Provinces o Cheenae

In the context o Cheenese govrenment, a province (sheng), formally provincial level diveesion, is the heichest-level admeenistrative diveesion. The Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (FRC) currently admeenisters 33 sic diveesions, classifeed as 22 provinces, fower municipalities, five autonomous regions an twa special admeenistrative regions.^[1]

Additionally, the PRC claims sovereignty ower Taiwan Province, but syne the Cheenese Ceevil War endit in 1949 this aurie haes been admeenistered bi the Republic o Cheenae (ROC) unner a province o the same name. The ROC admeenisters some affshore islands includin Quemoy/Kinmen (Jinmen) an Matsu (Mazu) an aw, which form Fujian Province, ROC. Thir wur pairt o an oreeginally unifeed Fujian province, which syne 1949 haes been dividit atween the FRC an ROC.

In the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, ivery province haes a Communist Pairty o Cheenae provincial committee, heidit bi a secretary beside the twa special admeenistrative regions. The committee secretary is in chairge o the province, rather than the govrenor o the provincial govrenment.

Leet o provincial-level diveesions

GB[2]	ISO №[3]	Province	Cheenese Name	Caipital	Population¹	Density²	Aurie³	Abbreviation/Seembol
BJ	11	Beijing Municipality	北京市 Běijīng Shì	Beijing	19,612,368	1,167.40	16,800	京 Jīng
TJ	12	Tianjin Municipality	天津市 Tiānjīn Shì	Tianjin	12,938,224	1,144.46	11,305	津 Jīn
HE	13	Hebei	河北省 Héběi Shěng	Shijiazhuang	71,854,202	382.81	187,700	冀 Jì
SX	14	Shanxi	山西省 Shānxī Shěng	Taiyuan	35,712,111	228.48	156,300	晋 Jìn
NM	15	Inner Mongolie Autonomous Region Nei Mongol Autonomous Region	內蒙古自治区 Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū	Hohhot	24,706,321	20.88	1,183,000	蒙(內蒙古) Měng (Nèi Měnggǔ)
LN	21	Liaoning	辽宁省 Liáoníng Shěng	Shenyang	43,746,323	299.83	145,900	辽 Liáo
JL	22	Jilin	吉林省 Jílín Shěng	Changchun	27,462,297	146.54	187,400	吉 Jí
HL	23	Heilongjiang	黑龙江省 Hēilóngjiāng	Harbin	38,312,224	84.38	454,000	黑 Hēi
SH	31	Shanghai Municipality	上海市 Shànghǎi Shì	Shanghai	23,019,148	3,630.20	6,341	沪 Hù
JS	32	Jiangsu	江苏省 Jiāngsū Shěng	Nanjing	78,659,903	766.66	102,600	苏 Sū
ZJ	33	Zhejiang	浙江省 Zhèjiāng Shěng	Hangzhou	54,426,891	533.59	102,000	浙 Zhè
AH	34	Anhui	安徽省 Ānhuī Shěng	Hefei	59,500,510	425.91	139,700	皖 Wǎn
FJ	35	Fujian	福建省 Fújiàn Shěng	Fuzhou	36,894,216	304.15	121,300	闽 Mǐn
JX	36	Jiangxi	江西省 Jiāngxī Shěng	Nanchang	44,567,475	266.87	167,000	赣 Gàn
SD	37	Shandong	山东省 Shāndōng Shěng	Jinan	95,793,065	622.84	153,800	鲁(齐) Lǔ (Qí)
HA	41	Henan	河南省 Hénán Shěng	Zhengzhou	94,023,567	563.01	167,000	豫 Yù
HB	42	Hubei	湖北省 Húběi Shěng	Wuhan	57,237,740	307.89	185,900	鄂 È
HN	43	Hunan	湖南省 Húnán Shěng	Changsha	65,683,722	312.77	210,000	湘 Xiāng
GD	44	Guangdong	广东省 Guǎngdōng Shěng	Guangzhou	104,303,132	579.46	180,000	粤 Yuè
GX	45	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū	Nanning	46,026,629	195.02	236,000	桂 Guì
HI	46	Hainan	海南省 Hǎinán Shěng	Haikou	8,671,518	255.04	34,000	琼 Qióng
CQ	50	Chongqing Municipality	重庆市 Chóngqìng Shì	Chongqing	28,846,170	350.50	82,300	渝 Yú
SC	51	Sichuan	四川省 Sìchuān Shěng	Chengdu	80,418,200	165.81	485,000	川(蜀) Chuān (Shǔ)
GZ	52	Guizhou Province	贵州省 Gùizhōu Shěng	Guiyang	34,746,468	197.42	176,000	贵(黔) Guì (Qián)
YN	53	Yunnan	云南省 Yúnnán Shěng	Kunming	45,966,239	116.66	394,000	云(滇) Yún (Diān)
XZ	54	Tibet Autonomous Region Xizang Autonomous Region	西藏自治区 Xīzàng Zìzhìqū	Lhasa	3,002,166	2.44	1,228,400	藏 Zàng
SN	61	Shaanxi	陕西省 Shǎnxī Shěng	Xi'an	37,327,378	181.55	205,600	陕(秦) Shǎn (Qín)
GS	62	Gansu Province	甘肃省 Gānsù Shěng	Lanzhou	25,575,254	56.29	454,300	甘(陇) Gān (Lǒng)
QH	63	Qinghai Province	青海省 Qīnghǎi Shěng	Xining	5,626,722	7.80	721,200	青 Qīng
NX	64	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region	宁夏回族自治区 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū	Yinchuan	6,301,350	94.89	66,400	宁 Níng
XJ	65	Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region	新疆维吾尔自治区 Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū	Ürümqi	21,813,334	13.13	1,660,400	新 Xīn
HK	91	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Xianggang Special Administrative Region	香港特别行政区 Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū	Hong Kong	7,061,200	6,396.01	1,104	港 Gǎng
MC	92	Macau Special Administrative Region Aomen Special Administrative Region	澳门特别行政区 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū	Macau	552,300	19,044.82	29	澳 Ào
TW	71	Taiwan Province †	台湾省 Táiwān Shěng	Taibei	23,140,000	650.34	35,581	台 Tái

Notes:

¹: as o 2010

²: per km²

³: km²

†: Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has considered Taiwan to be its 23rd province. However, the PRC has never controlled Taiwan. The Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") currently administers Taiwan Area, consisting of the island of Taiwan, Penghu, as well as Kinmen and Matsu located off the coast of mainland Fujian Province, Republic of China.