proper^[4]	Prov.	Census date
1	Shanghai	20,217,748	22,315,474	23,019,196	SH	2010-11-01
2	Nanjing	5,827,888	7,165,292	8,003,744	JS	2010-11-01
3	Hangzhou	5,162,093	6,241,971	8,700,373	ZJ	2010-11-01
4	Jinan	3,527,566	4,335,989	6,813,984	SD	2010-11-01
5	Qingdao	3,519,919	3,718,835	8,715,087	SD	2010-11-01
6	Suzhou	3,302,152	4,072,081	10,459,890	JS	2010-11-01
7	Xiamen	3,119,110	3,531,347	3,531,347	FJ	2010-11-01
8	Hefei	3,098,727	3,310,268	5,702,466	AH	2010-11-01
9	Fuzhou	2,824,414	2,921,762	7,115,369	FJ	2010-11-01
10	Wuxi	2,757,736	3,543,719	6,374,399	JS	2010-11-01
11	Wenzhou	2,686,825	3,039,439	9,122,102	ZJ	2010-11-01
12	Ningbo	2,583,073	3,491,597	7,605,689	ZJ	2010-11-01
13	Zibo	2,261,717	3,129,228	4,530,597	SD	2010-11-01
14	Changzhou	2,257,376	3,290,918	4,592,431	JS	2010-11-01
15	Nanchang	2,223,661	2,357,839	5,042,566	JX	2010-11-01
16	Yantai	1,797,861	2,227,733	6,968,202	SD	2010-11-01
17	Xuzhou	1,735,166	1,967,214	8,577,225	JS	2010-11-01
18	Nantong	1,612,385	2,274,113	7,283,622	JS	2010-11-01
19	Huai'an	1,523,655	2,635,406	4,801,662	JS	2010-11-01
20	Linyi	1,522,488	2,303,648	10,039,440	SD	2010-11-01
21	Weifang	1,261,582	2,044,028	9,086,241	SD	2010-11-01
22	Huainan	1,238,488	1,666,826	2,333,896	AH	2010-11-01
23	Taizhou	1,189,276	1,902,510	5,968,838	ZJ	2010-11-01
24	Jinjiang	1,172,827	1,986,447	see Quanzhou	FJ	2010-11-01
25	Quanzhou	1,154,731	1,435,185	8,128,533	FJ	2010-11-01
26	Yancheng	1,136,826	1,615,836	7,262,200	JS	2010-11-01
27	Tai'an	1,123,541	1,735,425	5,494,207	SD	2010-11-01
28	Kunshan	1,118,617	1,644,860	see Suzhou	JS	2010-11-01
29	Wuhu	1,108,087	1,307,042	2,263,123	AH	2010-11-01
30	Putian	1,107,199	1,953,801	2,778,508	FJ	2010-11-01
31	Yangzhou	1,077,531	1,392,563	4,460,066	JS	2010-11-01
32	Cixi	1,059,942	1,462,383	see Ningbo	ZJ	2010-11-01
33	Jiangyin	1,013,670	1,595,138	see Wuxi	JS	2010-11-01

Cities governed by the Republic of China

#	City	Population	Census date
1	New Taipei	3,971,250	2016-01-01
2	Kaohsiung	2,778,729	2016-01-01
3	Taichung	2,746,112	2016-01-01
4	Taipei	2,704,974	2016-01-01
5	Taoyuan	2,108,786	2016-01-01
6	Tainan	1,885,550	2016-01-01

Notes

^ The PRC claims the Kinmen and Matsu Islands as part of its own Fujian Province.

References

^ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China
^ GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
^ ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)
^ ^a ^b ^c 国务院人口普查办公室、国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司编 (2012). 中国2010年人口普查分县资料. Beijing: 中国统计出版社 [China Statistics Press]. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6. {{cite book}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |author= at position 1 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |publisher= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

East China travel guide from Wikivoyage

31°16′43″N 120°35′09″E / 31.2785°N 120.5859°E / 31.2785; 120.5859

[4] The PRC claims the Kinmen and Matsu Islands as part of its own Fujian Province.

[1] ttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China

[2] GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China

[3] ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)

[2010PRCcensus-5] 国务院人口普查办公室、国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司编 (2012). 中国2010年人口普查分县资料. Beijing: 中国统计出版社 [China Statistics Press]. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6. {{cite book}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |author= at position 1 (help); templatestyles stripmarker in |publisher= at position 1 (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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