List of capitals in China

The scope of this list is limited to capitals of first-level administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions also including sub-provincial cities which are governed by province but administered independently in many ways from a province.

Province capitals

Jurisdiction Capital Chinese Capital since Land area
(km²)
Population
(2010)
Symbol Seat Most populous
prefecture?
Map
Anhui Hefei 合肥市 1946 11,323 5,702,000 合 Shushan Yes
Fujian Fuzhou 福州市 1278 12,177 7,115,370 榕 Gulou No
Gansu Lanzhou 兰州市 1667 13,300 3,616,163 兰 Chengguan Yes
Guangdong Guangzhou 广州市 1369 7,434 12,700,800 穗 Yuexiu Yes
Guizhou Guiyang 贵阳市 1413 8,034 4,324,561 筑 Guanshanhu No
Hainan Haikou 海口市 1950 2,237 2,046,189 海 Xiuying Yes
Hebei Shijiazhuang 石家庄市 1968 15,722 10,163,788 石 Chang'an No
Heilongjiang Harbin 哈尔滨市 1949 53,100 10,635,971 哈 Songbei Yes
Henan Zhengzhou 郑州市 1954 7,507 8,626,505 郑 Zhongyuan No
Hubei Wuhan 武汉市 1927 8,494 9,785,392 汉 Jiang'an Yes
Hunan Changsha 长沙市 1664 11,819 7,044,118 长 Yuelu No
Jiangsu Nanjing 南京市 1952 6,598 8,004,680 宁 Xuanwu No
Jiangxi Nanchang 南昌市 1277 7,372 5,042,565 昌 Donghu No
Jilin Changchun 长春市 1954 20,532 7,677,089 春 Nanguan Yes
Liaoning Shenyang 沈阳市 1662 12,942 8,106,171 沈 Hunnan Yes
Qinghai Xining 西宁市 1928 7,372 2,208,708 长 Chengzhong Yes
Shaanxi Xi'an 西安市 1286 9,983 8,467,837 镐 Weiyang Yes
Shandong Jinan 济南市 1377 8,177 6,814,000 泉 Shizhong No
Shanxi Taiyuan 太原市 1369 6,959 4,201,591 并 Xinghualing Yes
Sichuan Chengdu 成都市 1286 12,132 14,047,625 泉 Wuhou Yes
Yunnan Kunming 昆明市 1275 21,473 6,432,000 昆 Chenggong Yes
Zhejiang Hangzhou 杭州市 1367 16,847 8,700,400 杭 Gongshu No
Claimed Province
Jurisdiction Capital Chinese Capital since Land area
(km²)
Population
(2010)
Symbol Seat Most populous
prefecture?
Map
Taiwan Taipei 台北市 1887 — — 北 — —

Autonomous regions capitals

Jurisdiction Capital Chinese Capital since Land area
(km²)
Population
(2010)
Symbol Seat Most populous
prefecture?
Map
Guangxi Nanning 南宁市 1912 22,189 6,661,600 榕 Qingxiu Yes
Inner Mongolia Hohhot 呼和浩特市 1952 17,224 2,866,615 呼 Xincheng No
Ningxia Yinchuan 银川市 1928 4,467 1,993,088 银 Jinfeng Yes
Tibet Lhasa 拉萨市 1642 29,274 559,423 萨 Chengguan No
Xinjiang Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐市 1884 14,577 3,110,280 乌 Tianshan No

Other cities

Municipalities

Jurisdiction City Chinese Designation Land area (km²) Population (2010) Symbol Seat Map
Beijing Beijing 北京市 1927 16,801 19,612,368 京 Dongcheng & Tongzhou
Chongqing Chongqing 重庆市 1927 82,401 28,846,170 渝 Yuzhong
Shanghai Shanghai 上海市 1927 6,340 23,019,148 沪 Huangpu
Tianjin Tianjin 天津市 1927 11,760 12,938,224 春 Hexi

Special administrative regions

Jurisdiction City Chinese Designation Land area (km²) Population (2010) Symbol Seat Map
Hong Kong Hong Kong 香港特别行政区 1997 1,104 7,061,200 港 Central & Western
Macau Macau 澳门特别行政区 1999 29 552,300 澳 São Lourenço

Sub-provincial cities that are not themselves provincial capital

Sub-provincial cities have status that is below that of municipalities, which are independent and equivalent to provinces, but above other, regular prefecture-level divisions, which are completely ruled by their provinces. However, they are marked as same as other provincial capitals (or prefecture-level city if not provincial capital) in almost all maps.

Also, the provincial capitals of these provinces listed below(Guangzhou, Shenyang, Jinan, Hangzhou) are themselves sub-provincial cities (even before 1997 when Chongqing is a sub-provincial city of Sichuan province, since Chengdu is sub-provincial) except Fuzhou, Fujian.

Jurisdiction City Chinese Designation Land area (km²) Population (2010) Symbol Seat Map
Fujian Xiamen 厦门市 1988 1,699 3,531,347 杭 Siming
Guangdong Shenzhen 深圳市 1988 2,050 10,357,938 深 Futian
Liaoning Dalian 大连市 1984 13,237 6,690,432 连 Xigang
Shandong Qingdao 青岛市 1986 11,026 8,715,100 银 Shinan
Zhejiang Ningbo 宁波市 1987 9,816 7,605,700 甬 Jiangdong

See also

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