# List of regions of China

This is a list of traditional top-level regions of China.

## People's Republic of China
### Statistical regions

This is a list of the 34 provincial-level divisions of the People's Republic of China grouped by its former greater administrative areas from 1949 to 1952.
* North China
* East China
* Southwestern China
* Northwestern China
* South Central China
* Northeast China
| Region | Area | Population (2010) | Population Density | Provinces/Region | Provincial/Regional Seat |
| North China 华北 (Huáběi) | 1,556,061 km$^2$ | 164,823,226 | 105/km$^2$ | Beijing | Dongcheng District |
| North China 华北 (Huáběi) | 1,556,061 km$^2$ | 164,823,226 | 105/km$^2$ | Tianjin | Heping District |
| North China 华北 (Huáběi) | 1,556,061 km$^2$ | 164,823,226 | 105/km$^2$ | Hebei | Shijiazhuang |
| North China 华北 (Huáběi) | 1,556,061 km$^2$ | 164,823,226 | 105/km$^2$ | Shanxi | Taiyuan |
| North China 华北 (Huáběi) | 1,556,061 km$^2$ | 164,823,226 | 105/km$^2$ | Inner Mongolia | Hohhot |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Shanghai | Huangpu District |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Jiangsu | Nanjing |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Zhejiang | Hangzhou |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Anhui | Hefei |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Fujian | Fuzhou (PRC) Kinmen (ROC) |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Taiwan | Taipei (PRC-claimed) Zhongxing New Village (ROC) |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Jiangxi | Nanchang |
| East China 华东 (Huádōng) | 795,837 km$^2$ | 384,364,968 | 483/km$^2$ | Shandong | Jinan |
| Southwestern China 西南 (Xīnán) | 2,365,900 km$^2$ | 192,979,243 | 82/km$^2$ | Chongqing | Yuzhong District |
| Southwestern China 西南 (Xīnán) | 2,365,900 km$^2$ | 192,979,243 | 82/km$^2$ | Sichuan | Chengdu |
| Southwestern China 西南 (Xīnán) | 2,365,900 km$^2$ | 192,979,243 | 82/km$^2$ | Guizhou | Guiyang |
| Southwestern China 西南 (Xīnán) | 2,365,900 km$^2$ | 192,979,243 | 82/km$^2$ | Yunnan | Kunming |
| Southwestern China 西南 (Xīnán) | 2,365,900 km$^2$ | 192,979,243 | 82/km$^2$ | Tibet | Lhasa |
| Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi) | 3,107,701 km$^2$ | 96,644,038 | 31/km$^2$ | Shaanxi | Xi'an |
| Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi) | 3,107,701 km$^2$ | 96,644,038 | 31/km$^2$ | Gansu | Lanzhou |
| Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi) | 3,107,701 km$^2$ | 96,644,038 | 31/km$^2$ | Qinghai | Xining |
| Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi) | 3,107,701 km$^2$ | 96,644,038 | 31/km$^2$ | Ningxia | Yinchuan |
| Northwestern China 西北 (Xīběi) | 3,107,701 km$^2$ | 96,644,038 | 31/km$^2$ | Xinjiang | Ürümqi |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Henan | Zhengzhou |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Hubei | Wuhan |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Hunan | Changsha |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Guangdong | Guangzhou |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Guangxi | Nanning |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Hainan | Haikou |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Hong Kong | Central and Western District |
| South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán) | 1,014,354 km$^2$ | 383,559,808 | 378/km$^2$ | Macau | Macau |
| Northeast China 东北 (Dōngběi) | 793,300 km$^2$ | 109,520,844 | 138/km$^2$ | Liaoning | Shenyang |
| Northeast China 东北 (Dōngběi) | 793,300 km$^2$ | 109,520,844 | 138/km$^2$ | Jilin | Changchun |
| Northeast China 东北 (Dōngběi) | 793,300 km$^2$ | 109,520,844 | 138/km$^2$ | Heilongjiang | Harbin |

#### Other kinds of statistics

| Region | Area | Population (2010) | Population Density | Provinces included & Notes |
| North China (without Eastern Inner Mongolia) | 1,082,492 km$^2$ | 153,180,300 | 142/km$^2$ | Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (without Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao) |
| Northeast China (with Eastern Inner Mongolia) | 1,266,869 km$^2$ | 121,163,770 | 96/km$^2$ | Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao) |
| East China | 832,028 km$^2$ | 407,527,091 | 499/km$^2$ | The above-mentioned seven entities plus the claimed Taiwan Province. Taiwan and its surrounding island groups are administered by the Republic of China but claimed by the People's Republic of China. |
| Central China | 564,700 km$^2$ | 216,945,029 | 384/km$^2$ | Henan, Hubei, and Hunan |
| South China | 449,654 km$^2$ | 166,614,779 | 371/km$^2$ | Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau |
| Western China | 3,978,700 km$^2$ | 289,623,281 | 73/km$^2$ | Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang |

### Economic regions

* East Coast
* Western China
* Central China
* Northeast China