South Central China


South Central China is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the provinces of Guangdong, Hainan, Henan, Hubei and Hunan, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; however, the two provincial-level special administrative regions are also often included under South Central China: Hong Kong and Macau. This part is often divided into South China and Central China regions due to difference between civilian customs.

Administrative divisions

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.
#CityUrban areaDistrict areaCity properProv.Census date
1Shenzhen10,358,38110,358,38110,358,381GD2010-11-01
2Guangzhou9,702,14411,071,42412,701,948GD2010-11-01
3Wuhan7,541,5279,785,3889,785,388HB2010-11-01
4Dongguan7,271,3228,220,2078,220,207GD2010-11-01
5Hong Kong7,071,5767,071,5767,071,576HK2011-06-30
6Foshan6,771,8957,197,3947,197,394GD2010-11-01
7Zhengzhou3,677,0324,253,9138,627,089HA2010-11-01
8Shantou3,644,0175,329,0245,389,328GD2010-11-01
9Changsha2,963,2183,092,2137,040,952HN2010-11-01
10Zhongshan2,740,9943,121,2753,121,275GD2010-11-01
11Nanning2,660,8333,434,3036,658,742GX2010-11-01
12Huizhou1,807,8582,344,6344,598,402GD2010-11-01
13Luoyang1,584,4631,926,0796,549,941HA2010-11-01
14Haikou1,517,4102,046,1702,046,170HI2010-11-01
15Jiangmen1,480,0231,822,6144,450,703GD2010-11-01
16Xiangfan1,433,0572,199,6905,500,307HB2010-11-01
17Liuzhou1,410,7121,436,5993,758,704GX2010-11-01
18Zhuhai1,369,5381,562,5301,562,530GD2010-11-01
19Hengyang1,115,6451,133,9677,148,344HN2010-11-01
20Yichang1,049,3631,411,3804,059,686HB2010-11-01
21Zhanjiang1,038,7621,611,8686,994,832GD2010-11-01
*Macau552,503552,503552,503MO2011-08-12