China historical 1953 province boundaries

Description:

This polygon datalayer shows China province boundaries for 1953. The 1953 administrative maps (county and province) were primarily based on 'The Historical Administrative Maps of the People's Republic of China' published by China Map Press, and some other yearly administrative maps. This datalayer is part of the Historical county population census data with maps: 1953, 1964, 1982, 1990, 2000 data set produced by the All China Marketing Research Co. and distributed by the University of Michigan, China Data Center (2005). The historical county population Census data include population Census data for China at county level for 1953, 1964, 1980, 1990, and 2000, which are integrated with associated county GIS maps.

Creator:

Beijing Hua tong ren shi chang xin xi you xian ze ren gong si and University of Michigan. China Data Center

Publisher:

All China Marketing Research Co. ; distributed by University of Michigan China Data Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Provider:

Harvard

Collection:

Historical county population census data with maps : 1953, 1964, 1982, 1990, 2000

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Polygon data

Subject:

Boundaries, Administrative and political divisions, Chinese provinces, and boundaries

Temporal Coverage:

1953

Date Issued:

2005

Spatial Coverage:

China

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile