East China

Eastern People's Republic of China region.

East China or Eastern China (simplified Chinese: 华东; traditional Chinese: 華東; pinyin: Huádōng) is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the eastern coastal area of China.

Although an intangible and loosely defined concept, for administrative and governmental purposes the region is defined by the Chinese Central Government to include the provinces of (in alphabetical order) Anhui, Fujian, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang, as well as the municipality of Shanghai. Since the Chinese government claims Taiwan and the few outlying islands of Fujian (Kinmen and Matsu) governed by the Republic of China (Taiwanese government) as its territory, the claimed "Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China" is also classified in this region.

Administrative divisions

Provinces governed by the People's Republic of China and claimed by the Republic of China

GB[1]	ISO â„–[2]	Province	Chinese Name	Capital	Population	Density	Area	Abbreviation/Symbol
SH	31	Shanghai Municipality	上海市 Shànghǎi Shì	Shanghai	23,019,148	3,630.20	6,341	沪 Hù
JS	32	Jiangsu Province	江苏省 Jiāngsū Shěng	Nanjing	78,659,903	766.66	102,600	苏 Sū
ZJ	33	Zhejiang Province	浙江省 Zhèjiāng Shěng	Hangzhou	54,426,891	533.59	102,000	浙 Zhè
AH	34	Anhui Province	安徽省 Ānhuī Shěng	Hefei	59,500,510	425.91	139,700	皖 Wǎn
FJ	35	Fujian Province	福建省 Fújiàn Shěng	Fuzhou	36,894,216	304.15	121,300	闽 Mǐn
JX	36	Jiangxi Province	江西省 Jiāngxī Shěng	Nanchang	44,567,475	266.87	167,000	赣 Gàn
SD	37	Shandong Province	山东省 Shāndōng Shěng	Jinan	95,793,065	622.84	153,800	鲁 Lǔ

Disputed area

PRC claims - *

ROC claims - **

Provinces governed by the Republic of China and claimed by the People's Republic of China

Name	Chinese	Pinyin	Abbreviation	Provincial capital (省會/shěnghuì)	Chinese	Pinyin	List of county-level divisions
Fujian (ROC) (Kinmen and Matsu)**[Note 1]	福建	Fújiàn	閩 mǐn	Chincheng**	金城**	Jīnchéng**	List of county-level divisions**
Taiwan** Taiwan*	台灣/臺灣** 台湾*	Táiwān	台/臺 tái** 台 tái*	Zhongxing New Village** Taipei*	中興新村** 台北*	Zhōngxīng Xīncūn** Táiběi*	List of administrative divisions**

Notes

1. The PRC claims the Kinmen and Matsu Islands as part of its own Fujian Province.

References

1. GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China
2. ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)

External links

• East China travel guide from Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 31°16′43″N 120°35′09″E / 31.2785°N 120.5859°E