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South China

{{short description|Geographical and cultural region}}

{{other uses|South China (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

File:Southern China map-1.png

South China ({{lang-zh|s=|p=Huá'nán|j=jyut6 naam4}}) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not native speakers of Standard Chinese. Cantonese is the most common language in the region while the Hong Kong region contains the largest concentration of China's ethnic minorities.

Administrative divisions

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!align="center"|GB[http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/design/chinastdb_1210.doc GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China]

!align="center"|ISO №ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)

!align="left"|Province

!align="left"|Chinese Name

!align="left"|Capital

!align="right"|Population

!align="right"|Density

!align="right"|Area

!align="center" class="alphabetical"| Abbreviation/Symbol

{{tent division chn 1|Guangdong Province|广东省|廣東省|Guǎngdōng Shěng
Gwong2dung1 Saang2|{{lang|zh|粤}}|44|9696ff		Guangzhou|104,303,132|579.46|180,000|GD|Yuè}}

{{tent division chn 1|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region|广西壮族自治区|廣西省壯族自治區|Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū
Gwong2sai1 Zong3zuk6 Zi6zi6keoi1|{{lang|zh|桂}}|45|fffb91

Nanning|46,026,629|195.02|236,000|GX|Guì}}

{{tent division chn 1|Hainan Province|海南省|海南省|Hǎinán Shěng
Háinâm Téng|{{lang|zh|琼}}|46|9696ff

Haikou|8,671,518|255.04|34,000|HI|Qióng}}

{{tent division chn 1|Hong Kong Special Administrative Region|香港特别行政区|香港特別行政區|Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū
Hoeng2gong1 Dak6bit6 Hang4zing3keoi1|{{lang|zh|港}}|91|79ff76

Tamar|7,061,200|6,396.01|1,104|HK|Gǎng}}

{{tent division chn 1|Macau Special Administrative Region|澳门特别行政区|澳門特別行政區|Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū
Ou3mun2 Dak6bit6 Han4zing3keoi1|{{lang|zh|澳}}|92|79ff76

Macau|552,300|19,044.82|29|MC|Ào}}

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Provincial capitals in bold.

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!#!!City!!style ="background-color: #aaaaff;"|Urban area!!style ="background-color: #aaffaa;"|District area!!style ="background-color: #ffaaaa;"|City proper{{cite book|editor1=国务院人口普查办公室 |editor2 = 国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司 |date=2012 |script-title=zh:中国2010年人口普查分县资料 |location=Beijing |publisher=China Statistics Press [China Statistics Press] |isbn=978-7-5037-6659-6 }}!!Prov.!!Census date

1Shenzhen10,358,38110,358,38110,358,381GD2010-11-01
2Guangzhou9,702,14411,071,42412,701,948GD2010-11-01
3Dongguan7,271,3228,220,2078,220,207GD2010-11-01
4Hong Kong7,071,5767,071,5767,071,576HK2011-06-30{{cite book |editor = Census and Statistics Department |editor-link = Census and Statistics Department (Hong Kong) |year=2012 |script-title=zh:香港2011年人口普查 – 主要報告 |location=Hong Kong |publisher=Government Logistics Department }}
5Foshan6,771,8957,197,3947,197,394GD2010-11-01
6Shantou3,644,0175,329,0245,389,328GD2010-11-01
7Zhongshan2,740,9943,121,2753,121,275GD2010-11-01
8Nanning2,660,8333,434,3036,658,742GX2010-11-01
9Huizhou1,807,8582,344,6344,598,402GD2010-11-01
10Haikou1,517,4102,046,1702,046,170HI2010-11-01
11Jiangmen1,480,0231,822,6144,450,703GD2010-11-01
12Liuzhou1,410,7121,436,5993,758,704GX2010-11-01
13Zhuhai1,369,5381,562,5301,562,530GD2010-11-01
14Zhanjiang1,038,7621,611,8686,994,832GD2010-11-01
15Macau552,503552,503552,503MO2011-08-12{{cite book |author=Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos, Macau |date=2012 |title=15th Macau Census (2011) |location=Macau |publisher=Direcção dos Serviços de Estatística e Censos }}

Namesake

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|China Southeast}}
  • {{Commons category-inline|China South-Central}}

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Category:Regions of China