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The People's Republic of China is divided into many provinces, regions and municipalities.

Contents 1 Provinces 2 Autonomous Regions 3 Municipalities 4 Special administrative regions 5 References 6 See also

Provinces

(省 Shěng)

Name	Simplified	Traditional	Provincial capital	Subdivisions	Governor	CPC Committee Secretry
Ānhuī	安徽		Hefei	17 prefecture-level cities	Wang Jinshan	Guo Jinlong
Fújiàn	福建		Fuzhou	9 prefecture-level cities	Huang Xiaojing	Lu Zhangong
Gānsù	甘肃	甘肅	Lanzhou	12 prefecture-level cities 2 autonomous prefectures	Xu Shousheng (acting)	Lu Hao
Guǎngdōng	广东		Guangzhou	21 prefecture-level cities	Huang Huahua	Zhang Dejiang
Gùizhōu	贵州	貴州	Guiyang	4 prefecture-level cities 2 prefectures 3 autonomous prefectures	Lin Shusen (acting)	Shi Zongyuan
Hǎinán	海南		Haikou	2 prefecture-level cities 6 county-level cities 4 Counties 4 autonomous counties	Luo Baoming (acting)	Wang Xiaofeng
Hébĕi	河北		Shijiazhuang	11 prefecture-level cities	Guo Gengmao (acting)	Bai Keming
Hēilóngjiāng	黑龙江	黑龍江	Harbin	12 prefecture-level cities 1 prefecture	Zhang Zuoji	Qian Yunlu
Hénán	河南		Zhengzhou	17 prefecture-level cities	Li Chengyu	Xu Guangchun
Húběi	湖北		Wuhan	12 prefecture-level cities 1 autonomous prefecture	Guo Gengmao	Yu Zhengsheng
Húnán	湖南		Changsha	13 prefecture-level cities 1 autonomous prefecture	Zhou Qiang (acting)	Zhang Chunxian
Jiāngsū	江苏	江蘇	Nanjing	13 prefecture-level cities	Liang Baohua	Li Yuanchao
Jiāngxī	江西		Nanchang	11 prefecture-level cities	Wu Xinxiong (acting)	Meng Jianzhu
Jílín	吉林		Changchun	8 prefecture-level cities 1 autonomous prefecture	Han Changfu	Wang Yunkun
Liáoníng	辽宁	遼寧	Shenyang	14 prefecture-level cities	Zhang Wenyue	Li Keqiang
Qīnghǎi	青海		Xining	1 prefecture-level cities 1 prefecture cities 6 autonomous prefectures	Song Xiuyan	Zhao Leji
Shaanxi	陕西 Shǎnxī	陝西	Xi'an	9 prefecture-level cities	Yuan Chunqing (acting)	Li Jianguo
Shāndōng	山东		Jinan	17 prefecture-level cities	Han Yuqun	Zhang Gaoli
Shānxī	山西		Taiyuan	11 prefecture-level cities	Yu Youjun	Zhang Baoshun
Sìchuān	四川		Chengdu	18 prefecture-level cities 3 autonomous prefectures	Jiang Jufeng (acting)	Zhang Xuezhong
Yunan	云南 Yúnnán	雲南	Kunming	8 prefecture-level cities 8 autonomous prefectures	Qin Guangrong (acting)	Bai Enpei
Zhèjiāng	浙江		Hangzhou	11 prefecture-level cities	Lu Zushan	Xi Jinping
Taiwan			[[ ]]	2 provinces 2 provincial level cities	Claimed by the PRC but administered by the ROC

Autonomous Regions

(自治区 Zìzhìqū)

Name	Chinese (simplified)	Local	Subdivisions	Governor	CPC Committee Secretary	Provincial capital
Guǎngxī	广西	Zhuang: Gvaŋзsiƅ	14 prefecture-level cities	Lu Bing	Liu Qibao	Nanning
Inner Mongolia	内蒙古 Nèi Měnggǔ		12 prefecture-level divisions 9 prefecture-level cities 3 leagues	Yang Jing	Chu Bo	Hohhot
Níngxià	宁夏		5 prefecture-level cities	Ma Qizhi	Chen Jianguo	Yinchuan
Tibet	西藏 Xīzàng		1 prefecture-level city 6 prefectures	Qiangba Puncog	Zhang Qingli	Lhasa
Xīnjiāng	新疆	Uyghur: شىنجاڭ	2 prefecture-level cities 7 Prefectures 5 autonomous prefectures	Ismail Tiliwaldi	Wang Lequan	Ürümqi

Municipalities

Name	Simplified	Traditional	Provincial capital	Subdivisions	Governor/Mayor	CPC Committee Secretry
Běijīng	北京		[[ ]]	16 are districts 2 are counties	Wang Qishan	Liu Qi
Chóngqìng	重庆	重慶	Yuzhong Qu	19 districts 17 Counties 4 Autonymous Counties	Wang Hongju	Wang Yang
Shànghǎi	上海		[[ ]]	18 districts 1 county	Han Zheng	Han Zheng
Tiānjīn	天津		[[ ]]	15 districts 3 counties	Dai Xianglong	Zhang Lichang

Special administrative regions

Name	Simplified	Traditional	-	Subdivisions	Cheif Executive/Mayor	-
Hong Kong		香港	[[ ]]	18 districts	Donald Tsang	[[ ]]
Macau		澳門 Àomén	[[ ]]	None	Edmund Ho Hau wah	[[ ]]

References

• Local Leadership. Gov.cn, the official web portal of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (Nov 6, 2006). Retrieved on May 6, 2007.

See also

• People's Republic of China
• China