South Central China

South Central China, South-Central China or Central-South China (Chinese: 中南; pinyin: Zhōngnán; lit. 'Central-South'), is a region of the People's Republic of China. It consists of eight provincial administrative regions, namely Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan.

South Central China
Statistical region
Country	China
Area
• Total	1,014,354 km2 (391,644 sq mi)
Population [1]	383,559,808
• Density	378/km2 (980/sq mi)
GDP (nominal, 2024)
• Total	CN¥35.51 trillion (US$5.5 trillion)[2]

South Central China sometimes is further classified into regions of South China (华南) and Central China (华中).

Administrative divisions

GB[3]	ISO №[4]	Provincial-level division	Chinese Name	Capital	Population	Density	Area	Abbr.
Yù	41	Henan Province	河南省 Hénán Shěng	Zhengzhou	94,023,567	563.01	167,000	HA	豫
È	42	Hubei Province	湖北省 Húběi Shěng	Wuhan	57,237,740	307.89	185,900	HB	鄂
Xiāng	43	Hunan Province	湖南省 Húnán Shěng	Changsha	65,683,722	312.77	210,000	HN	湘
Yuè	44	Guangdong Province	广东省 Guǎngdōng Shěng	Guangzhou	104,303,132	579.46	180,000	GD	粤
Guì	45	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū	Nanning	46,026,629	195.02	236,000	GX	桂
Qióng	46	Hainan Province	海南省 Hǎinán Shěng	Haikou	8,671,518	255.04	34,000	HI	琼

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.

#	City	Urban area[5]	District area[5]	City proper[5]	Prov.	Census date
1	Shenzhen	10,358,381	10,358,381	10,358,381	GD	2010-11-01
2	Guangzhou	9,702,144	11,071,424	12,701,948	GD	2010-11-01
3	Wuhan	7,541,527	9,785,388	9,785,388	HB	2010-11-01
4	Dongguan	7,271,322	8,220,207	8,220,207	GD	2010-11-01
5	Foshan	6,771,895	7,197,394	7,197,394	GD	2010-11-01
6	Zhengzhou	3,677,032	4,253,913	8,627,089	HA	2010-11-01
7	Shantou	3,644,017	5,329,024	5,389,328	GD	2010-11-01
8	Changsha	2,963,218	3,092,213	7,040,952	HN	2010-11-01
9	Zhongshan	2,740,994	3,121,275	3,121,275	GD	2010-11-01
10	Nanning	2,660,833	3,434,303	6,658,742	GX	2010-11-01
11	Huizhou	1,807,858	2,344,634	4,598,402	GD	2010-11-01
12	Luoyang	1,584,463	1,926,079	6,549,941	HA	2010-11-01
13	Haikou	1,517,410	2,046,170	2,046,170	HI	2010-11-01
14	Jiangmen	1,480,023	1,822,614	4,450,703	GD	2010-11-01
15	Xiangfan[note 1]	1,433,057	2,199,690	5,500,307	HB	2010-11-01
16	Liuzhou	1,410,712	1,436,599	3,758,704	GX	2010-11-01
17	Zhuhai	1,369,538	1,562,530	1,562,530	GD	2010-11-01
18	Hengyang	1,115,645	1,133,967	7,148,344	HN	2010-11-01
19	Yichang	1,049,363	1,411,380	4,059,686	HB	2010-11-01
20	Zhanjiang	1,038,762	1,611,868	6,994,832	GD	2010-11-01

See also

• China portal

• Regions of China
  • Central China
  • South China
  • East China
  • Northeast China
  • Southwest China
  • Northwest China

Notes

1. Xiangfan was renamed as Xiangyang on 2 December 2010.