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China Regions
Ranked by Area: 1997

Rank Region Population Area (Sq.Mi.) Density Type of Region
1 Xinjiang 17,180,000 617,763 28 Autonomous Region
2 Tibet 2,480,000 471,044 5 Autonomous Region
3 Inner Mongolia 23,260,000 456,759 51 Autonomous Region
4 Qinghai 4,960,000 277,993 18 Province
5 Sichuan 84,300,000 188,263 448 Province
6 Heilongjiang 37,510,000 181,802 206 Province
7 Gansu 24,940,000 173,746 144 Province
8 Yunnan 40,940,000 152,124 269 Province
9 Guangxi 46,330,000 91,236 508 Autonomous Region
10 Hunan 64,650,000 81,081 797 Province
11 Shaanxi 35,700,000 79,151 451 Province
12 Hebei 65,250,000 73,359 889 Province
13 Hubei 58,730,000 72,356 812 Province
14 Jilin 26,280,000 72,201 364 Province
15 Guangdong 70,510,000 68,649 1,027 Province
16 Guizhou 36,060,000 65,637 549 Province
17 Henan 92,430,000 64,459 1,434 Province
18 Jiangxi 41,500,000 64,325 645 Province
19 Shanxi 31,410,000 60,232 521 Province
20 Shandong 87,850,000 59,074 1,487 Province
21 Liaoning 41,380,000 56,255 736 Province
22 Anhui 61,270,000 53,668 1,142 Province
23 Fujian 32,820,000 46,332 708 Province
24 Jiangsu 71,480,000 39,614 1,804 Province
25 Zhejiang 44,350,000 39,305 1,128 Province
26 Chongqing 30,420,000 31,815 956 Municipality
27 Ningxia 5,300,000 25,637 207 Autonomous Region
28 Hainan 7,430,000 13,205 563 Province
29 Beijing 12,400,000 6,486 1,912 Municipality
30 Tianjin 9,530,000 4,363 2,184 Municipality
31 Shanghai 14,570,000 2,394 6,086 Municipality

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