East China

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

East China
Country	People's Republic of China  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Population [1]	384.3 million

An abolished concept, for economical purposes the region was defined from 1961 to 1978 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" was once classified in this region though Kinmen and Matsu are part of Fujian while the PRC only claims Taiwan and Penghu.

Administrative divisions

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

Cities with urban area over one million in population

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

See also

• Yangtze River Delta

References

1. https://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)
4. 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.

External links

• East China travel guide from Wikivoyage