China 33 provincial-level divisions lookup. Search by code, name, or 6-digit admin code. 23 provinces + 5 autonomous regions + 4 municipalities + 2 SARs + Taiwan. Browser-only.
China Province Lookup (中国省份查询)
How to use
Search by code
Enter a 2-digit province code (11=Beijing, 44=Guangdong, 31=Shanghai) or a 6-digit admin code (first 2 digits resolve).
Search by name
Works in Chinese or English — "北京", "Beijing", "Beijing Municipality" all match.
Browse all
A complete table of all 33 provincial-level divisions is shown below the search — ordered by code.
Cross-reference with ID validator
This tool shares the province code table with cn-shenfenzheng-format-validator — the province resolved from a 身份证 will match this tool's output exactly.
China's 33 provincial-level divisions
The People's Republic of China's top-level administrative divisions are defined by the national standard GB/T 2260-2007 (Administrative Division Codes of the PRC). There are 33 first-level divisions in 5 categories:
5 categories
23 provinces (codes 13–65): Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Taiwan. 5 autonomous regions: Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Tibet, Ningxia, Xinjiang. 4 municipalities (codes 11/12/31/50): Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing. 2 Special Administrative Regions (codes 81/82): Hong Kong, Macau.
"The first digit of a Chinese province code = geographic mega-region: 1=North, 2=Northeast, 3=East, 4=Central/South, 5=Southwest, 6=Northwest, 7=Taiwan, 8=HK/Macau."
Practical use cases
Province codes appear everywhere — Resident IDs (身份证), postal codes, household registers, government documents. This tool provides bidirectional lookup: code → name, name → code, 6-digit admin code → province. Shares its data table with cn-shenfenzheng-format-validator for cross-tool consistency.
Geographic mega-regions
China is also divided into 7 geographic regions: North (Beijing/Tianjin/Hebei/Shanxi/Inner Mongolia), Northeast (Liaoning/Jilin/Heilongjiang), East (Shanghai/Jiangsu/Zhejiang/Anhui/Fujian/Jiangxi/Shandong/Taiwan), Central (Henan/Hubei/Hunan), South (Guangdong/Guangxi/Hainan/HK/Macau), Southwest (Chongqing/Sichuan/Guizhou/Yunnan/Tibet), Northwest (Shaanxi/Gansu/Qinghai/Ningxia/Xinjiang). The "Geographic region" column reflects this grouping.
10 facts about China's provinces
The GB/T 2260 standard has been in effect since 1986; the 2007 revision is the current version.
Beijing (11) has the smallest code — reflecting its capital status.
The 4 municipalities (Beijing 11, Tianjin 12, Shanghai 31, Chongqing 50) have non-sequential codes.
Hong Kong (81) and Macau (82) codes were added after their 1997 and 1999 handovers.
Taiwan Province (71) is officially encoded but not administered by the PRC — a sovereignty assertion.
Xinjiang (65) is the largest by area (1.66M km²) and also has the highest active province code.
Guangdong (44) has the largest population (~127M) and economy.
6-digit admin code: digits 1-2 = province, 3-4 = prefecture city, 5-6 = county/district.
Unused province codes (16-19, 24, 29, 30, 38-39, 47-49, 55-60, 66-69, 72-79, 83-89) are reserved for future expansion.
This tool shares its province code table with cn-shenfenzheng-format-validator — 100% data consistency.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. This tool and cn-shenfenzheng-format-validator share the same GB/T 2260 province code table.
33 total: 23 provinces + 5 autonomous regions + 4 municipalities + 2 SARs + Taiwan.
Geographic mega-region: 1=North, 2=Northeast, 3=East, 4=Central/South, 5=Southwest, 6=Northwest, 7=Taiwan, 8=HK/Macau.
Reserved for future expansion. GB/T 2260 left gaps in each region's range to accommodate future administrative changes.
It's a PRC standard code — but the PRC does not administer Taiwan. This is a "sovereignty assertion" code. Taiwan has its own independent ID system (see tw-counties-reference).
After 1 July 1997 (HK handover) and 20 December 1999 (Macau handover) — added to GB/T 2260 then.
Currently only province level. The 3000+ county/district code table is large — a separate tool is planned.
GB/T 2260-2007 — China's public administrative division code standard, freely available.
No. The data is inline JS (33 rows) — copy it directly into your code, no API needed.
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