List of China administrative divisions by highest point
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| Province-level Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China by: |
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| Area |
| Population |
| Population density |
| GDP |
| GDP per capita |
| HDI |
| Highest point |
| Natural growth rate |
| Life expectancy |
| Illiteracy rate |
| Historical capitals |
This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.) , including all provinces, autonomous regions, special administrative regions and municipalities, in order of their highest points.
Taiwan Province, which is completely under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) on Taiwan, is included but not ranked, for comparison purposes.
| Rank | Division | Location | Altitude in m (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibet | Mount Everest | 8,848 (29,021) |
| 2 | Xinjiang | K2 | 8,611 (28,244) |
| 3 | Sichuan | Mount Gongga | 7,556 (24,784) |
| 4 | Qinghai | Buka Daban Peak | 6,860 (22,501) |
| 5 | Yunnan | Meili Snow Mountain | 6,740 (22,107) |
| 6 | Gansu | Main Peak, Qilian Mountains | 5,547 (18,194) |
| Taiwan | Jade Mountain | 3,997 (13,110) | |
| 7 | Shaanxi | Mount Taibai | 3,767 (12,356) |
| 8 | Inner Mongolia | Main Peak, Helan Mountains | 3,556 (11,664) |
| Ningxia | |||
| 10 | Hubei | Shennong Peak | 3,105 (10,184) |
| 11 | Shanxi | Beitai Peak | 3,058 (10,030) |
| 12 | Guizhou | Jiucaiping | 2,900 (9,512) |
| 13 | Hebei | Mount Xiaowutai | 2,882 (9,453) |
| 14 | Jilin | Baitou Mountain | 2,691 (8,826) |
| 15 | Chongqing | Mount Guangtou | 2,685 (8,806) |
| 16 | Henan | Laoyachanao | 2,414 (7,918) |
| 17 | Beijing | Mount Dongling | 2,303 (7,554) |
| 18 | Fujian | Mount Huanggang | 2,157 (7,075) |
| Jiangxi | |||
| 20 | Guangxi | Mount Mao'er | 2,141 (7,022) |
| 21 | Hunan | Mount Huping | 2,099 (6,885) |
| 22 | Zhejiang | Huangmao Peak | 1,921 (6,301) |
| 23 | Guangdong | Shikengkong | 1,902 (6,239) |
| 24 | Anhui | Lianhua Peak, Huangshan Mountains | 1,873 (6,143) |
| 25 | Hainan | Mount Wuzhi | 1,867 (6,124) |
| 26 | Heilongjiang | Datuzi Peak | 1,690 (5,543) |
| 27 | Shandong | Yuhuang Peak, Mount Tai | 1,545 (5,068) |
| 28 | Liaoning | Mount Huabozi | 1,336 (4,382) |
| 29 | Tianjin | Jiushan Peak | 1,078 (3,536) |
| 30 | Hong Kong | Tai Mo Shan | 957 (3,139) |
| 31 | Jiangsu | Mount Yuntai | 625 (2,050) |
| 32 | Macau | Coloane Alto | 172 (564) |
| 33 | Shanghai | Mount Dajin | 103 (338) |
