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 defined by the State Council that includes the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; in addition, the two provincial-level special administrative regions (SARs), Hong Kong and Macau, are also included under South Central China.[citation needed]

South Central China
Location of South Central China
Country China
Area
 • Total1,014,354 km2 (391,644 sq mi)
Population383,559,808
 • Density378/km2 (980/sq mi)
GDP2022[2]
 - Total¥31.917 trillion
$4.745 trillion (excluding Hong Kong and Macao)
 - Per Capita¥83,213
$12,372

South Central China can be further divided into South China (华南) and Central China (华中) regions due to difference in civilian customs and geographic location.

Administrative divisions edit

GB[3]ISO №[4]Provincial-level divisionChinese NameCapitalPopulationDensityAreaAbbr.
41Henan Province河南省
Hénán Shěng
Zhengzhou94,023,567563.01167,000HA
È42Hubei Province湖北省
Húběi Shěng
Wuhan57,237,740307.89185,900HB
Xiāng43Hunan Province湖南省
Húnán Shěng
Changsha65,683,722312.77210,000HN
Yuè44Guangdong Province广东省
Guǎngdōng Shěng
Guangzhou104,303,132579.46180,000GD
Guì45Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region广西壮族自治区
Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Nanning46,026,629195.02236,000GX
Qióng46Hainan Province海南省
Hǎinán Shěng
Haikou8,671,518255.0434,000HI
Gǎng91Hong Kong Special Administrative Region香港特别行政区
Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū
Hong Kong7,061,2006,396.011,104HK
Ào92Macau Special Administrative Region澳门特别行政区
Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū
Macau552,30019,044.8229MC


Cities with urban area over one million in population edit

Provincial capitals in bold.

#CityUrban area[5]District area[5]City proper[5]Prov.Census date
1Shenzhen10,358,38110,358,38110,358,381GD2010-11-01
2Guangzhou9,702,14411,071,42412,701,948GD2010-11-01
3Wuhan7,541,5279,785,3889,785,388HB2010-11-01
4Dongguan7,271,3228,220,2078,220,207GD2010-11-01
5Hong Kong7,071,5767,071,5767,071,576HK2011-06-30[6]
6Foshan6,771,8957,197,3947,197,394GD2010-11-01
7Zhengzhou3,677,0324,253,9138,627,089HA2010-11-01
8Shantou3,644,0175,329,0245,389,328GD2010-11-01
9Changsha2,963,2183,092,2137,040,952HN2010-11-01
10Zhongshan2,740,9943,121,2753,121,275GD2010-11-01
11Nanning2,660,8333,434,3036,658,742GX2010-11-01
12Huizhou1,807,8582,344,6344,598,402GD2010-11-01
13Luoyang1,584,4631,926,0796,549,941HA2010-11-01
14Haikou1,517,4102,046,1702,046,170HI2010-11-01
15Jiangmen1,480,0231,822,6144,450,703GD2010-11-01
16Xiangfan[note 1]1,433,0572,199,6905,500,307HB2010-11-01
17Liuzhou1,410,7121,436,5993,758,704GX2010-11-01
18Zhuhai1,369,5381,562,5301,562,530GD2010-11-01
19Hengyang1,115,6451,133,9677,148,344HN2010-11-01
20Yichang1,049,3631,411,3804,059,686HB2010-11-01
21Zhanjiang1,038,7621,611,8686,994,832GD2010-11-01
*Macau552,503552,503552,503MO2011-08-12[7]

See also edit

Notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Main Data of the Seventh National Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021.
  2. ^ GDP-2022 is a preliminary data "Home - Regional - Quarterly by Province" (Press release). China NBS.
  3. ^ GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
  4. ^ ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)
  5. ^ a b c 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 (China)). Beijing: 中国统计出版社 [China Statistics Press]. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
  6. ^ 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)). Hong Kong: Government Logistics Department.
  7. ^ 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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