All
provincial-level divisions of
China are divided into
prefectural-level divisions (second-level):
prefectural-level cities,
prefectures
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
,
autonomous prefectures and
leagues. There are 333 prefecture level divisions in China as of January 2019.
Number of prefectures in each province
; Note:
* () not shown in the list below
* [] special divisions
List
; Note:
* Municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, & Tianjin) are not included but their internal divisions are similar as those of prefectures;
* Sub-prefecture-level cities are excluded;
* Sub-provincial cities are included, but other types of
sub-provincial division
A sub-provincial division () in China is a prefecture-level city governed by a province promoted by half a level. Thus, it is half a level under the provincial level (hence the name sub-provincial) but half a level above the prefecture-level.
T ...
s are not;
*
* Indicates capital of province.
* Bold Sub-provincial city or above.
Dissolved prefectures
Anhui
Chahar (1949-1952)
Fujian
Hebei
Heilongjiang
Inner Mongolia
Jiangsu
Jiangxi
Jilin
Liaodong (1949-1954)
Liaoning
Rehe (1949-1955)
Shandong
Shanxi
Songjiang (1949-1954)
Suiyuan (1949-1954)
Zhejiang
See also
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Administrative divisions of China
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...
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Sub-provincial divisions in China
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Prefecture-level city
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Provincial city
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Top prefecture-level cities by GDP
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Top prefecture-level cities by GDP per capita
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List of cities in China by population
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List of cities in China
According to the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China there are three levels of cities, namely provincial-level (consists of municipalities ), prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. As of June 2020 the PRC ha ...
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List of twin towns and sister cities in China
This is a list of places in China which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
A
Anqing
* Calabasas, United States
* C ...
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List of capitals in China
The scope of this list is limited to capital cities of first-level administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions, also including sub-provincial cities which are governed by ...
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Sub-provincial divisions in Mainland China
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List of urban agglomerations in China
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Global city
Notes
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{{NoteTag, A combination of 4 former prefectures:Chongqing, Fuling, Wanxian (now Wanzhou) and Qianjiang, all of them belonged to Sichuan Province., name=CQ
{{NoteTag, Ili (itself a prefecture with sub-provincial status) contains 2 other prefectures: Tacheng and Altay. Ili also directly controls 2 county-level cities, 7 counties, and 1 autonomous county, like a normal prefecture does. Tacheng and Altay is counted in Xinjiang's total number of prefectures here., name=IL
{{NoteTag, Currently China has 2 provincial-level
special administrative regions:
Hong Kong and
Macau. Although both of them are not divided into prefectural-level divisions within PRC laws both regions does have a third-level division system (
Districts of Hong Kong and
Parishes of Macau). Parishes in Macau are purely symbolic entries, it no longer has any legal status., name=SAR
{{NoteTag, As
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
is currently administered by the
Republic of China, its
administrative divisions
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
differ from those in provinces administered by the
People's Republic of China.
The claimed official borders and divisions of the Taiwan Province of People's Republic of China mirror those of the ROC Taiwan Province before 1949. The PRC has not acknowledged any changes made post-1949 by the ROC.
PRC once treated Taipei (still regarded as capital city, instead of
Zhongxing New Village) and Kaohsiung as prefecture-level cities (they are actually
Special municipality of Republic of China at that time), all other cities and counties as county-level cities and counties, and display them on maps as such. This is analogous to the previous practice of the ROC in producing maps depicting
mainland
Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...
administrative boundaries the way they were in 1949. However, this practice has also declined., name=TW
.
Prefectures
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
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