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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.
Major changes since then have been the reorganization of provinces in the northeast after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and the formation of autonomous regions, based on Soviet ethnic policies. The provinces serve an important cultural role in China, as people tend to identify with their native province.
The number of provinces grew steadily during subsequent dynasties, reaching 28 by the time of the Republic of China. [6] 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. [7]
It includes all provinces, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and special administrative regions controlled by the Republic of China (1912–1949) or the People's Republic of China (1949–present). For the Republic of China after 1949, see List of administrative divisions of Taiwan.
All provincial-level divisions of China are divided into prefectural-level divisions (second-level): prefectural-level cities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures and leagues. There are 339 official prefecture level divisions in China as of January 2019: 333 under the control of the People's Republic of China , and 6 in the claimed Taiwan ...
This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions in order of their Human Development Index (HDI), along with the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan).
Pages in category "Provincial capitals in China" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Former capitals of Chinese provinces;
East China: 832,028 km 2: 407,527,091: 499/km 2: The above-mentioned seven entities plus the claimed Taiwan Province. Taiwan and its surrounding island groups are administered by the Republic of China but claimed by the People's Republic of China. Central China: 564,700 km 2: 216,945,029: 384/km 2: Henan, Hubei, and Hunan: South China: 449,654 ...