# 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, Hong Kong, and Macau.
South Central China sometimes is further classified into regions of South China (华南) and Central China (华中).

## Administrative divisions

| GB | ISO № | 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 |
| Gǎng | 91 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 香港特别行政区 Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū | Hong Kong | 7,061,200 | 6,396.01 | 1,104 | HK | 港 |
| Ào | 92 | Macau Special Administrative Region | 澳门特别行政区 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū | Macau | 552,300 | 19,044.82 | 29 | MC | 澳 |

## Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.
| # | City | Urban area | District area | City proper | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |