China Map Provinces And Cities
China is divided into 23 provinces 22 of which are controlled by the people s republic of china prc.
China map provinces and cities. Sub provincial cities have status that is below that of the municipalities which are independent and equivalent to provinces but above other regular prefecture level cities which are completely ruled by their respective provinces however these sub provincial cities are marked the same as other provincial capitals or a prefecture level city if the city is not a provincial capital in almost all maps. Important cities include beijing shanghai guangzhou chengdu shenzhen xian hangzhou wenzhou wuhan harbin dalian qingdao etc. After the defeat of japan in world war ii in 1945 china re incorporated manchuria as 10 provinces and assumed control of taiwan as a province. China province map bilingual map of china provinces featured maps of popular provinces in china.
As a result the republic of china in 1946 had 35 provinces. The country s provinces major cities together with popular tourist attractions are marked to facilitate visitors to china. The 23rd province taiwan is claimed by the prc but it is not administered or controlled by the prc and is thus a de facto independent country hong kong and macau are not provinces of china but are called special administrative areas. It includes four municipalities two special administrative areas five automnomous regions and twenty three provinces.
China map showing the peoples republic of china major provinces major regions and major cities. The following map shows an overall view of china s land area of about 3 7 million sq mi 9 6 million sq km on a scale of 1 9 000 000. The territorial waters and neighboring countries are also included. The following is a list of the provinces in mainland china in.
Since china is huge it has 34 provinces and areas that are at provincial level as showed on the map below. Its political geography is complicated. In terms of area china is the third largest country in the world but it is the world s largest based on population. Map of china provinces china province maps show large and clear maps of the 33 provinces making up china where you will find the location of the most significant cities and towns.
Encompassing 5 different administrative zones china has 22 provinces 5 autonomous regions 4 municipalities 2 special administrative regions sar and 1 claimed province. China tourist city map china cities on map china provinces and cities on map maps of important cities in china. The following china provincial map shows you large and clear maps of the 33 provinces like sichuan yunnan tibet qinghai shandong guizhou and xinjiang with lots of treasures to discover.