Departments/Provinces - Correspondence between English and Chinese

Updated 2012-01-13 22:06:17

China is a country on the continent Asia, her capital is Beijing. Here is the hierarchy of the China administrative divisions: China is subdivided into provinces, that are at their turn subdivided into region cities, that are at their turn subdivided into counties, cities counties, that are at their turn subdivided into townships, that are at their turn subdivided into villages.

There are 102 départements in France of which 96 in Metropolitan France, who correspond in China approximatively to the size of a region city like Ningbo City in the Zhejiang Province with several Chinese counties. The other six departments are oversea territories out of the Europe, the heritage of the French Empire in the History: Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guyane, Reunion, St Pierre and Miquelon and Mayotte.

In China, there are 34 Provinces, Metropolitan Cities or Autonomous Regions.

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id
Province
Province in Chinese
Capital
Provfince Code
Area km2
Population
Beijing
北京市
Beijing
110000
16 800
19 612 368
China
Tianjin
天津市
Tianjin
120000
11 920
12 938 224
China
Hebei
河北省
Shijiazhuang
130000
190 000
71 854 202
China
Shanxi
山西省
Taiyuan
140000
156 000
35 712 111
China
Liaoning
辽宁省
Shenyang
210000
148 000
43 746 323
China
Jilin
吉林省
Changchun
220000
187 000
27 462 297
China
Shanghai
上海市
Shanghai
310000
6 219
23 019 148
China
Jiangsu
江苏省
Nanjing
320000
102 600
78 659 903
China
Zhejiang
浙江省
Hangzhou
330000
101 800
54 426 891
China
Anhui
安徽省
Hefei
340000
139 427
59 500 510
China
Fujian
福建省
Fuzhou
350000
120 000
36 894 216
China
Jiangxi
江西省
Nanchang
360000
167 000
44 567 475
China
Shandong
山东省
Jinan
370000
157 126
95 793 065
China
Henan
河南省
Luoyang
410000
167 000
94 023 567
China
Neimenggu
内蒙古自治区
Hohhot
150000
1 183 000
24 706 321
China
Heilongjiang
黑龙江省
Qiqihar
230000
469 000
38 312 224
China
Hubei
湖南省
Wuhan
420000
211 829
65 683 722
China
Hunan
湖北省
Changsha
430000
187 400
57 237 740
China
Guangdong
广东省
Guangzhou
440000
184 800
104 303 132
China
Guangxi
广西壮族自治区
Nanning
450000
236 700
46 026 629
China
Hainan
海南省
Haikou
460000
34 000
8 671 518
China
Sichuan
四川省
Chengdou
510000
488 000
80 418 200
China
Guizhou
贵州省
Guiyang
520000
170 000
34 746 468
China
Yunnan
云南省
Kunming
530000
394 000
34 746 468
China
Xizang
西藏自治区
Lasa
540000
1 220 000
3 002 166
China
Shaanxi
陕西省
Xi'an
610000
205 800
37 327 378
China
Gansu
甘肃省
Lanzhou
620000
454 430
25 575 254
China
Qinghai
青海省
Xining
630000
721 000
5 626 722
China
Ningxia
宁夏回族自治区
Yinchuan
640000
66 400
6 301 350
China
Xinjiang
新疆维吾尔自治区
Wulumuqi
650000
1 664 897
21 813 334
China
Taiwan
台湾省
Taibei
710000
35 798
23 224 912
China
Chongqing
重庆市
Chongqing
500000
82 400
28 846 170
China
Hong Kong
香港特别行政区
Hong Kong
810000
1 092
7 026 400
China
Macao
澳门特别行政区
Macao
820000
29.50
552 300
China
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3. Visitor *:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:9cbe - 2024-12-20 23:08:52
both countries have structured ways to manage their territories, but the scale and specifics differ. It’s pretty fascinating how these systems reflect each country’s history and governance!
2. Visitor *:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:23b9 - 2024-08-22 04:48:04
Both countries showcase fascinating administrative systems shaped by their unique histories and geographies. It's interesting to see how local governance structures adapt to the needs of their populations!
1. Visitor *.*.35.* - 2024-08-16 14:42:04
China has a rich and vibrant history, too bad people couldn't not see its beauty, or refuse to see it.
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