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China is officially divided into 339 prefecture-level divisions, which rank below provinces and above counties as the second-level administrative division in the country. Of these, 333 are located in territory controlled by the People's Republic of China, while 6 are located in land controlled by Taiwan.[a]
Modern prefectures emerged out of successive attempts by Yuan Shikai and later the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China to abolish the second level of administrative divisions. When these attempts eventually failed, modern prefectures were created in 1936.[1] Chinese provinces are relatively large by international standards, and provincial administrations have difficulty administering counties without an intermediary level of government.[2][3] However, prefecture-level divisions are still not a formally recognized level of government in the same way as provinces and counties.[4]
Typesedit
Prefecture-level citiesedit
By far the most common type of prefecture-level division, prefecture-level cities are cities with the right to administer surrounding counties. This arrangement is known as "cities governing counties." Although there have been at least a few prefecture-level cities since the beginning of the PRC, they were relatively uncommon until the 1980s. Since then, hundreds of prefectures have been converted into prefecture-level cities.[5] They are each headed by a People's Government, whose officials are appointed by the province but subject to approval by the local People's Congress.[6] As with other levels of Chinese government, the People's Congress can adopt local regulations and elects a standing committee to exercise its powers when not in session.[7]
Prefecturesedit
Until the 1980s, the most common prefecture-level division was the prefecture, which operated as the field agencies of the provincial government. Unlike other prefecture-level governments, they do not have their own People's Governments or People's Congresses. They are instead the field agencies of the province whose role is to supervise the local county governments.[4] However, the number of prefectures has declined rapidly since the 1980s. There are now only six prefectures left, mainly in rural areas of outlying provinces.[8][6]
Autonomous prefecturesedit
Unlike other prefecture-level divisions, autonomous prefectures are a formal part of the Chinese administrative structure. They were established in 1953 as part of a series of administrative reforms giving greater autonomy to ethnic minorities.[2] Like leagues and prefecture-level cities, autonomous prefectures have a locally elected People's Government and People's Congress.[6]
Leaguesedit
Leagues are similar to autonomous prefectures but are unique to Inner Mongolia. Their numbers have been declining in recent years as most are converted to prefecture-level cities. Only three leagues remain.[8][6]
List of prefecture-level divisionsedit
Notes:
Municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, & Tianjin) are not included, but their internal divisions are similar to prefectures.
^ abcAs Taiwan is currently administered by the Republic of China, its administrative divisions differ from those in provinces administered by the People's Republic of China. The claimed official borders and divisions of the Taiwan Province of People's Republic of China mirror those of the ROC Taiwan Province before 1949. The PRC has not acknowledged any changes made post-1949 by the ROC. PRC once treated Taipei (still regarded as capital city, instead of Zhongxing New Village) and Kaohsiung as prefecture-level cities (they are actually Special municipality of Republic of China at that time), all other cities and counties as county-level cities and counties, and display them on maps as such. This is analogous to the previous practice of the ROC in producing maps depicting mainland administrative boundaries the way they were in 1949. However, this practice has also declined.
^ abcIli (itself a prefecture with sub-provincial status) contains 2 other prefectures: Tacheng and Altay. Ili also directly controls 2 county-level cities, 7 counties, and 1 autonomous county, like a normal prefecture does. Tacheng and Altay is counted in Xinjiang's total number of prefectures here.
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Guo, Rongxing (2017). How the Chinese Economy Works (4th Revised ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.
Sun, Caihong (2020). "The Relationship between Central and Local Authorities in China". In Fang, Ning (ed.). China's Political System. Translated by Fu, Yili. Singapore: Springer Nature & Chinese Social Sciences Press. pp. 91–124.
