Southern_Chinese

South China

Geographical and cultural region

South China (Chinese: 华南; pinyin: Huá'nán) 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 Guangxi region contains the largest concentration of China's ethnic minorities.

Dark red: 3 southernmost provinces of China, usually considered to be South China
Medium Red: South China according to the 1945–1949 definition
Light Red: Southern China (a much broader area)

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GB/T 2260 codes for the provinces of China

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ISO 3166-2:CN (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of China)

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GB^[1]	ISO №^[2]	Province	Chinese Name	Capital	Population	Density	Area	Abbreviation/Symbol
Yuè	44	Guangdong Province	广东省 Guǎngdōng Shěng Gwong2dung1 Saang2	Guangzhou	104,303,132	579.46	180,000	GD	粤
Guì	45	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region	广西壮族自治区 Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū Gwong2sai1 Zong3zuk6 Zi6zi6keoi1	Nanning	46,026,629	195.02	236,000	GX	桂
Qióng	46	Hainan Province	海南省 Hǎinán Shěng Háinâm Téng	Haikou	8,671,518	255.04	34,000	HI	琼
Gǎng	91	Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	香港特别行政区 Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Hoeng2gong1 Dak6bit6 Hang4zing3keoi1	Tamar	7,061,200	6,396.01	1,104	HK	港
Ào	92	Macau Special Administrative Region	澳门特别行政区 Àomén Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Ou3mun2 Dak6bit6 Han4zing3keoi1	Macau	552,300	19,044.82	29	MC	澳

#	City	Urban area^[3]	District area^[3]	City proper^[3]	Prov.	Census date
1	Shenzhen	10,358,381	10,358,381	10,358,381	GD	2010-11-01
2	Guangzhou	9,702,144	11,071,424	12,701,948	GD	2010-11-01
3	Dongguan	7,271,322	8,220,207	8,220,207	GD	2010-11-01
4	Hong Kong	7,071,576	7,071,576	7,071,576	HK	2011-06-30^[4]
5	Foshan	6,771,895	7,197,394	7,197,394	GD	2010-11-01
6	Shantou	3,644,017	5,329,024	5,389,328	GD	2010-11-01
7	Zhongshan	2,740,994	3,121,275	3,121,275	GD	2010-11-01
8	Nanning	2,660,833	3,434,303	6,658,742	GX	2010-11-01
9	Huizhou	1,807,858	2,344,634	4,598,402	GD	2010-11-01
10	Haikou	1,517,410	2,046,170	2,046,170	HI	2010-11-01
11	Jiangmen	1,480,023	1,822,614	4,450,703	GD	2010-11-01
12	Liuzhou	1,410,712	1,436,599	3,758,704	GX	2010-11-01
13	Zhuhai	1,369,538	1,562,530	1,562,530	GD	2010-11-01
14	Zhanjiang	1,038,762	1,611,868	6,994,832	GD	2010-11-01
15	Macau	552,503	552,503	552,503	MO	2011-08-12^[5]

Southern_Chinese

South China

Administrative divisions

Cities with urban area over one million in population

Namesake

See also

References

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