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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Administrative Division System China`s administrative
units are currently based on a three-level system dividing the nation
into provinces, counties, and townships:
-The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities
directly under the Central Government;
-A province or an autonomous region is subdivided into autonomous prefectures,
counties, autonomous counties, and/or cities;
-A county or an autonomous county is subdivided into townships, national
minority townships, and/or towns. Municipalities directly under the Central
Government and large cities are subdivided into districts and counties;
autonomous prefectures are subdivided into counties, autonomous counties,
and cities. Autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures, and autonomous
counties are all autonomous national minority areas.
The Constitution specifically empowers the state to establish special
administrative regions when necessary. A special administrative region
is a local administrative area directly under the Central Government.
At present, China was divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions,
4 municipalities directly under the Central Government, and 2 special
administrative region (see the following table).
China's Provinces, Autonomous Regions, Centrally Administered Municipalities
and Special Administrative Regions Name Seat of Government
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Area (100,000sqkm) Beijing Municipality |
Seat of Government
Beijing |
0.168 125.7 |
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