PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Anhui Province (Capital: Hefei)
Area: 139,000 square km; Population: 60.70 million
Governor: XU Zhonglin Party Chief:
Major Cities: Huangshan; Bengbu; Tongling; Ma'anshan

Beijing (China's Capital, Municipality)
Area: 16,800 square km Population: 13.82 million (2001)
Mayor: JIA Qinglin

Chongqing (Newly Promoted as Municipality in 1997)
Area: 82,000 square km Population: 30.90 million (2001)
Mayor: ZHAO Gongqing Party Chief: HUANG Zhendong

Fujian Province (Capital: Fuzhou)
Area: 120,000 square km Population: 32.61 million
Governor: XI Jinping Party Chief: SONG Defu
Major Cities: Xiamen; Zhangzhou

Gansu Province (Capital: Lanzhou)
Area: 450,000 square km Population: 24.67 million
Governor: LU Hao Party Chief: SONG Zhaosu
Major Cities: Dunhuang; Jiayuguan; Jiayuguan

Guangdong Province (Capital: Guangzhou)
Area: 186,000 square km Population: 69.61 million
Governor: HUANG Hua-hua Party Chief: ZHANG Dejiang
Major Cities:(Area: 7434.4 square kilometers; Population: 10.15 million); Chaozhou; Dongguan; Shantou;
Shenzhen (Area: 2,020 square kilometers; Population: 4.05 million)); Shunde; Zhuhai;

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Capital: Nanning)
Area: 236,300 square km Population: 45.89 million
Chairman: Party Chief:
Major Cities: Beihai; Guilin; Liuzhou

Guizhou Province (Capital: Guiyang)
Area: 176,100 square km Population: 36.576 million
Governor: SHI Xiushi Party Chief: QIAN Yulu
Major Cities: Anshun; Zunyi

Hainan Province (Capital: Haikou)
Area: 34,000 square km Population: 7.34 million
Governor: Party Chief: WANG Qishan
Major Cities: Sanyaa

Hebei Province (Capital: Shijiazhuang)
Area: 190,000 square km Population: 64.84 million
Governor: JI Yunshi Party Chief: BAI Keming
Major Cities: Cangzhou; Chengde; Qinhuangdao(Including Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan);
 Tangshan; Baoding; Zhangjiakou

Heilongjiang Province (Capital: Harbin)
Area: 469,000 square km Population: 37.28 million~
Governor: SONG Fatang Party Chief: XU Youfang
Major Cities: Hailaer; Mohe; Mudanjiang; Qiqihar; Suifenhe

Henan Province (Capital: Zhengzhou)
Area: 167,000 square km Population: 92.56 million (2001)
Governor: LI Keqiang Party Chief: CHEN Kuiyuan
Major Cities: Anyang; Kaifeng; Luoyang; Sanmenxia

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)
(Refer to Hong Kong Issue)
Area: 1,092 square km Population: 6.86 million (2001)
Chief Executive: TUNG Chee Hwa

Hubei Province (Capital: Wuhan)
Area: 187,400 square km Population: 58.25 million
Governor: ZHANG Guoguang Party Chief: YU Zhengsheng
Major Cities: Huangshi; Shiyan; Shashi; Xiangfan; Yichang;

Hunan Province (Capital: Changsha)
Area: 210,000 square km Population: 64.28 million
Governor: ZHANG Yunchuan Party Chief:
Major Cities: Changde; Dayong; Hengyang; Xiangtan; Zhangjiajie

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Capital: Hohhot)
Area: 1,183,000 square km Population: 23.07 million
Chairman: Party Chief:
Major Cities: Baotou; Chifeng; Wuhai

Jiangsu Province  (Capital: Nanjing)
Area: 102,600 square km Population: 71.10 million
Governor: JI Yunshi Party Chief:
Major Cities: ; Suzhou , Wuxi; Zhenjiang.

Jiangxi Province (Capital: Nanchang)
Area: 166,600 square km Population: 41.05 million
Governor: HUANG, Zhiquan Party Chief: MENG Jianzhu
Major Cities: Jiujiang; Lushan, Jian, Jinggangshan

Jilin Province (Capital: Changchun)
Area: 187,000 square km Population: 26.10 million
Governor: HONG Hu Party Chief:
Major Cities: Jilin; Tuman; Yanji

Liaoning Province (Capital: Shenyang)
Area: 145,700 square km Population: 41.16 million
Governor: BO Xi-lai Party Chief:
Major Cities: Shenyang (Mayor: CHEN Zhenggao); Dalian; Dandong; Anshan, Wafangdian, Huludao, Fushun

Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR)
Area: 23.5 square km Population: 137,455
Chief Executive: HO Hau Wah

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Capital: Yinchuan)
Area: 66,400 square km Population: 5.21 million
Chairman: Party Chief:
Major Cities: Shizuishan

Qinghai Province (Capital: Xining)
Area: 720,000 square km Population: 4.88 millions
Governor: ZHAO Leji Party Chief:
Major Cities:

Shaanxi Province (Capital: Xi'an )
Area: 205,000 square km Population: 35.43 million
Governor: Party Chief: LI Jianguo
Major Cities: Xianyang; Baoji; Hanzhong;

Shandong Province (Capital: Jinan)
Area: 153,000 square km Population: 90.79 million (2001)
Governor: Party Chief: ZHANG Gaoli
  (Area: 5,436 square kilometers; Population: 2.462 million; Mayor: Cui Richen),
Major Cities: Weihai, Dezhou; Linyi; Qingdao; Qufu; Tai'an; Yantai

Shanghai (Municipality)
Area: 6,200 square km Population: 16.74 million (2001)
Mayor: XU, Kuangdi Party Chief: CHEN Liangyu

Shanxi Province (Capital: Taiyuan)
Area: 156,000 square km Population: 31.09 million
Governor: LIU Zhenhua Party Chief: TIAN Chengping
Major Cities: Datong; Linfen; Yangquan

Sichuan Province (Capital: Chengdu)
Area: 488,000 square km Population: 84.28 million
Governor: ZHANG Zhongwei Party Chief: ZHANG Xuezhong
Major Cities: Chengdu (Area: 12,390 square kilometers; Population: 9.97 m; Daxianshi

Taiwan
Area: 36,000 square km Population: 21.30 million
Capital: Taipei Major Cities:

Tianjin (Municipality)
Area: 11,300 square km Population: 10.01 million (2001)
Mayor: DAI Xianglong Party Chief: ZHANG Lichang

Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region (Capital: Lhasa)
Area: 1,220,000 square km Population: 2.62 million (2001)
Chairman: Party Chief: GUO Jinlong
Major Cities: Xigaze
(Official opinions on Tibet issue)

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Capital: Urumqi)
Area: 1,600,000 square km Population: 16.89 million
Chairman: Party Chief: WANG Lequan
Major Cities: Kashgar; Turfan

Yunnan Province (Capital: Kunming)
Area: 394,000 square km Population: 40.42 million
Governor: XU Rongkai Party Chief: BAI Enpei
Major Cities: Kunming, Dali; Simao; Xishuangbanna

Zhejiang Province (Capital: Hangzhou)
Area: 101,800 square km Population: 43.43 million
Governor: Party Chief: XI Jin-ping
Major Cities: Hangzhou,Jiaxing ; Ningbo; Shaoxing; Wenzhou ;