Goodman, David S.G. (2015). Handbook of the Politics of China. Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
Zhang, Li; LeGates, Richard; Zhao, Min (2016). Understanding China's Urbanization: The Great Demographic, Spatial, Economic, and Social Transformation. Northampton, Massachusetts: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
Saich, Tony (2015). Governance and Politics of China (Fourth ed.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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January 01, 1970
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Parts of this article those related to all need to be updated The reason given is outdated number of divisions Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2023 China is officially divided into 339 prefecture level divisions which rank below provinces and above counties as the second level administrative division in the country Of these 333 are located in territory controlled by the People s Republic of China while 6 are located in land controlled by Taiwan a Prefecture level division地级行政区 Di Ji XingzhengquCategorySecond level administrative division of a unitary stateLocationChinaNumber339 prefecture level divisions including 6 in Taiwan Province a Populations444 Sansha 14 047 625 Chengdu Areas13 km2 5 0 sq mi Sansha 472 472 km2 182 422 sq mi Bayingolin GovernmentVarious provincial government central governmentSubdivisionsCounties Prefecture level divisionsChinese nameSimplified Chinese地级行政区Traditional Chinese地級行政區TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDi Ji XingzhengquAlternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese地区Traditional Chinese地區TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDiquTibetan nameTibetanས ཁ ལ TranscriptionsWyliesa khulTibetan PinyinSakuZhuang nameZhuangDagihMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicTranslate as League 盟 ᠠᠶᠢᠮᠠᠭTranscriptionsSASM GNCayimaɣUyghur nameUyghurۋىلايىت TranscriptionsLatin YeziqiWilayitYengi YeziⱪVilayitSASM GNCVilayitManchu nameManchu scriptᠪᠠ There are four types of prefecture level divisions 299 Prefecture level cities 293 in Mainland China and 6 in the claimed Taiwan Province a 30 Autonomous prefectures 7 Prefectures 3 Leagues Of these leagues and prefectures are in the process of being abolished and transformed into one of the other two types of prefecture level divisions Contents 1 History 2 Types 2 1 Prefecture level cities 2 2 Prefectures 2 3 Autonomous prefectures 2 4 Leagues 3 List of prefecture level divisions 4 See also 5 Notes 6 Sources 6 1 Citations 6 2 BibliographyHistory editSee also History of the administrative divisions of China Modern prefectures emerged out of successive attempts by Yuan Shikai and later the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China to abolish the second level of administrative divisions When these attempts eventually failed modern prefectures were created in 1936 1 Chinese provinces are relatively large by international standards and provincial administrations have difficulty administering counties without an intermediary level of government 2 3 However prefecture level divisions are still not a formally recognized level of government in the same way as provinces and counties 4 Types editPrefecture level cities edit By far the most common type of prefecture level division prefecture level cities are cities with the right to administer surrounding counties This arrangement is known as cities governing counties Although there have been at least a few prefecture level cities since the beginning of the PRC they were relatively uncommon until the 1980s Since then hundreds of prefectures have been converted into prefecture level cities 5 They are each headed by a People s Government whose officials are appointed by the province but subject to approval by the local People s Congress 6 As with other levels of Chinese government the People s Congress can adopt local regulations and elects a standing committee to exercise its powers when not in session 7 Prefectures edit Until the 1980s the most common prefecture level division was the prefecture