List of regions of China

This is a list of traditional top-level regions of China.

People's Republic of China

Region	Area	Population (2010)	Population Density	Provinces/Region	Provincial/Regional Seat
North China 华北 (Huáběi)	1,556,061 km²	164,823,226	105/km²	Beijing	Dongcheng District
				Tianjin	Heping District
				Hebei	Shijiazhuang
				Shanxi	Taiyuan
				Inner Mongolia	Hohhot
East China 华东 (Huádōng)	795,837 km²	384,364,968	483/km²	Shanghai	Huangpu District
				Jiangsu	Nanjing
				Zhejiang	Hangzhou
				Anhui	Hefei
				Fujian	Fuzhou (PRC) Kinmen (ROC)
				Taiwan	Taipei (PRC-claimed) Zhongxing New Village (ROC)
				Jiangxi	Nanchang
				Shandong	Jinan
South Central China 中南 (Zhōngnán)	1,014,354 km²	383,559,808	378/km²	Henan	Zhengzhou
				Hubei	Wuhan
				Hunan	Changsha
				Guangdong	Guangzhou
				Guangxi	Nanning
				Hainan	Haikou
				Hong Kong	Central and Western District
				Macau	Macau
Southwest China 西南 (Xīnán)	2,365,900 km²	192,979,243	82/km²	Chongqing	Yuzhong District
				Sichuan	Chengdu
				Guizhou	Guiyang
				Yunnan	Kunming
				Tibet	Lhasa
Northwest China 西北 (Xīběi)	3,107,701 km²	96,644,038	31/km²	Shaanxi	Xi'an
				Gansu	Lanzhou
				Qinghai	Xining
				Ningxia	Yinchuan
				Xinjiang	Ürümqi
Northeast China 东北 (Dōngběi)	793,300 km²	109,520,844	138/km²	Liaoning	Shenyang
				Jilin	Changchun
				Heilongjiang	Harbin

Region	Area	Population (2010)	Population Density	Provinces included & Notes
North China (without Eastern Inner Mongolia)	1,082,492 km²	153,180,300	142/km²	Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (without Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
Northeast China (with Eastern Inner Mongolia)	1,266,869 km²	121,163,770	96/km²	Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Eastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Hinggan, Hulunbuir, and Tongliao)
East China	832,028 km²	407,527,091	499/km²	The above-mentioned seven entities plus the claimed Taiwan Province. Taiwan and its surrounding island groups are administered by the Republic of China but claimed by the People's Republic of China.
Central China	564,700 km²	216,945,029	384/km²	Henan, Hubei, and Hunan
South China	449,654 km²	166,614,779	371/km²	Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Western China	3,978,700 km²	289,623,281	73/km²	Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang