Central China

Central China region.

Green = Rise of Central China Plan

Central China (simplified Chinese: 华中; traditional Chinese: 華中; pinyin: huá zhōng) is a geographical and a loosely defined cultural region that covers the central area of China. This region includes the provinces of Henan, Hubei and Hunan, as Jiangxi is sometimes regarded to be part of this region. Central China is now officially part of South Central China governed by the People's Republic of China. In the context of the Rise of Central China Plan by the State Council of the People's Republic of China in 2004, surrounding provinces including Shanxi, Anhui, are also defined as regions of Central China development zones.

Administrative divisions

GB	ISO №	Province	Chinese Name	Capital	Population	Density	Area	Abbreviation/Symbol
HA	41	Henan Province	河南省 Hénán Shěng	Zhengzhou	94,023,567	563.01	167,000	豫 Yù
HB	42	Hubei Province	湖北省 Húběi Shěng	Wuhan	57,237,740	307.89	185,900	鄂 È
HN	43	Hunan Province	湖南省 Húnán Shěng	Changsha	65,683,722	312.77	210,000	湘 Xiāng

See also

• East China
• North China
• Northeast China
• Northern and southern China
• Northwest China
• South China
• South Central China
• Southwest China
• Western China