which operated as the field agencies of the provincial government Unlike other prefecture level governments they do not have their own People s Governments or People s Congresses They are instead the field agencies of the province whose role is to supervise the local county governments 4 However the number of prefectures has declined rapidly since the 1980s There are now only six prefectures left mainly in rural areas of outlying provinces 8 6 Autonomous prefectures edit Unlike other prefecture level divisions autonomous prefectures are a formal part of the Chinese administrative structure They were established in 1953 as part of a series of administrative reforms giving greater autonomy to ethnic minorities 2 Like leagues and prefecture level cities autonomous prefectures have a locally elected People s Government and People s Congress 6 Leagues edit Leagues are similar to autonomous prefectures but are unique to Inner Mongolia Their numbers have been declining in recent years as most are converted to prefecture level cities Only three leagues remain 8 6 List of prefecture level divisions editNotes Municipalities Beijing Chongqing Shanghai amp Tianjin are not included but their internal divisions are similar to prefectures Sub provincial cities are included but other types of sub provincial divisions are not The six prefectures of Taiwan Province are not listed Indicates capital of province Bold indicates sub provincial city or above Name 8 Province Type Population 2010 Area km2 Prefecture Seat Hefei Anhui City 7 457 027 11 323 Shushan District Anqing City 5 311 000 15 398 Daguan District Bengbu City 3 164 000 5 952 Bengshan District Bozhou City 4 851 000 8 394 Qiaocheng District Chizhou City 1 403 000 9 423 Guichi District Chuzhou City 3 938 000 13 398 Langya District Fuyang City 7 600 000 13 300 Yingzhou District Huaibei City 2 114 000 2 725 Xiangshan District Huainan City 3 342 000 5 533 Tianjia an District Huangshan City 1 359 000 9 807 Tunxi District Lu an City 4 610 000 15 447 Jin an District Ma anshan City 1 366 000 1 686 Yushan District Suzhou Anhui City 5 353 000 9 939 Yongqiao District Tongling City 724 000 1 113 Tongguanshan District Wuhu City 2 263 000 3 317 Jiujiang District Xuancheng City 2 533 000 12 340 Xuanzhou District Fuzhou Fujian Fujian City 7 115 370 12 000 Gulou District Xiamen City 3 531 347 1 573 Siming District Longyan City 2 559 545 19 069 Xinluo District Nanping City 2 645 549 26 300 Yanping District Ningde City 2 821 996 13 452 Jiaocheng District Putian City 2 778 508 4 200 Chengxiang District Quanzhou City 8 128 530 11 015 Fengze District Sanming City 2 503 388 22 929 Meilie District Zhangzhou City 4 809 983 12 607 Xiangcheng District Jiuquan Gansu City 1 095 947 191 342 Suzhou District Jiayuguan City 231 853 1 133 Xiongguan District Zhangye City 1 199 515 16 216 Ganzhou District Jinchang City 464 050 8 896 Jinchuan District Wuwei City 1 815 054 33 000 Liangzhou District Baiyin City 1 708 751 8 185 Baiyin District Lanzhou City 3 616 163 13 100 Chengguan District Gannan Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 689 132 40 898 Hezuo City Dingxi City 2 698 622 7 837 Anding District Linxia Autonomous prefecture Hui 1 946 677 8 169 Linxia City Longnan City 2 567 718 27 000 Wudu District Tianshui City 3 262 548 14 300 Qinzhou District Pingliang City 2 068 033 11 325 Kongtong District Qingyang City 2 211 191 10 470 Xifeng District Qingyuan Guangdong City 3 698 394 19 000 Qingcheng District Shaoguan City 2 826 612 18 645 Zhenjiang District Heyuan City 2 953 019 15 478 Yuancheng District Meizhou City 4 240 139 15 836 Meijiang District Chaozhou City 2 669 844 3 614 Xiangqiao District Zhaoqing City 3 918 085 22 322 Duanzhou District Yunfu City 2 360 128 7 813 Yuncheng District Foshan City 7 194 311 3 813 Chancheng District Guangzhou City 12 700 800 7 434 Yuexiu District Dongguan City 8 220 237 2 465 Nancheng District Huizhou City 4 597 002 11 158 Huicheng District Shanwei City 2 935 717 5 271 Cheng District Jieyang City 5 877 025 5 240 Rongcheng District Shantou City 5 391 028 2 064 Jinping District Zhanjiang City 6 993 304 12 490 