^Population controlled by People's Republic of China and including Hong Kong and Macau
^Population controlled by Republic of China
^ a bHainan Province was part of Guangdong Province until 1988
^ a bGuangzhou was separate from Guangdong Province from 1947-1954
^ a bQingdao part of Shandong Province until 1929; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Shandong
^ a bWeihai also known as Weihaiwei. Established in 1930; dissolved in 1945 and incorporated into Shandong
^ a bChongqing was part of Sichuan Province until 1939 and 1954 to 1997
^ a bShanghai was part of Jiangsu Province until 1927
^ a bNanjing part of Jiangsu Province until 1927; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Jiangsu
^Hebei was known as Zhili until 1928
^ a bBeijing was part of Hebei Province until 1928
^ a bTianjin was part of Hebei Province until 1928 and 1954 to 1967
^ a bWuhan (Hankou) part of Hubei Province until 1927; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Hubei
^ a b c d eAutonomous Region
^Liaoning was known as Fengtian until 1929
^ a bShenyang part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
^ a bDalian part of Liaoning Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
^ a bXi'an part of Shaanxi Province until 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Shaanxi
^ a bEstablished in 1923; dissolved in 1932 and incorporated into Manchukuo / Heilongjiang (present)
^ a bHarbin part of Heilongjiang Province until 1947-1949 and 1953-1954
^ a b c d e f g h i j kDirect-controlled municipality
^ a bNingxia was part of Gansu until 1929 and 1954-1958
^Beijing was known as Beiping in 1928 until 1949
^Special Administrative Region of China since 1 July 1997; previously, from 26 January 1841 until 1 July 1997 known as British Hong Kong.
^Controlled by Kingdom of Tibet from 1912 to 1951. Controlled by People's Republic of China after 1951
^Special Administrative Region of China since 20 December 1999; previously, from 1557 until 20 December 1999 known as Portuguese Macau.
^Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Hebei, Liaoning, & Inner Mongolia
^Incorporated into a province in 1939; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Sichuan and Tibet
^Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1952 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia, Beijing & Hebei
^Incorporated into a province in 1928; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
^Xi'an fail to split from Shannxi in 1933; Xi'an was known as Xijing in 1933 until 1943
^Liaodong was known as Andong in 1947 until 1949
^Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1954 and incorporated into Liaoning
^Split from Liaoning Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia and Liaoning
^Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1955 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
^Split from Jilin Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Songjiang
^Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Heilongjiang
^Split from Heilongjiang Province in 1947; dissolved in 1949 and incorporated into Inner Mongolia
^Part of Wuhan was known as Hankou
^Dalian was known as Lüda (Lyuda) in 1950 until 1954
^Controlled by Japan from 17 April 1895 until 25 October 1945. Controlled by Republic of China after 25 October 1945.
References
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^"Population Estimates". censtatd.gov.hk. Retrieved 18 Dec 2023.
^"Population (end-period)". dsec.gov.mo. Retrieved 18 Dec 2023.
^"Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013.