Provinces o Cheenae

In the context o 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 municipalities, five autonomous regions an twa special admeenistrative regions.

Additionally, the PRC claims sovereignty ower Taiwan Province, but syne the Cheenese Ceevil War endit in 1949 this aurie haes been admeenistered bi the Republic o Cheenae (ROC) unner a province o the same name. The ROC admeenisters some affshore islands includin Quemoy/Kinmen (Jinmen) an Matsu (Mazu) an aw, which form 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
GBGB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of ChinaISO №ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)ProvinceCheenese NameCaipitalPopulation¹Density²Aurie³ Abbreviation/Seembol
Notes:
¹: as o 2010
²: per km²
³: km²
†: Since its founding in 1949, the 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 (ROC, "Taiwan") currently administers Taiwan Area, consisting of the island of Taiwan, Penghu, as well as Kinmen and Matsu located off the coast of mainland Fujian Province, Republic of China.

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 Interactive WebMap with economic indicators  over all provinces 


Category:Admeenistrative diveesions o Cheenae