Chikan District Maoming City 5 817 753 11 458 Maonan District Yangjiang City 2 421 812 7 813 Jiangcheng District Jiangmen City 4 448 871 9 443 Pengjiang District Zhongshan City 3 120 884 1 800 Dong District Zhuhai City 1 560 229 1 653 Xiangzhou District Shenzhen City 10 357 938 2 050 Futian District Baise Guangxi City 3 466 800 36 252 Youjiang District Hechi City 3 369 200 13 706 Jinchengjiang District Liuzhou City 3 758 700 16 877 Liubei District Guilin City 4 748 000 27 809 Lingui District Hezhou City 1 954 100 11 854 Babu District Chongzuo City 1 994 300 17 345 Jiangzhou District Nanning City 6 661 600 22 293 Qingxiu District Laibin City 2 099 700 13 400 Xingbin District Guigang City 4 118 800 10 595 Gangbei District Wuzhou City 2 882 200 12 588 Changzhou District Fangchenggang City 866 900 2 386 Gangkou District Qinzhou City 3 079 700 5 250 Qinbei District Beihai City 1 539 300 1 288 Haicheng District Yulin Guangxi City 5 487 400 12 839 Yuzhou District Bijie Guizhou City 6 536 370 26 853 Qixingguan District Zunyi City 6 127 009 11 877 Huichuan District Tongren City 3 092 365 18 006 Bijiang District Liupanshui City 2 851 180 9 926 Zhongshan District Anshun City 2 297 339 9 269 Xixiu District Guiyang City 4 324 561 8 034 Guanshanhu District Qianxinan Autonomous prefecture Buyei amp Miao 2 805 857 16 804 Xingyi City Qiannan Autonomous prefecture Buyei amp Miao 3 231 161 26 207 Duyun City Qiandongnan Autonomous prefecture Miao amp Dong 3 480 626 30 339 Kaili City Danzhou Hainan City 932 362 3 400 Nada Town Haikou City 2 046 189 2 304 Longhua District Sanya City 685 408 1 919 Jiyang District Sansha City 444 13 Xisha District Xisha Islands Shijiazhuang Hebei City 9 547 869 14 771 Chang an District Baoding City 10 029 197 20 911 Xinshi District Cangzhou City 7 134 053 14 383 Yunhe District Chengde City 3 473 197 39 519 Shuangqiao District Handan City 9 174 679 12 068 Congtai District Hengshui City 4 340 773 8 815 Taocheng District Langfang City 4 358 839 6 417 Guangyang District Qinhuangdao City 2 987 605 7 812 Haigang District Tangshan City 7 577 284 17 040 Lubei District Xingtai City 7 104 114 12 486 Qiaodong District Zhangjiakou City 4 345 491 36 947 Qiaoxi District Harbin Heilongjiang City 10 635 971 53 068 Songbei District Daqing City 2 904 532 8 556 Sartu District Hegang City 1 058 665 14 784 Xiangyang District Heihe City 1 673 898 54 390 Aihui District Jiamusi City 2 552 097 12 173 Jiao District Jixi City 1 862 161 22 351 Jiguan District Mudanjiang City 2 798 723 40 435 Dong an District Qiqihar City 5 367 003 42 469 Jianhua District Qitaihe City 920 419 6 221 Taoshan District Shuangyashan City 1 462 626 10 225 Jianshan District Suihua City 5 416 439 13 595 Beilin District Yichun Heilongjiang City 1 148 126 15 064 Yichun District Daxing anling Prefecture 511 564 46 755 Jiagedaqi District Zhengzhou Henan City 8 626 505 7 446 Zhongyuan District Anyang City 5 172 834 7 355 Wenfeng District Hebi City 1 569 100 2 182 Qibin District Jiaozuo City 3 539 860 4 071 Jiefang District Kaifeng City 4 676 159 6 444 Gulou District Luohe City 2 544 103 2 617 Yancheng District Luoyang City 6 549 486 15 208 Luolong District Nanyang City 10 263 006 26 600 Wolong District Pingdingshan City 4 904 367 7 882 Xinhua District Puyang City 3 598 494 4 188 Hualong District Sanmenxia City 2 233 872 10 496 Hubin District Shangqiu City 7 362 472 10 704 Liangyuan District Xinxiang City 5 707 801 8 169 Weibin District Xinyang City 6 108 683 18 819 Shihe District Xuchang City 4 307 199 4 996 Weidu District Zhoukou City 8 953 172 11 959 Chuanhui District Zhumadian City 7 230 744 15 083 Yicheng District Wuhan Hubei City 9 785 392 8 494 Jiang an District Ezhou City 1 048 672 1 504 Echeng District Huanggang City 6 162 072 17 446 Huangzhou District Huangshi City 2 429 318 4 630 Xialu District Jingmen City 2 873 687 12 404 Dongbao District Jingzhou City 5 691 707 14 067 Shashi District Shiyan City 3 340 843 23 600 Maojian District Suizhou City 2 162 222 9 636 Zengdu District Xiangyang City 5 500 307 19 700 Xiangcheng District Xianning City 2 462 583 9 861 Xian an District Xiaogan City 4 814 542 8 910 