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Townships ( simplified Chinese: 乡; traditional Chinese: 鄉; pinyin: xiāng ), formally township-level divisions (Chinese: 乡级行政区; pinyin: Xiāng Jí Xíngzhèngqū ), are the basic level (fourth-level administrative units) of political divisions in the People's Republic of China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in ...
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As of 2017, China administers 33 provincial-level regions, 334 prefecture-level divisions, 2,862 county-level divisions, 41,034 township-level administrations, and 704,382 basic level autonomies. Each of the levels (except "special administrative regions") corresponds to a level in the Civil Service of the People's Republic of China.
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Townships , formally township-level divisions , are the basic level of political divisions in the People's Republic of China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages.
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with for example townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town.
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List of township-level divisions. v. t. e. This is a list of all counties (including autonomous counties, autonomous banners, and banners) along with county-level cities ( Chinese : 县级市; pinyin : xianjí shì) and city districts ( Chinese : (市辖)区; pinyin : (shìxiá) qū ). The list goes by province name, then ascending division code.
This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. Ethnic townships of the People's Republic of China (4 C, 65 P)
Four cities are centrally administered municipalities, which include dense urban areas, suburbs, and large rural areas: Chongqing (32.05 million [3] ), Shanghai (24.87 million [3] ), Beijing (21.89 million [3] ), and Tianjin (13.87 million [3] ).