Structural Hierarchy
| Level | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Division type |
Special municipality (直轄市 zhíxiáshì) (5) |
District (區 qū) (157) |
Village (里 lǐ) |
Neighborhood (鄰 lín) |
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| Province (省 shěng) (2) (Streamlined) |
Provincial city (市 shì) (3) |
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| County (縣 xiàn) (14) |
County-controlled city (縣轄市 xiànxiáshì) (17) |
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| Urban Township (鎮 zhèn) (41) |
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| Rural Township (鄉 xiāng) (153) |
Village (村 cūn) |
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| Total | 22 | 368 | 7,835 | 147,877 | |
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Under the ROC administrative scheme, some cities and counties may share the same name but are independent administrations; this occurs with Chiayi City and Chiayi County, and Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County. Generally, special municipalities have the largest administrative area of all three levels of cities, then provincial cities, and finally county-controlled cities, in that order.
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