Xiaonan District Yichang City 4 059 686 21 227 Xiling District Enshi Autonomous prefecture Tujia amp Miao 3 290 294 9 266 Enshi City Changsha Hunan City 7 044 118 11 820 Yuelu District Changde City 5 747 218 18 189 Wuling District Chenzhou City 4 581 778 19 317 Beihu District Hengyang City 7 141 462 15 310 Zhengxiang District Huaihua City 4 741 948 27 600 Hecheng District Loudi City 3 785 627 8 107 Louxing District Shaoyang City 7 071 826 20 829 Daxiang District Xiangtan City 2 748 552 5 015 Yuetang District Yiyang City 4 313 084 12 144 Heshan District Yongzhou City 5 180 235 22 255 Lengshuitan District Yueyang City 5 477 911 5 799 Yueyanglou District Zhangjiajie City 1 476 521 9 516 Yongding District Zhuzhou City 3 855 609 11 262 Tianyuan District Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture Tujia amp Miao 2 547 833 15 486 Jishou City Alxa Inner Mongolia League 231 334 267 574 Bayanhot Elute Subdistrict Alxa Left Banner Bayannur City 1 669 915 65 788 Linhe District Wuhai City 532 902 1 754 Haibowan District Ordos City 1 940 653 87 000 Dongsheng District Baotou City 2 650 364 27 768 Hondlon District Hohhot City 2 866 615 17 224 Xincheng District Ulanqab City 2 143 590 54 491 Jining District Xilingol League 1 028 022 202 580 Xilinhot City Chifeng City 4 341 245 90 275 Hongshan District Tongliao City 3 139 153 59 535 Horqin District Hinggan League 1 613 250 59 806 Ulanhot City Hulunbuir City 2 549 278 263 953 Hailar District Nanjing Jiangsu City 8 004 680 6 598 Xuanwu District Changzhou City 4 591 972 4 385 Xinbei District Huai an City 4 799 889 10 072 Qinghe District Lianyungang City 4 393 914 7 444 Xinpu District Nantong City 7 282 835 8 001 Chongchuan District Suqian City 4 715 553 8 555 Sucheng District Suzhou Jiangsu City 10 465 994 8 488 Gusu District Taizhou Jiangsu City 4 618 558 5 790 Hailing District Wuxi City 6 372 624 4 787 Binhu District Xuzhou City 8 580 500 11 258 Yunlong District Yancheng City 7 260 240 16 920 Tinghu District Yangzhou City 4 459 760 6 658 Guangling District Zhenjiang City 3 113 384 3 847 Runzhou District Nanchang Jiangxi City 5 042 565 7 402 Donghu District Fuzhou Jiangxi City 3 912 312 7 258 Linchuan District Ganzhou City 8 368 440 39 400 Zhanggong District Ji an City 4 810 340 25 300 Jizhou District Jingdezhen City 1 587 477 5 256 Changjiang District Jiujiang City 4 728 763 18 823 Xunyang District Pingxiang City 1 854 510 1 477 Anyuan District Shangrao City 6 579 714 22 791 Xinzhou District Xinyu City 1 138 873 1 227 Yushui District Yichun Jiangxi City 5 419 575 7 208 Yuanzhou District Yingtan City 1 124 906 7 208 Yuehu District Changchun Jilin City 7 677 089 20 532 Chaoyang District Baicheng City 2 033 058 25 683 Taobei District Baishan City 1 295 750 17 485 Hunjiang District Jilin City 4 414 681 27 700 Chuanying District Liaoyuan City 1 176 645 5 125 Longshan District Siping City 3 386 325 14 323 Tiexi District Songyuan City 2 881 082 22 000 Ningjiang District Tonghua City 2 325 242 15 195 Dongchang District Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture Korean 2 271 600 43 509 Yanji City Shenyang Liaoning City 8 106 171 12 924 Shenhe District Dalian City 6 690 432 13 237 Xigang District Anshan City 3 645 884 9 252 Tiedong District Benxi City 1 709 538 8 411 Pingshan District Chaoyang City 3 044 641 19 698 Shuangta District Dandong City 2 444 697 14 981 Zhenxing District Fushun City 2 138 090 10 816 Shuncheng District Fuxin City 1 819 339 10 445 Xihe District Huludao City 2 623 541 10 415 Longgang District Jinzhou City 3 126 463 10 111 Taihe District Liaoyang City 1 858 768 4 731 Baita District Panjin City 1 392 493 4 071 Xinglongtai District Tieling City 2 717 732 13 000 Yinzhou District Yingkou City 2 428 534 5 402 Zhanqian District Yinchuan Ningxia City 1 993 088 4 467 Jinfeng District Shizuishan City 725 482 5 209 Dawukou District Wuzhong City 1 273 792 20 733 Litong District Zhongwei City 1 080 832 16 986 Shapotou District Guyuan City 1 228 156 14 412 Yuanzhou District Haixi Qinghai Autonomous prefecture Mongol amp Tibetan 489 338 325 785 Delingha Haibei Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 