This valuable and unprecedented China GIS data product provides a completed coverage for all 9.6 million square kilometer grids of Mainland China at one sq km grid level with the population data from 2000 Census. It also includes approximate township boundaries for over 50,000 townships in China. The GIS data is in Shape format, which is compatible with most GIS software for easy mapping and analysis. The data can be ordered by provinces. The discounts are available for university libraries. Please contact China Data Center at (734) 647-9610 or chinadata@umich.edu and find more details at Population GRID Map .