See soorce fer Provinces o Cheenae

In the context o '''[[Cheenae|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 ''[[Direct-controlled municipality o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae|municipalities]]'', five ''[[Autonomous regions o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae|autonomous regions]]'' an twa ''[[Special Admeenistrative Region o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae|special admeenistrative regions]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.cei.gov.cn/ce/region/Chinamap.htm |title=Administrative divisions of China |access-date=2012-07-13 |archive-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620072412/http://www1.cei.gov.cn/ce/region/Chinamap.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Additionally, the PRC claims sovereignty ower [[Taiwan Province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae|Taiwan Province]], but syne the [[Cheenese Ceevil War]] endit in 1949 this aurie haes been admeenistered bi the [[Republic o Cheenae]] (ROC) unner [[Taiwan Province|a province o the same name]]. The ROC admeenisters some affshore islands includin [[Quemoy|Quemoy/Kinmen (Jinmen)]] an [[Matsu Islands|Matsu (Mazu)]] an aw, which form [[Fujian Province, Republic o Cheenae|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==
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!align="center"|[[Guobiao|GB]]<ref>[http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/design/chinastdb_1210.doc GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China]</ref>
!align="center"|[[ISO 3166-2:CN|ISO №]]<ref>[[ISO 3166-2:CN]] ([[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]] [[ISO 3166-2|3166-2]] codes for the provinces of China)</ref>
!align="left"|Province
!align="left"|Cheenese Name
!align="left"|Caipital
!align="right"|Population¹
!align="right"|Density²
!align="right"|Aurie³
!align="center" class="unsortable"| Abbreviation/Seembol
|-
{{tent division chn 1|[[Beijing|Beijing Municipality]]             |北京市|北京市|Běijīng Shì  |{{lang|zh|京}} |11|ff8585| |''Beijing''| 19,612,368| 1,167.40|16,800|BJ|Jīng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Tianjin|Tianjin Municipality]]             |天津市|天津市|Tiānjīn Shì  |{{lang|zh|津}} |12|ff8585| |''Tianjin''| 12,938,224| 1,144.46|11,305|TJ|Jīn}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Hebei]]                   |河北省|河北省|Héběi Shěng   |{{lang|zh|冀}}|13|9696ff| |[[Shijiazhuang]]| 71,854,202| 382.81|187,700|HE|Jì}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Shanxi]]                 |山西省|山西省|Shānxī Shěng  |{{lang|zh|晋}}   |14|9696ff| |[[Taiyuan]]     | 35,712,111| 228.48|156,300|SX|Jìn}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Inner Mongolie|Inner Mongolie Autonomous Region<br>''Nei Mongol Autonomous Region'']] |內蒙古自治区|内蒙古自治區|Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū|{{lang|zh|蒙(內蒙古)}} |15|fffb91||[[Hohhot]]| 24,706,321| 20.88|1,183,000|NM|Měng (Nèi Měnggǔ)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Liaoning]]                |辽宁省|遼寧省|Liáoníng Shěng |{{lang|zh|辽}}  |21|9696ff| |[[Shenyang]]    | 43,746,323| 299.83|145,900|LN|Liáo}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Jilin]]                   |吉林省|吉林省|Jílín Shěng   |{{lang|zh|吉}}    |22|9696ff| |[[Changchun]]   | 27,462,297| 146.54|187,400|JL|Jí}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Heilongjiang]]            |黑龙江省|黑龍江省|Hēilóngjiāng|{{lang|zh|黑}}|23|9696ff| |[[Harbin]]      | 38,312,224|  84.38|454,000|HL|Hēi}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Shanghai|Shanghai Municipality]]            |上海市|上海市|Shànghǎi Shì |{{lang|zh|沪}}   |31|ff8585| |''Shanghai''| 23,019,148| 3,630.20|6,341|SH|Hù}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Jiangsu]]                 |江苏省|江蘇省|Jiāngsū Shěng |{{lang|zh|苏}}   |32|9696ff| |[[Nanjing]]     | 78,659,903| 766.66|102,600|JS|Sū}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Zhejiang]]                |浙江省|浙江省|Zhèjiāng Shěng|{{lang|zh|浙}}   |33|9696ff| |[[Hangzhou]]    | 54,426,891| 533.59|102,000|ZJ|Zhè}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Anhui]]                   |安徽省|安徽省|Ānhuī Shěng   |{{lang|zh|皖}}  |34|9696ff| |[[Hefei]]       | 59,500,510| 425.91|139,700|AH|Wǎn}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Fujian]]                  |福建省|福建省|Fújiàn Shěng  |{{lang|zh|闽}}  |35|9696ff| |[[Fuzhou]]      | 36,894,216| 304.15|121,300|FJ|Mǐn}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Jiangxi]]                 |江西省|江西省|Jiāngxī Shěng |{{lang|zh|赣}}  |36|9696ff| |[[Nanchang]]    | 44,567,475| 266.87|167,000|JX|Gàn}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Shandong]]                |山东省|山東省|Shāndōng Shěng |{{lang|zh|鲁(齐)}}   |37|9696ff| |[[Jinan]]       | 95,793,065| 622.84|153,800|SD|Lǔ (Qí)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Henan]]                   |河南省|河南省|Hénán Shěng   |{{lang|zh|豫}}   |41|9696ff| |[[Zhengzhou]]   | 94,023,567| 563.01|167,000|HA|Yù}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Hubei]]                   |湖北省|湖北省|Húběi Shěng   |{{lang|zh|鄂}}    |42|9696ff| |[[Wuhan]]       | 57,237,740| 307.89|185,900|HB|È}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Hunan]]                   |湖南省|湖南省|Húnán Shěng   |{{lang|zh|湘}} |43|9696ff| |[[Changsha]]    | 65,683,722| 312.77|210,000|HN|Xiāng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Guangdong]]               |广东省|廣東省|Guǎngdōng Shěng|{{lang|zh|粤}}  |44|9696ff| |[[Guangzhou]]   |104,303,132| 579.46|180,000|GD|Yuè}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Guangxi]] Zhuang Autonomous Region |广西壮族自治区|廣西省壯族自治區|Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū|{{lang|zh|桂}}  |45|fffb91|     |[[Nanning]]     | 46,026,629| 195.02|236,000|GX|Guì}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Hainan]]                  |海南省|海南省|Hǎinán Shěng  |{{lang|zh|琼}}|46|9696ff| |[[Haikou]]      |  8,671,518| 255.04| 34,000|HI|Qióng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Chongqing|Chongqing Municipality]]           |重庆市|重慶市|Chóngqìng Shì|{{lang|zh|渝}}    |50|ff8585| |''Chongqing''| 28,846,170| 350.50|82,300|CQ|Yú}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Sichuan]]                 |四川省|四川省|Sìchuān Shěng |{{lang|zh|川(蜀)}}|51|9696ff| |[[Chengdu]]     | 80,418,200| 165.81|485,000|SC|Chuān (Shǔ)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Guizhou Province]]                 |贵州省|貴州省|Gùizhōu Shěng |{{lang|zh|贵(黔)}} |52|9696ff| |[[Guiyang]]     | 34,746,468| 197.42|176,000|GZ|Guì (Qián)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Yunnan]]                  |云南省|雲南省|Yúnnán Shěng  |{{lang|zh|云(滇)}} |53|9696ff| |[[Kunming]]     | 45,966,239| 116.66|394,000|YN|Yún (Diān)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet Autonomous Region<br>''Xizang Autonomous Region'']]          |西藏自治区|西藏自治區|Xīzàng Zìzhìqū|{{lang|zh|藏}} |54|fffb91||[[Lhasa]]|  3,002,166| 2.44|1,228,400|XZ|Zàng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Shaanxi]]                 |陕西省|陝西省|Shǎnxī Shěng  |{{lang|zh|陕(秦)}} |61|9696ff| |[[Xi'an]]       | 37,327,378| 181.55|205,600|SN|Shǎn (Qín)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Gansu Province]]                   |甘肃省|甘肅省|Gānsù Shěng   |{{lang|zh|甘(陇)}}  |62|9696ff| |[[Lanzhou]]     | 25,575,254| 56.29|454,300|GS|Gān (Lǒng)}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Qinghai Province]]                 |青海省|青海省|Qīnghǎi Shěng |{{lang|zh|青}} |63|9696ff| |[[Xining]]      |  5,626,722| 7.80|721,200|QH|Qīng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region]]    |宁夏回族自治区|寧夏回族自治區|Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū|{{lang|zh|宁}} |64|fffb91|     |[[Yinchuan]]    |  6,301,350| 94.89|66,400|NX|Níng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Xinjiang]] Uyghur Autonomous Region|新疆维吾尔自治区|新疆疆維吾爾自治區|Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū |{{lang|zh|新}}  |65|fffb91|     |[[Ürümqi]]      | 21,813,334| 13.13|1,660,400|XJ|Xīn}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Hong Kong|Hong Kong Special Administrative Region<br>''Xianggang Special Administrative Region'']]|香港特别行政区 |香港特別行政區|Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū|{{lang|zh|港}} |91|79ff76|      |''Hong Kong''        |  7,061,200| 6,396.01|  1,104|HK|Gǎng}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Macau|Macau Special Administrative Region<br>''Aomen Special Administrative Region'']]|澳门特别行政区 |澳門特別行政區|Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū|{{lang|zh|澳}}   |92|79ff76|      |''Macau''        |    552,300| 19,044.82|     29|MC|Ào}}
{{tent division chn 1|[[Taiwan Province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae|Taiwan Province]] '''†''' |台湾省|臺灣省|Táiwān Shěng |{{lang|zh|台}} |71|9696ff||[[Taipei|Taibei]] | 23,140,000| 650.34| 35,581|TW|Tái}}
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Notes:
:¹: as o 2010
:²: per km²
:³: km²
:†: Since its founding in 1949, the [[People's Republic of China|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|Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan")]] currently administers [[Taiwan Area]], consisting of [[Island of Taiwan|the island of Taiwan]], [[Penghu]], as well as [[Kinmen]] and [[Matsu Islands|Matsu]] located off the coast of mainland [[Fujian Province, Republic of China]].

==Freemit airtins==
* [http://www.dbresearch.com/chinasprovinces Interactive WebMap with economic indicators  over all provinces] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406153605/http://dbresearch.com/chinasprovinces/ |date=2016-04-06 }}

{{Province-level diveesions o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae}}
{{Airticles on first-level admeenistrative diveesions o Asie kintras}}

[[Category:Provinces o Cheenae| ]]
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