East China

East China (simplified Chinese: 华东; traditional Chinese: 華東; pinyin: Huádōng; lit. 'Huaxia-east') is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.

East China
Country People's Republic of China (Mainland China)
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
Population
[1]
384.3 million

A concept abolished in 1978, for economical purposes the region was defined from 1949 to 1961 by the Chinese Central Government to include the provinces of (in alphabetical order) Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shandong and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai. In 1961, the province of Jiangxi was added to the region (previously it was considered part of South Central China).

Since the Chinese government claims Taiwan and the few outlying islands of Fujian (Kinmen and Matsu) governed by the Republic of China (Taiwanese government) as its territory, the claimed "Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China" was once classified in this region.

Administrative divisions
GB[2] ISO No. 3166-2:CN[3] Province Chinese Name Capital Population (2010 census) Density Area Abbreviation
Hù 31 Shanghai Municipality 上海市
Shànghǎi Shì 		Shanghai 23,019,148 3,630.20 6,341 SH 沪
Sū 32 Jiangsu Province 江苏省
Jiāngsū Shěng 		Nanjing 78,659,903 766.66 102,600 JS 苏
Zhè 33 Zhejiang Province 浙江省
Zhèjiāng Shěng		 Hangzhou 54,426,891 533.59 102,000 ZJ 浙
Wǎn 34 Anhui Province 安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng 		Hefei 59,500,510 425.91 139,700 AH 皖
Mǐn 35 Fujian Province 福建省
Fújiàn Shěng		 Fuzhou 36,894,216 304.15 121,300 FJ 闽
Gàn 36 Jiangxi Province 江西省
Jiāngxī Shěng 		Nanchang 44,567,475 266.87 167,000 JX 赣
Lǔ 37 Shandong Province 山东省
Shāndōng Shěng 		Jinan 95,793,065 622.84 153,800 SD 鲁

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.

#CityUrban area[4]District area[4]City proper[4]Prov.Census date
1Shanghai20,217,74822,315,47423,019,196SH2010-11-01
2Nanjing5,827,8887,165,2928,003,744JS2010-11-01
3Hangzhou5,162,0936,241,9718,700,373ZJ2010-11-01
4Jinan3,527,5664,335,9896,813,984SD2010-11-01
5Qingdao3,519,9193,718,8358,715,087SD2010-11-01
6Suzhou3,302,1524,072,08110,459,890JS2010-11-01
7Xiamen3,119,1103,531,3473,531,347FJ2010-11-01
8Hefei3,098,7273,310,2685,702,466AH2010-11-01
9Fuzhou2,824,4142,921,7627,115,369FJ2010-11-01
10Wuxi2,757,7363,543,7196,374,399JS2010-11-01
11Wenzhou2,686,8253,039,4399,122,102ZJ2010-11-01
12Ningbo2,583,0733,491,5977,605,689ZJ2010-11-01
13Zibo2,261,7173,129,2284,530,597SD2010-11-01
14Changzhou2,257,3763,290,9184,592,431JS2010-11-01
15Nanchang2,223,6612,357,8395,042,566JX2010-11-01
16Yantai1,797,8612,227,7336,968,202SD2010-11-01
17Xuzhou1,735,1661,967,2148,577,225JS2010-11-01
18Nantong1,612,3852,274,1137,283,622JS2010-11-01
19Huai'an1,523,6552,635,4064,801,662JS2010-11-01
20Linyi1,522,4882,303,64810,039,440SD2010-11-01
21Weifang1,261,5822,044,0289,086,241SD2010-11-01
22Huainan1,238,4881,666,8262,333,896AH2010-11-01
23Taizhou1,189,2761,902,5105,968,838ZJ2010-11-01
24Jinjiang1,172,8271,986,447see QuanzhouFJ2010-11-01
25Quanzhou1,154,7311,435,1858,128,533FJ2010-11-01
26Yancheng1,136,8261,615,8367,262,200JS2010-11-01
27Tai'an1,123,5411,735,4255,494,207SD2010-11-01
28Kunshan1,118,6171,644,860see SuzhouJS2010-11-01
29Wuhu1,108,0871,307,0422,263,123AH2010-11-01
30Putian1,107,1991,953,8012,778,508FJ2010-11-01
31Yangzhou1,077,5311,392,5634,460,066JS2010-11-01
32Cixi1,059,9421,462,383see NingboZJ2010-11-01
33Jiangyin1,013,6701,595,138see WuxiJS2010-11-01

See also

References
  1. List of regions of the People's Republic of China
  2. GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
  3. ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)
  4. 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.

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