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This is a list of the 31 provincial-level divisions of the People's Republic of China grouped by its former administrative areas from 1949 to 1952, which are now known as traditional regions.
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This map shows the area under effective control of the PRC. Light blue shows the ROC (Taiwan). Light orange shows other PRC claimed areas. |
Region | Area | Population (2010) |
Population Density |
Provinces included & Notes |
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East China | 832,028 km² | 407,527,091 | 499/km² | The seven entities above and the claimed Taiwan Province. Taiwan is administered by the ROC and claimed by the PRC. |
Central China | 564,700 km² | 216,945,029 | 384/km² | Henan, Hubei, Hunan |
South China | 449,654 km² | 166,614,779 | 371/km² | Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau |
Western China | 3,978,700 km² | 289,623,281 | 73/km² | Chongqing, Gansu, Guizhou, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang, Yunnan |
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