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, a

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, is made up of the following

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Administrative divisions

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at political divisions of China. This chart lists all prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Guangdong.

Administrative divisions

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Population composition

Prefectures

Counties

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