All theCapitals

What is the capital of China?

BeijingOfficial · since 1949
Population
1,411,778,724
2025
Area
9,596,960 km²
First level
31
provinces
Second level
10702
localities
ISO code
CN
Area km2
9596960.0
Population
1411778724

Map

China and its 31 provinces, with their seatsAnhuiBeijing ShiChongqing ShiFujianGansuGuangdongGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionGuizhouHainanHebei ShengHēilóngjiāngHenanHubeiHunanInner Mongolia Autonomous RegionJiangsuJiangxiJilinLiaoningNingxia Hui Autonomous RegionQinghaiShaanxiShandongShanghai ShiShanxiSichuanTianjin ShiTibet Autonomous RegionXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionYunnanZhejiang
Beijing

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Provinces and their capitals

sort:name/population
AnhuiHefei61.0 M · 345 localities
Beijing ShiBeijing14.9 M · 11 localities
Chongqing ShiChongqing28.4 M · 419 localities
FujianFuzhou41.5 M · 79 localities · seat ≠ largest
GansuLanzhou25.0 M · 40 localities
GuangdongGuangzhou126.0 M · 68 localities
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionNanning48.2 M · 695 localities
GuizhouGuiyang38.6 M · 279 localities
HainanHaikou10.1 M · 54 localities
Hebei ShengShijiazhuang69.9 M · 486 localities
HēilóngjiāngHarbin31.9 M · 608 localities
HenanZhengzhou99.4 M · 782 localities
HubeiWuhan58.3 M · 54 localities
HunanChangsha66.4 M · 668 localities
Inner Mongolia Autonomous RegionHohhot24.3 M · 1043 localities
JiangsuNanjing84.7 M · 233 localities
JiangxiNanchang45.2 M · 73 localities
JilinChangchun24.1 M · 323 localities
LiaoningShenyang42.6 M · 115 localities
Ningxia Hui Autonomous RegionYinchuan6.2 M · 27 localities · seat ≠ largest
QinghaiXining5.9 M · 13 districts
ShaanxiXi’an39.5 M · 12 districts
ShandongJinan101.5 M · 982 localities
Shanghai ShiShanghai24.9 M · 2 districts
ShanxiTaiyuan34.9 M · 180 localities
SichuanChengdu83.7 M · 1608 localities
Tianjin ShiTianjin14.0 M · 2 districts
Tibet Autonomous RegionLhasa2.9 M · 309 localities
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous RegionÜrümqi21.3 M · 406 localities
YunnanKunming45.4 M · 598 localities
ZhejiangHangzhou64.6 M · 188 localities

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