Information about Town (china)
| Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China This article is part of the series: Political divisions of China |
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| Province level |
| Provinces |
| Autonomous areas |
| Municipalities |
| Special Administrative Regions |
| Prefecture level |
| Prefectures |
| Autonomous prefectures |
| Prefecture-level cities |
| (incl. Sub-provincial cities) |
| Leagues |
| County level |
| Counties |
| Autonomous counties |
| County-level cities |
| (incl. Sub-prefecture-level cities) |
| City districts |
| Banners |
| Autonomous banners |
| Township level |
| Townships |
| Ethnic townships |
| Towns |
| Subdistricts |
| Sumu |
| Ethnic sumu |
| County districts |
When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (simplified: ; pinyin: zhèn; Wade-Giles chen4). It is smaller in population and more remote than a township (乡; pinyin: xiāng).
However, the ROC official translation, both xiāng (鄉) and zhèn (鎮) are translated as "townships", with zhèn specifically being "rural" township.
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A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (Chinese: 省; Pinyin: shěng), which is an administrative division.
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autonomous]] within the People's Republic of China (PRC). These areas are recognized in the PRC's constitution and are given a number of rights not accorded to other administrative divisions.
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Direct-controlled municipalities are the highest-level cities in China, with status equal to that of the provinces. Both the People's Republic of China (PRC) on mainland China and the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan adopt this system with some variations.
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A Special Administrative Region is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China. Each SAR has a Chief Executive as head of the region and head of government.
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Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.
In a modern context, prefecture-level
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In a modern context, prefecture-level
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autonomous]] within the People's Republic of China (PRC). These areas are recognized in the PRC's constitution and are given a number of rights not accorded to other administrative divisions.
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A prefecture-level city (Chinese: 地级市; Pinyin: dìjà shì; literally "region-level city") or prefecture-level municipality
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A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or deputy-provincial city, in the People's Republic of China, is a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law.
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A league (Mongolian: Аймаг aimag or, historically, Чуулга chuulghan
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In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 (xià n). In the People's Republic of China, counties are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy, a level that is known as "county-level
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autonomous]] within the People's Republic of China (PRC). These areas are recognized in the PRC's constitution and are given a number of rights not accorded to other administrative divisions.
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A county-level city (Chinese: 县级市; Pinyin: xià njà shì) is a county-level administrative division of mainland China.
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A sub-prefecture-level city (副地級市), or vice-prefecture-level city, is an administrative division of China. A sub-prefecture-level city is officially considered to be a county-level city, but it has more power de facto
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banner is an administrative division of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China.
Banners were first used during the Qing Dynasty, which organized the Mongols into banners except those who belonged to the Manchu Eight Banners.
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Banners were first used during the Qing Dynasty, which organized the Mongols into banners except those who belonged to the Manchu Eight Banners.
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autonomous]] within the People's Republic of China (PRC). These areas are recognized in the PRC's constitution and are given a number of rights not accorded to other administrative divisions.
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When referring to Political Divisions of China, township is the standard English translation of the Chinese 乡 (xiāng).
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autonomous]] within the People's Republic of China (PRC). These areas are recognized in the PRC's constitution and are given a number of rights not accorded to other administrative divisions.
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Subdistrict is a low level administrative country subdivision. In Thailand it may refer to the king amphoe or to the tambon. In England and Wales it was part of a Registration district.
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Sum, sumu, sumon, and sumuud are a type of administrative district used in Mongolia, Russia, and China.
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autonomous]] within the People's Republic of China (PRC). These areas are recognized in the PRC's constitution and are given a number of rights not accorded to other administrative divisions.
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When referring to Political Divisions of China, township is the standard English translation of the Chinese 乡 (xiāng).
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