273 304 34 700 Sanjiaocheng Town Haiyan County Xining City 2 208 708 7 372 Chengzhong District Haidong City 1 396 846 12 810 Ledu District Hainan Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 441 689 46 000 Qabqa Town Gonghe County Huangnan Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 256 716 17 921 Rongwo Town Tongren County Yushu Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 378 439 188 794 Yushu City Golog Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 181 682 76 312 Dawu Town Maqen County Xi an Shaanxi City 8 467 837 9 983 Weiyang District Ankang City 2 629 906 23 529 Hanbin District Baoji City 3 716 731 18 712 Jintai District Hanzhong City 3 416 196 27 246 Hantai District Shangluo City 2 341 742 19 292 Shangzhou District Tongchuan City 834 437 3 882 Yaozhou District Weinan City 5 286 077 13 000 Linwei District Xianyang City 4 894 834 10 196 Qindu District Yan an City 2 187 009 37 000 Baota District Yulin Shaanxi City 3 351 437 43 578 Yuyang District Jinan Shandong City 6 814 000 8 177 Lixia District Qingdao City 8 715 100 10 654 Shinan District Binzhou City 3 748 500 9 444 Bincheng District Dezhou City 5 568 200 10 356 Decheng District Dongying City 2 035 300 7 923 Dongying District Heze City 8 287 800 12 238 Mudan District Jining City 8 081 900 10 685 Shizhong District Liaocheng City 5 789 900 8 715 Dongchangfu District Linyi City 10 039 400 17 251 Lanshan District Rizhao City 2 801 100 5 310 Donggang District Tai an City 5 494 200 7 762 Taishan District Weifang City 9 086 200 15 800 Kuiwen District Weihai City 2 804 800 5 436 Huancui District Yantai City 6 968 200 13 739 Laishan District Zaozhuang City 3 729 300 4 550 Shizhong District Zibo City 4 530 600 5 938 Zhangdian District Taiyuan Shanxi City 4 201 591 6 956 Xinghualing District Changzhi City 3 334 564 13 864 Cheng District Datong City 3 318 057 14 176 Cheng District Jincheng City 2 279 151 9 484 Cheng District Jinzhong City 3 249 425 16 408 Yuci District Linfen City 4 316 612 20 275 Yaodu District Luliang City 3 727 057 21 000 Lishi District Shuozhou City 1 714 857 5 737 Shuocheng District Xinzhou City 3 067 501 25 180 Xinfu District Yangquan City 1 368 502 4 452 Cheng District Yuncheng City 5 134 794 14 106 Yanhu District Garze Sichuan Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 1 091 872 151 078 Kangding City Ngawa Autonomous prefecture Tibetan amp Qiang 898 713 83 201 Barkam Town Barkam County Mianyang City 4 613 862 20 249 Fucheng District Guangyuan City 2 484 123 16 313 Lizhou District Nanchong City 6 278 622 12 479 Shunqing District Bazhong City 3 283 771 12 301 Bazhou District Dazhou City 5 468 092 16 591 Tongchuan District Ya an City 1 507 264 15 300 Yucheng District Chengdu City 14 047 625 12 390 Qingyang District Deyang City 3 615 759 5 818 Jingyang District Suining City 3 252 551 5 326 Chuanshan District Guang an City 3 205 476 6 344 Guang an District Meishan City 2 950 548 7 186 Dongpo District Ziyang City 3 665 064 7 962 Yanjiang District Leshan City 3 235 756 12 826 Shizhong District Neijiang City 3 702 847 5 386 Shizhong District Zigong City 2 678 898 4 372 Ziliujing District Yibin City 4 472 001 13 283 Cuiping District Luzhou City 4 218 426 12 247 Jiangyang District Liangshan Autonomous prefecture Yi 4 532 809 60 423 Xichang City Panzhihua City 1 214 121 7 440 Dong District Ngari Tibet Prefecture 95 465 304 683 Senggezangbo Town Gar County Nagqu City 462 382 450 537 Nagqu Town Nagqu County Qamdo City 657 505 110 154 Karub District Xigaze City 703 292 182 000 Samzhubze District Lhasa City 559 423 31 662 Chingoin District Lhoka City 328 990 79 699 Zetang Town Nedong County Nyingchi City 195 109 116 175 Bayi District Altay b Xinjiang Prefecture 603 280 117 988 Altay City Bortala Autonomous prefecture Mongol 443 680 24 896 Bole Bortala City Tarbaĝatay b Prefecture 1 219 212 94 891 Tacheng Qoqek City Karamay City 391 008 7 734 Karamay District Changji Autonomous prefecture Hui 1 428 592 73 659 Changji Sanji City Urumqi Urumqi City 3 110 280 14 217 Tianshan District Turpan City 622 679 69 620 Gaochang District Hami City 572 400 138 919 Yizhou District Ili