What is the largest provincial level administrative region in China?

The largest provincial-level unit in China is the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers and borders with Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan.

Historically, it was an important passage of the ancient Silk Road, and now it is a necessary place for the second "Eurasian Land Bridge", and its strategic location is very important.

Xinjiang is one of the five ethnic minority autonomous regions in China, mainly inhabited by Han, Uygur, Kazakh, Hui, Mongolian, Kyrgyz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, Tatar, Russian and other ethnic groups.

The smallest provincial-level administrative region in China is the Macao Special Administrative Region.

At present, there are a total of 34 provincial-level administrative regions in China, of which the "smallest" provincial-level administrative region is undoubtedly the Macao Special Administrative Region, Macao's land area is only one square kilometer, and the total population is only more than 650,000, which can be said to be a small land.

Macao implements the capitalist system, is an international free port, a world tourism and leisure center, one of the world's four major gambling cities, and one of the world's most densely populated areas.

Geography

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (22°11 N', longitude 113°33 E'Located on the southeast coast of Chinese mainland, on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong is located across the sea to the east, the Macau Peninsula in the north connects to Zhuhai City in the eastern province, and the south is a large island composed of Taipa, Coloane and Cotai, which is an island city and has no official name.

The total area of Macao, China has been expanding due to coastal land reclamation, and has gradually expanded from square kilometers in the 19th century to square kilometers (including the Macao New Town Area of 360 hectares and square kilometers approved by Macao on November 29, 2009), with an area of about 1 6 in Washington, D.C., 1 22 in Singapore, and 1 34 in Hong Kong, China.

As of April 2021, China has 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the central government, and 2 special administrative regions, with a total of 34 provincial-level administrative regions.

China has 34 provincial-level administrative regions, including 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the central government, and 2 special administrative regions. Historically and customarily, each provincial-level administrative region has an abbreviation. The provincial-level people's residence is called the provincial capital (capital), and the location of the people's residence is the capital.

Beijing is the capital of China.

Hong Kong and Macao are part of China's territory. On 1 July 1997, China** resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and established the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

On 20 December 1999, the exercise of sovereignty over Macao was resumed and the Macao Special Administrative Region was established.