| Province | Capital | Capital since | Population | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong | Guangzhou | 1369 | 12,700,800 | 93%
|
| Beijing | Beijing | 1927 | 19,612,368 | 90%
|
| Shanghai | Shanghai | 1927 | 23,019,148 | 89%
|
| Hubei | Wuhan | 1927 | 9,785,392 | 87%
|
| Shaanxi | Xi'an | 1286 | 8,467,837 | 85%
|
| Heilongjiang | Harbin | 1949 | 10,635,971 | 84%
|
| Tibet | Lhasa | 1642 | 559,423 | 84%
|
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 1997 | 7,061,200 | 83%
|
| Taiwan | Taipei | 1887 | 7,021,482 | 83%
|
| Sichuan | Chengdu | 1286 | 14,047,625 | 81%
|
| Macau | Macau | 1999 | 552,300 | 80%
|
| Jiangsu | Nanjing | 1952 | 8,004,680 | 80%
|
| Tianjin | Tianjin | 1927 | 12,938,224 | 80%
|
| Chongqing | Chongqing | 1927 | 28,846,170 | 78%
|
| Xinjiang | Ürümqi | 1884 | 3,110,280 | 77%
|
| Fujian | Fuzhou | 1278 | 7,115,370 | 73%
|
| Hunan | Changsha | 1664 | 7,044,118 | 70%
|
| Zhejiang | Hangzhou | 1367 | 8,700,400 | 69%
|
| Yunnan | Kunming | 1275 | 6,432,000 | 68%
|
| Anhui | Hefei | 1946 | 5,702,000 | 66%
|
| Liaoning | Shenyang | 1662 | 8,106,171 | 66%
|
| Hainan | Haikou | 1950 | 2,046,189 | 65%
|
| Guangxi | Nanning | 1912 | 6,661,600 | 61%
|
| Henan | Zhengzhou | 1954 | 8,626,505 | 60%
|
| Inner Mongolia | Hohhot | 1952 | 2,866,615 | 58%
|
| Gansu | Lanzhou | 1667 | 3,616,163 | 58%
|
| Guizhou | Guiyang | 1413 | 4,324,561 | 56%
|
| Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 1968 | 10,163,788 | 53%
|
| Jilin | Changchun | 1954 | 7,677,089 | 52%
|
| Shanxi | Taiyuan | 1369 | 4,201,591 | 51%
|
| Shandong | Jinan | 1377 | 6,814,000 | 50%
|
| Jiangxi | Nanchang | 1277 | 5,042,565 | 46%
|
| Qinghai | Xining | 1928 | 2,208,708 | 46%
|
| Ningxia | Yinchuan | 1928 | 1,993,088 | 42%
|
| Region | Capital | Capital since | Population | 6%
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