Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are
county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name.
There are 117 autonomous
counties
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and three autonomous
banners. The latter are found in
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else.
Maps
List
History
Former autonomous counties of China
See also
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External links
ChinaDataOnline.org website
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Counties of China
China, PRC Autonomous