{"id":6083,"date":"2020-03-15T10:10:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T02:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=6083"},"modified":"2021-01-06T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T02:08:57","slug":"how-many-provinces-or-states-are-there-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/how-many-provinces-or-states-are-there-in-china.html","title":{"rendered":"How Many Provinces Or States Are There in China?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>China has the largest population in the world and the third largest land area in the world. In China, administrative divisions are divided into <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>23 provinces<\/em><\/span>, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions, with a total of 34 provincial-level administrative regions. All are under the unified jurisdiction of the Central Committee of the People&#8217;s Republic of China.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/map-of-china_b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/map-of-china_b.jpg\" alt=\"map of china\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/map-of-china_b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/map-of-china_b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/map-of-china_b-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe administrative divisions of China are as follows:<br \/>\nProvincial administrative regions: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions, totaling 34 provincial administrative regions.<br \/>\nPrefecture-level administrative regions: 293 prefecture-level cities, 7 regions, 30 autonomous prefectures, and 3 alliances, for a total of 333 prefecture-level divisions.<br \/>\nCounty-level administrative districts: 965 municipal districts, 387 county-level cities, 1323 counties, 117 autonomous counties, 49 flags, 3 autonomous flags, 1 special zone, and 1 forest district, totaling 2,846 county-level divisions.<br \/>\nTownship-level administrative districts: 8,516 streets, 20975 towns, 8122 townships, 966 ethnic townships, 153 hemu, one ethnic hemu, and one county district, a total of 38,734 township-level divisions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default 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title=\"East China\">East China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/how-many-provinces-or-states-are-there-in-china.html\/#South_Central_China\" title=\"South Central China\">South Central China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/how-many-provinces-or-states-are-there-in-china.html\/#Southwest_China\" title=\"Southwest China\">Southwest China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/how-many-provinces-or-states-are-there-in-china.html\/#Northwest_China\" title=\"Northwest China\">Northwest China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/how-many-provinces-or-states-are-there-in-china.html\/#Hong_Kong_Macao_and_Taiwan_Regions\" title=\"Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions\">Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specific_Division\"><\/span><strong>Specific Division<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"North_China\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>North China<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Beijing<\/b> (Administrative code: 110000): 16 municipal districts<br \/>\n333 township-level divisions: 152 streets, 143 towns, 33 townships, and 5 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Tianjin<\/b> (Administrative code: 120,000): 16 municipal districts<br \/>\n248 township-level divisions: 119 streets, 126 towns, 2 townships, and 1 ethnic township<br \/>\n<b>Hebei Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 130,000): 11 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n168 county-level divisions: 47 municipal districts, 21 county-level cities, 94 counties, 6 autonomous counties<br \/>\n2255 township-level divisions: 308 streets, 1156 towns, 744 townships, 46 ethnic townships, and 1 county jurisdiction<br \/>\n<b>Shanxi Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 140,000): 11 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n117 county-level divisions: 26 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, 80 counties<br \/>\n1,398 township-level divisions: 202 streets, 564 towns, and 632 townships<br \/>\n<b>Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region<\/b> (Administrative code: 150,000): 9 prefecture-level cities, 3 alliances<br \/>\n103 county-level divisions: 23 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, 17 counties, 49 flags, 3 autonomous flags<br \/>\n1024 township-level divisions: 246 streets, 508 towns, 99 townships, 17 ethnic townships, 153 hemu, and one ethnic hemu<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Northeast_China\"><\/span><em><strong>Northeast China<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Liaoning Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 210000): 14 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n100 county-level divisions: 59 municipal districts, 16 county-level cities, 17 counties, 8 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1,355 township-level divisions: 514 streets, 640 towns, 147 townships, and 54 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Jilin Province<\/b> (Administrative code: 220000): 8 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture<br \/>\n60 county-level divisions: 21 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 16 counties, 3 autonomous counties<br \/>\n937 township-level divisions: 329 streets, 426 towns, 154 townships, and 28 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Heilongjiang Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 230,000): 12 prefecture-level cities, 1 region<br \/>\n121 county-level divisions: 54 municipal districts, 21 county-level cities, 45 counties, and 1 autonomous county<br \/>\n1,246 township-level divisions: 344 streets, 557 towns, 293 townships, and 52 ethnic townships<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"East_China\"><\/span><em><strong>East China<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Shanghai<\/b> (Administrative code: 310000): 16 municipal districts<br \/>\n215 township-level divisions: 107 streets, 106 towns, 2 townships<br \/>\n<b>Jiangsu Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 320000): 13 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n96 county-level divisions: 55 municipal districts, 22 county-level cities, 19 counties<br \/>\n1,261 township-level divisions: 503 streets, 718 towns, 39 townships, and 1 ethnic township<br \/>\n<b>Zhejiang Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 330000): 11 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n90 county-level divisions: 37 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 32 counties, and 1 autonomous county<br \/>\n1,360 township-level divisions: 482 streets, 619 towns, 245 townships, and 14 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Anhui Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 340000): 16 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n105 county-level divisions: 44 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 52 counties<br \/>\n1498 township-level divisions: 259 streets, 968 towns, 262 townships, and 9 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Fujian Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 350000): 9 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n85 county-level divisions: 29 municipal districts, 12 county-level cities, 44 counties<br \/>\n1,107 township-level divisions: 184 streets, 653 towns, 251 townships, and 19 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Jiangxi Province<\/b> (Administrative code: 360000): 11 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n100 county-level divisions: 27 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, 62 counties<br \/>\n1,563 township-level divisions: 165 streets, 828 towns, 562 townships, and 8 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Shandong Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 370000): 16 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n137 county-level divisions: 57 municipal districts, 27 county-level cities, 53 counties<br \/>\n1824 township-level divisions: 669 streets, 1087 towns, 68 townships<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"South_Central_China\"><\/span><em><strong>South Central China<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Henan Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 410000): 17 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n158 county-level divisions: 53 municipal districts, 22 county-level cities, 83 counties<br \/>\n2,451 township-level divisions: 660 streets, 1173 towns, 606 townships, and 12 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Hubei Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 420000): 12 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture<br \/>\n103 county-level divisions: 39 municipal districts, 25 county-level cities, 36 counties, 2 autonomous counties, and 1 forest district<br \/>\n1,249 township-level divisions: 327 streets, 760 towns, 152 townships, and 10 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Hunan Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 430000): 13 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture<br \/>\n122 county-level divisions: 36 municipal districts, 18 county-level cities, 61 counties, 7 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1937 township-level divisions: 411 streets, 1134 towns, 309 townships, and 83 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Guangdong Province<\/b> (Administrative code: 440000): 21 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n122 county-level divisions: 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties, 3 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1,606 township-level divisions: 481 streets, 1114 towns, 4 townships, and 7 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region<\/b> (Administrative Code: 450,000): 14 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n111 county-level divisions: 41 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 49 counties, 12 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1,250 township-level divisions: 132 streets, 806 towns, 253 townships, and 59 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Hainan Province<\/b> (Administrative code: 460000): 4 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n23 county-level divisions: 8 municipal districts, 5 county-level cities, 4 counties, 6 autonomous counties<br \/>\n218 township divisions: 22 streets, 175 counties, 21 townships<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Southwest_China\"><\/span><em><strong>Southwest China<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Chongqing City<\/b> (Administrative Code: 500000): 26 municipal districts, 8 counties, 4 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1029 township-level divisions: 228 streets, 629 towns, 158 townships, and 14 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Sichuan Province<\/b> (Administrative code: 510000): 18 prefecture-level cities, 3 autonomous prefectures<br \/>\n183 county-level divisions: 54 municipal districts, 18 county-level cities, 107 counties, 4 autonomous counties<br \/>\n3440 township-level divisions: 449 streets, 1926 towns, 982 townships, and 83 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Guizhou Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 520000): 6 prefecture-level cities, 3 autonomous prefectures<br \/>\n88 county-level divisions: 15 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 52 counties, 11 autonomous counties, and 1 special zone<br \/>\n1,440 township-level divisions: 288 streets, 837 towns, 122 townships, and 193 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Yunnan Province<\/b> (Administrative code: 530000): 8 prefecture-level cities, 8 autonomous prefectures<br \/>\n129 county-level divisions: 17 municipal districts, 17 county-level cities, 66 counties, 29 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1,405 township-level divisions: 186 streets, 679 towns, 400 townships, and 140 ethnic townships (2020.1 Yunnan Civil Affairs Department)<br \/>\n<b>Tibet Autonomous Region<\/b> (Admin code: 540000): 6 prefecture-level cities, 1 region<br \/>\n74 county-level divisions: 8 municipal districts, 66 counties<br \/>\n697 township-level divisions: 21 streets, 142 towns, 525 townships, and 9 ethnic townships<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Northwest_China\"><\/span><em><strong>Northwest China<\/strong><\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Shaanxi Province<\/b> (administrative code: 610000): 10 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n107 county-level divisions: 30 municipal districts, 6 county-level cities, 71 counties<br \/>\n1,312 township-level divisions: 316 streets, 975 towns, and 21 townships<br \/>\n<b>Gansu Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 620000): 12 prefecture-level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures<br \/>\n86 county-level divisions: 17 municipal districts, 5 county-level cities, 57 counties, 7 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1,357 township-level divisions: 128 streets, 892 towns, 305 townships, and 32 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Qinghai Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 630000): 2 prefecture-level cities, 6 autonomous prefectures<br \/>\n44 county-level divisions: 7 municipal districts, 4 county-level cities, 26 counties, 7 autonomous counties<br \/>\n403 township-level divisions: 37 streets, 144 towns, 194 townships, and 28 ethnic townships<br \/>\n<b>Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region<\/b> (Administrative code: 640000): 5 prefecture-level cities<br \/>\n22 county-level divisions: 9 municipal districts, 2 county-level cities, 11 counties<br \/>\n240 township-level divisions: 47 streets, 103 towns, and 90 townships<br \/>\n<b>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region<\/b> (Administrative Code: 650000): 4 prefecture-level cities, 5 regions, 5 autonomous prefectures<br \/>\n105 county-level divisions: 13 municipal districts, 25 county-level cities, 62 counties, 6 autonomous counties<br \/>\n1076 township-level divisions: 200 streets, 387 towns, 447 townships, and 42 ethnic townships<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hong_Kong_Macao_and_Taiwan_Regions\"><\/span><em>Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>Taiwan Province<\/b> (Administrative Code: 710000): 6 provinces and municipalities<br \/>\n16 county-level divisions: 3 county-level cities, 13 counties and 170 municipal districts;<br \/>\n200 township-level districts: districts of 12 county-level cities, 14 counties, 35 towns, and 139 townships.<br \/>\n<b>Hong Kong Special Administrative Region<\/b> (Administrative Code: 810000): 18 districts<br \/>\nEastern, Southern, North, Central and Western, Wan Chai, Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Sai Kung, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long<br \/>\nKwai Tsing District, Islands District, Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District<br \/>\nNote: According to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, each district has only non-government institutions.<br \/>\n<b>Macao Special Administrative Region<\/b> (Administrative Code: 820000): 8 districts<br \/>\nCotai, Lobby, Wangde Parish, Fengshun Parish, Jiamo Parish, Huadi Ma Parish, Saint Anthony Parish, Saint Francis Parish<br \/>\nNote: According to the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region, each parish has only non-government institutions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; 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