South Central China

South Central China (Chinese: 中南; pinyin: Zhōngnán; lit.: 'Central-South') is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; however, the two provincial-level special administrative regions (SAR) are also often included under South Central China: Hong Kong and Macau. This part is often divided into South China (华南) and Central China (华中) regions due to difference between civilian customs.

The South Central region of the People's Republic of China

Administrative divisions

GB[1]	ISO №[2]	Provincial-level division	Chinese Name	Capital	Population	Density	Area	Abbreviation/Symbol
HA	41	Henan Province	河南省 Hénán Shěng	Zhengzhou	94,023,567	563.01	167,000	豫 Yù
HB	42	Hubei Province	湖北省 Húběi Shěng	Wuhan	57,237,740	307.89	185,900	鄂 È
HN	43	Hunan Province	湖南省 Húnán Shěng	Changsha	65,683,722	312.77	210,000	湘 Xiāng
GD	44	Guangdong Province	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 Province	海南省 Hǎinán Shěng	Haikou	8,671,518	255.04	34,000	琼 Qióng
HK	91	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	香港特别行政区 Xiánggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū	Hong Kong	7,061,200	6,396.01	1,104	港 Gǎng
MC	92	Macau Special Administrative Region	澳门特别行政区 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū	Macau	552,300	19,044.82	29	澳 Ào

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.

#	City	Urban area[3]	District area[3]	City proper[3]	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	Hong Kong	7,071,576	7,071,576	7,071,576	HK	2011-06-30[4]
6	Foshan	6,771,895	7,197,394	7,197,394	GD	2010-11-01
7	Zhengzhou	3,677,032	4,253,913	8,627,089	HA	2010-11-01
8	Shantou	3,644,017	5,329,024	5,389,328	GD	2010-11-01
9	Changsha	2,963,218	3,092,213	7,040,952	HN	2010-11-01
10	Zhongshan	2,740,994	3,121,275	3,121,275	GD	2010-11-01
11	Nanning	2,660,833	3,434,303	6,658,742	GX	2010-11-01
12	Huizhou	1,807,858	2,344,634	4,598,402	GD	2010-11-01
13	Luoyang	1,584,463	1,926,079	6,549,941	HA	2010-11-01
14	Haikou	1,517,410	2,046,170	2,046,170	HI	2010-11-01
15	Jiangmen	1,480,023	1,822,614	4,450,703	GD	2010-11-01
16	Xiangfan[note 1]	1,433,057	2,199,690	5,500,307	HB	2010-11-01
17	Liuzhou	1,410,712	1,436,599	3,758,704	GX	2010-11-01
18	Zhuhai	1,369,538	1,562,530	1,562,530	GD	2010-11-01
19	Hengyang	1,115,645	1,133,967	7,148,344	HN	2010-11-01
20	Yichang	1,049,363	1,411,380	4,059,686	HB	2010-11-01
21	Zhanjiang	1,038,762	1,611,868	6,994,832	GD	2010-11-01
*	Macau	552,503	552,503	552,503	MO	2011-08-12[5]

See also

• Regions of China
  • Central China
  • South China

Notes

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

References

1. GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
2. ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)
3. 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, eds. (2012). 中国2010年人口普查分县资料 (in Chinese). Beijing: 中国统计出版社 [China Statistics Press]. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
4. 香港政府統計處 [Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR Government], ed. (2012). 香港2011年人口普查 - 主要報告 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: Government Logistics Department.
5. Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos, Macau (2012). 15th Macau Census (2011). Macau: Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos.

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