East China

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East China
Region
Old town of Qingdao
Country China
Area
 • Total
795,837 km2 (307,274 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
425,784,000
 • Density483/km2 (1,250/sq mi)
GDP2024[2]
 - TotalCN¥52.22 trillion (US$8.1 trillion)
 - Per capitaCN¥122,647 (US$19,015.04)
Largest cityShanghai

East China (Chinese: 华东; pinyin: huá dōng) is a geographical region in the People's Republic of China, mainly consisting of seven province-level administrative divisions, namely the provinces (from north to south) Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and the direct-administered municipality Shanghai.

The region was defined in 1945 as the jurisdiction area of the Central Committee's East China Bureau (华东局), which was a merger politburo agency of the Shandong Bureau and the Central China Bureau previously established during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the region included all the aforementioned provinces except Jiangxi, which was previously considered part of South Central China before being reassigned in 1961. The East China Bureau was abolished in 1966 due to the Cultural Revolution, but in 1970 the fourth five-year plan redefined the region as the East China Coordinated Region (华东协作区), which supported the logistics of the Jinan and Nanjing Military Regions. This geographical definition was retained after the economic reform of the 1980s.

Since the Chinese Government claims sovereignty over Taiwan and the few outlying islands of Fujian (Kinmen and Matsu), which have been ruled by the exiled Government of the Republic of China (who fled to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War in 1949) as its own territory, the nominal "Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China" is also classified in this region.

Administrative divisions

GB[3] ISO No. 3166-2:CN[4] Province Chinese Name Capital Population (2020 census) Density Area Abbreviation Abbreviation in Chinese
Hù 31 Shanghai Municipality 上海市
Shànghǎi Shì 		Shanghai 24,870,895 3,922.24 6,341 SH 沪
Sū 32 Jiangsu Province 江苏省
Jiāngsū Shěng 		Nanjing 84,748,016 847.91 102,600 JS 苏
Zhè 33 Zhejiang Province 浙江省
Zhèjiāng Shěng 		Hangzhou 64,567,588 615.67 102,000 ZJ 浙
Wǎn 34 Anhui Province 安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng 		Hefei 61,027,171 436.29 139,700 AH 皖
Mǐn 35 Fujian Province 福建省
Fújiàn Shěng 		Fuzhou 41,540,086 335.66 121,300 FJ 闽
Gàn 36 Jiangxi Province 江西省
Jiāngxī Shěng 		Nanchang 45,188,635 270.69 167,000 JX 赣
Lǔ 37 Shandong Province 山东省
Shāndōng Shěng 		Jinan 101,527,453 643.78 153,800 SD 鲁
Tái 71 Taiwan Province[a] 台湾省
Táiwān Shěng 		Taipei 23,162,123 650.97 36,161 TW 台

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.

# City Urban area[5] District area[5] City proper[5] Prov. Census date
1 Shanghai 20,217,748 22,315,474 23,019,196 SH 2010-11-01
2 Nanjing 5,827,888 7,165,292 8,003,744 JS 2010-11-01
3 Hangzhou 5,162,093 6,241,971 8,700,373 ZJ 2010-11-01
4 Jinan 3,527,566 4,335,989 6,813,984 SD 2010-11-01
5 Qingdao 3,519,919 3,718,835 8,715,087 SD 2010-11-01
6 Suzhou 3,302,152 4,072,081 10,459,890 JS 2010-11-01
7 Xiamen 3,119,110 3,531,347 3,531,347 FJ 2010-11-01
8 Hefei 3,098,727 3,310,268 5,702,466 AH 2010-11-01
9 Fuzhou 2,824,414 2,921,762 7,115,369 FJ 2010-11-01
10 Wuxi 2,757,736 3,543,719 6,374,399 JS 2010-11-01
11 Wenzhou 2,686,825 3,039,439 9,122,102 ZJ 2010-11-01
12 Ningbo 2,583,073 3,491,597 7,605,689 ZJ 2010-11-01
13 Zibo 2,261,717 3,129,228 4,530,597 SD 2010-11-01
14 Changzhou 2,257,376 3,290,918 4,592,431 JS 2010-11-01
15 Nanchang 2,223,661 2,357,839 5,042,566 JX 2010-11-01
16 Yantai 1,797,861 2,227,733 6,968,202 SD 2010-11-01
17 Xuzhou 1,735,166 1,967,214 8,577,225 JS 2010-11-01
18 Nantong 1,612,385 2,274,113 7,283,622 JS 2010-11-01
19 Huai'an 1,523,655 2,635,406 4,801,662 JS 2010-11-01
20 Linyi 1,522,488 2,303,648 10,039,440 SD 2010-11-01
21 Weifang 1,261,582 2,044,028 9,086,241 SD 2010-11-01
22 Huainan 1,238,488 1,666,826 2,333,896 AH 2010-11-01
23 Taizhou 1,189,276 1,902,510 5,968,838 ZJ 2010-11-01
24 Jinjiang 1,172,827 1,986,447 see Quanzhou FJ 2010-11-01
25 Quanzhou 1,154,731 1,435,185 8,128,533 FJ 2010-11-01
26 Yancheng 1,136,826 1,615,836 7,262,200 JS 2010-11-01
27 Tai'an 1,123,541 1,735,425 5,494,207 SD 2010-11-01
28 Kunshan 1,118,617 1,644,860 see Suzhou JS 2010-11-01
29 Wuhu 1,108,087 1,307,042 2,263,123 AH 2010-11-01
30 Putian 1,107,199 1,953,801 2,778,508 FJ 2010-11-01
31 Yangzhou 1,077,531 1,392,563 4,460,066 JS 2010-11-01
32 Cixi 1,059,942 1,462,383 see Ningbo ZJ 2010-11-01
33 Jiangyin 1,013,670 1,595,138 see Wuxi JS 2010-11-01

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The People's Republic of China considers Taiwan to be its 23rd province, but Taiwan is currently administrated by the Republic of China. Since 1945, the ROC only controls the island of Taiwan and Penghu. For Kinmen and Matsu, see note on Fujian Province. See also Political status of Taiwan

References

  1. ^ "Main Data of the Seventh National Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ GDP-2022 is a preliminary data "Home - Regional - Quarterly by Province" (Press release). China NBS. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  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编 (2012). 中国2010年人口普查分县资料. Beijing: 中国统计出版社 [China Statistics Press]. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6.
  • East China travel guide from Wikivoyage
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