b Autonomous prefecture Kazakh 2 482 627 269 502 Yining Ĝulja City Kizilsu Autonomous prefecture Kirgiz 525 599 70 916 Atux City Kaxgar Prefecture 3 979 362 112 058 Kashi Kaxgar City Aksu Prefecture 2 370 887 128 099 Aksu City Hotan Prefecture 2 014 365 248 946 Hotan City Bayingolin Autonomous prefecture Mongol 1 278 492 472 472 Korla City Kunming Yunnan City 6 432 000 21 473 Chenggong District Qujing City 5 855 000 28 904 Qilin District Yuxi City 2 304 000 15 285 Hongta District Baoshan City 2 506 000 19 040 Longyang District Zhaotong City 5 213 000 23 192 Zhaoyang District Lijiang City 1 245 000 21 219 Gucheng District Pu er City 2 543 000 45 385 Simao District Lincang City 2 430 000 24 469 Linxiang District Dehong Autonomous prefecture Dai amp Jingpo 1 211 000 11 526 Mangshi Nujiang Autonomous prefecture Lisu 534 000 14 703 Liuku Town Lushui County Deqen Autonomous prefecture Tibetan 400 000 23 870 Shangri La City Dali Autonomous prefecture Bai 3 456 000 29 459 Dali City Chuxiong Autonomous prefecture Yi 2 684 000 29 256 Chuxiong City Honghe Autonomous prefecture Hani amp Yi 4 501 000 32 929 Mengzi City Wenshan Autonomous prefecture Zhuang amp Miao 3 518 000 32 239 Wenshan City Xishuangbanna Autonomous prefecture Dai 1 134 000 19 700 Jinghong City Hangzhou Zhejiang City 8 700 400 16 847 Jianggan District Ningbo City 7 605 700 9 365 Yinzhou District Huzhou City 2 893 500 5 818 Wuxing District Jiaxing City 4 501 700 3 915 Nanhu District Jinhua City 5 361 600 10 918 Wucheng District Lishui City 2 117 000 17 298 Liandu District Quzhou City 2 122 700 8 846 Kecheng District Shaoxing City 4 912 200 8 256 Yuecheng District Taizhou Zhejiang City 5 968 800 9 411 Jiaojiang District Wenzhou City 9 122 100 11 784 Lucheng District Zhoushan City 1 121 300 1 440 Dinghai DistrictSee also editAdministrative divisions of China Prefecture level city Leagues in China Prefectures in China Autonomous prefectureNotes edit a b c As Taiwan is currently administered by the Republic of China its administrative divisions differ from those in provinces administered by the People s Republic of China The claimed official borders and divisions of the Taiwan Province of People s Republic of China mirror those of the ROC Taiwan Province before 1949 The PRC has not acknowledged any changes made post 1949 by the ROC PRC once treated Taipei still regarded as capital city instead of Zhongxing New Village and Kaohsiung as prefecture level cities they are actually Special municipality of Republic of China at that time all other cities and counties as county level cities and counties and display them on maps as such This is analogous to the previous practice of the ROC in producing maps depicting mainland administrative boundaries the way they were in 1949 However this practice has also declined a b c Ili itself a prefecture with sub provincial status contains 2 other prefectures Tacheng and Altay Ili also directly controls 2 county level cities 7 counties and 1 autonomous county like a normal prefecture does Tacheng and Altay is counted in Xinjiang s total number of prefectures here Sources editCitations edit Fitzgerald 2002 pp 21 25 a b Chung amp Lam 2010 Chapter 1 Guo 2017 p 24 a b Saich 2015 pp 156 157 Zhang LeGates amp Zhao 2016 pp 100 101 a b c d Chung amp Lam 2010 Chapter 7 Saich 2015 pp 158 a b c Government Affairs Division 2020 Bibliography edit Government Affairs Division 31 December 2020 National administrative division information query platform Map in Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People s Republic of China Retrieved 24 March 2023 Guo Rongxing 2017 How the Chinese Economy Works 4th Revised ed Palgrave Macmillan Sun Caihong 2020 The Relationship between Central and Local Authorities in China In Fang Ning ed China s Political System Translated by Fu Yili Singapore Springer Nature amp Chinese Social Sciences Press pp 91 124 Goodman David S G 2015 Handbook of the Politics of China Northampton Massachusetts Edward Elgar Publishing Limited Zhang Li LeGates Richard Zhao Min 2016 Understanding China s Urbanization The Great 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