Levels
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China provides for three levels: the province, county, and township. However, two more levels have been inserted in actual implementation: the prefecture, under provinces; and the village, under townships. There is a sixth level, the district public office, below counties, but it is being abolished. The People's Republic of China administers 33 provincial level regions, 333 prefectural level regions, 2,862 county-level regions, 41,636 township-level regions and even more village-level regions.
Each of the levels (except "special administrative regions") correspond to a level in the Civil service of the People's Republic of China.
| Structural hierarchy of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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| Provincial level 省级行政区 |
Prefectural level 地级行政区 |
County level 县级行政区 |
Township level 乡级行政区 |
Village level 村级行政区 |
| Autonomous region 自治区 |
Sub-provincial-level autonomous prefecture 副省级自治州 | District 市辖区 / 县级行政区 County-level city 县级市 County 县 Autonomous county 自治县 Banner 旗 Autonomous banner 自治旗 |
Subdistrict 街道 Town 镇 Township 乡 Ethnic township 民族乡 County-level district 县辖区 Sumu 苏木 Ethnic sumu 民族苏木 Neighbourhood Committee 虚拟镇 |
Neighborhood / Community 社区 Village 村 Gacha 嘎查 |
| Prefectural-level city 地级市 | ||||
| Autonomous prefecture 自治州 Prefecture 地区 Leagues 盟 |
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| Province 省 |
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| Sub-provincial-level city 副省级城市 | District 市辖区 / 县级行政区 Ethnic district 民族区 Special district 特区 County-level city 县级市 County 县 Autonomous county 自治县 |
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| Prefectural-level city 地级市 | ||||
| Autonomous prefecture 自治州 Prefecture 地区 |
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| Sub-prefectural-level city 副地级 | ||||
| Forestry district 林区 | ||||
| Municipality 直辖市 |
Sub-provincial-level new area 副省级市辖新区 | |||
| District 市辖区 | ||||
| County 县 | ||||
| Special administrative region 特别行政区 |
see Region 地区 | see District 区 | ||
| see Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau 民政总署 see Municipality 市 |
see Parish 堂区 | |||
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