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Cities and Province

Facts & Figures
The total number of Chinese cities is 666.
11 cities with population over 2 million;
23 cities with population between 1 millions and 2 million;
44 cities with population between 500,000 and 1 million;
159 cities with population between 200,000 and 500,000;
393 cities with population less than 200,000.

The number of Mayoress in China is 375;
The total urban population in China is 515.11 million.

(The data are based on the statement issued by the Second Session of Chinese Mayor's Association in May 22, 1996 and the Report of China National Statistic Bureau in 1997. Some data were updated on October 17, 1997)

There are 5 provinces with population over 50 million (2001)
All of China's 4 municipalities with population over 10 million (2001)
The most populated administration division: Henan Province with population 92.56 million (2001)
The least populated administration division: Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region with population 2.62 million (2001)

Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Centrally Administered Municipalities and Special Administrative Regions

(China is administratively divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 centrally administrative municipalities* and 2 special administrative regions (SAR)**.

Provinces: Anhui Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Qinghai Shaanxi Shandong Shanxi Sichuan Yunan Zhejiang Taiwan

Autonomous Regions: Guangxi Inner Mongolia Ningxia Tibet (Xizang) Xinjiang
Municipalities: Beijing (Peking) Chongqing Shanghai Tianjin
Special Administrative Regions (SAR): Hong Kong Macao