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Hangzhou [a] is the capital city of the Chinese province of Zhejiang. It is located in the northeastern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay , which separates Shanghai and Ningbo .
According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau, [clarify] there are three levels of cities: provincial-level cities [1] (consisting of municipalities and Special Administrative Regions [failed verification] [clarify] [2]), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities.
Hangzhou is a historically important city of China and is considered a World City with a "Beta+" classification according to GaWC. [8] It includes the notable West Lake. Various varieties of Chinese are spoken in Zhejiang, the most prominent being Wu Chinese. Zhejiang is also one of China's leading provinces in research and education.
Shanghai is China's most populous urban area, [8] [9] while Chongqing is its largest city proper, the only city in China with the largest permanent population of over 30 million. [ 10 ] As of 2020, there were 113 Chinese cities with over 1 million people in urban areas.
A mid-Qing map of Zhejiang Provinces, with all prefecture capitals indicated (杭州府 Hangzhou-fu, 温州府 Wenzhou-fu, 金华府 Jinhua-fu, etc.). South is on top. The Tang dynasty also established fǔ (府, "prefectures"), zhou of special importance such as capitals and other major cities.
East China: 832,028 km 2: 407,527,091: 499/km 2: The above-mentioned seven entities plus the claimed Taiwan Province. Taiwan and its surrounding island groups are administered by the Republic of China but claimed by the People's Republic of China. Central China: 564,700 km 2: 216,945,029: 384/km 2: Henan, Hubei, and Hunan: South China: 449,654 ...
Provinces (Chinese: 省; pinyin: Shěng) are the most numerous type of province-level divisions in the People's Republic of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which is Taiwan , currently administered by the Republic of China (ROC).
Linping is a suburban district of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It officially become a district on April 9, 2021. [1]Linping District has a total area of 280 Square kilometers as of April 2021.