China has the largest population in the world and the third largest land area in the world. In China, administrative divisions are divided into 23 provinces, 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’s Republic of China.
The administrative divisions of China are as follows:
Provincial administrative regions: 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions, totaling 34 provincial administrative regions.
Prefecture-level administrative regions: 293 prefecture-level cities, 7 regions, 30 autonomous prefectures, and 3 alliances, for a total of 333 prefecture-level divisions.
County-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.
Township-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.
Specific Division
North China
Beijing (Administrative code: 110000): 16 municipal districts
333 township-level divisions: 152 streets, 143 towns, 33 townships, and 5 ethnic townships
Tianjin (Administrative code: 120,000): 16 municipal districts
248 township-level divisions: 119 streets, 126 towns, 2 townships, and 1 ethnic township
Hebei Province (Administrative Code: 130,000): 11 prefecture-level cities
168 county-level divisions: 47 municipal districts, 21 county-level cities, 94 counties, 6 autonomous counties
2255 township-level divisions: 308 streets, 1156 towns, 744 townships, 46 ethnic townships, and 1 county jurisdiction
Shanxi Province (Administrative Code: 140,000): 11 prefecture-level cities
117 county-level divisions: 26 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, 80 counties
1,398 township-level divisions: 202 streets, 564 towns, and 632 townships
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Administrative code: 150,000): 9 prefecture-level cities, 3 alliances
103 county-level divisions: 23 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, 17 counties, 49 flags, 3 autonomous flags
1024 township-level divisions: 246 streets, 508 towns, 99 townships, 17 ethnic townships, 153 hemu, and one ethnic hemu
Northeast China
Liaoning Province (Administrative Code: 210000): 14 prefecture-level cities
100 county-level divisions: 59 municipal districts, 16 county-level cities, 17 counties, 8 autonomous counties
1,355 township-level divisions: 514 streets, 640 towns, 147 townships, and 54 ethnic townships
Jilin Province (Administrative code: 220000): 8 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture
60 county-level divisions: 21 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 16 counties, 3 autonomous counties
937 township-level divisions: 329 streets, 426 towns, 154 townships, and 28 ethnic townships
Heilongjiang Province (Administrative Code: 230,000): 12 prefecture-level cities, 1 region
121 county-level divisions: 54 municipal districts, 21 county-level cities, 45 counties, and 1 autonomous county
1,246 township-level divisions: 344 streets, 557 towns, 293 townships, and 52 ethnic townships
East China
Shanghai (Administrative code: 310000): 16 municipal districts
215 township-level divisions: 107 streets, 106 towns, 2 townships
Jiangsu Province (Administrative Code: 320000): 13 prefecture-level cities
96 county-level divisions: 55 municipal districts, 22 county-level cities, 19 counties
1,261 township-level divisions: 503 streets, 718 towns, 39 townships, and 1 ethnic township
Zhejiang Province (Administrative Code: 330000): 11 prefecture-level cities
90 county-level divisions: 37 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 32 counties, and 1 autonomous county
1,360 township-level divisions: 482 streets, 619 towns, 245 townships, and 14 ethnic townships
Anhui Province (Administrative Code: 340000): 16 prefecture-level cities
105 county-level divisions: 44 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 52 counties
1498 township-level divisions: 259 streets, 968 towns, 262 townships, and 9 ethnic townships
Fujian Province (Administrative Code: 350000): 9 prefecture-level cities
85 county-level divisions: 29 municipal districts, 12 county-level cities, 44 counties
1,107 township-level divisions: 184 streets, 653 towns, 251 townships, and 19 ethnic townships
Jiangxi Province (Administrative code: 360000): 11 prefecture-level cities
100 county-level divisions: 27 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, 62 counties
1,563 township-level divisions: 165 streets, 828 towns, 562 townships, and 8 ethnic townships
Shandong Province (Administrative Code: 370000): 16 prefecture-level cities
137 county-level divisions: 57 municipal districts, 27 county-level cities, 53 counties
1824 township-level divisions: 669 streets, 1087 towns, 68 townships
South Central China
Henan Province (Administrative Code: 410000): 17 prefecture-level cities
158 county-level divisions: 53 municipal districts, 22 county-level cities, 83 counties
2,451 township-level divisions: 660 streets, 1173 towns, 606 townships, and 12 ethnic townships
Hubei Province (Administrative Code: 420000): 12 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture
103 county-level divisions: 39 municipal districts, 25 county-level cities, 36 counties, 2 autonomous counties, and 1 forest district
1,249 township-level divisions: 327 streets, 760 towns, 152 townships, and 10 ethnic townships
Hunan Province (Administrative Code: 430000): 13 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous prefecture
122 county-level divisions: 36 municipal districts, 18 county-level cities, 61 counties, 7 autonomous counties
1937 township-level divisions: 411 streets, 1134 towns, 309 townships, and 83 ethnic townships
Guangdong Province (Administrative code: 440000): 21 prefecture-level cities
122 county-level divisions: 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties, 3 autonomous counties
1,606 township-level divisions: 481 streets, 1114 towns, 4 townships, and 7 ethnic townships
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Administrative Code: 450,000): 14 prefecture-level cities
111 county-level divisions: 41 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 49 counties, 12 autonomous counties
1,250 township-level divisions: 132 streets, 806 towns, 253 townships, and 59 ethnic townships
Hainan Province (Administrative code: 460000): 4 prefecture-level cities
23 county-level divisions: 8 municipal districts, 5 county-level cities, 4 counties, 6 autonomous counties
218 township divisions: 22 streets, 175 counties, 21 townships
Southwest China
Chongqing City (Administrative Code: 500000): 26 municipal districts, 8 counties, 4 autonomous counties
1029 township-level divisions: 228 streets, 629 towns, 158 townships, and 14 ethnic townships
Sichuan Province (Administrative code: 510000): 18 prefecture-level cities, 3 autonomous prefectures
183 county-level divisions: 54 municipal districts, 18 county-level cities, 107 counties, 4 autonomous counties
3440 township-level divisions: 449 streets, 1926 towns, 982 townships, and 83 ethnic townships
Guizhou Province (Administrative Code: 520000): 6 prefecture-level cities, 3 autonomous prefectures
88 county-level divisions: 15 municipal districts, 9 county-level cities, 52 counties, 11 autonomous counties, and 1 special zone
1,440 township-level divisions: 288 streets, 837 towns, 122 townships, and 193 ethnic townships
Yunnan Province (Administrative code: 530000): 8 prefecture-level cities, 8 autonomous prefectures
129 county-level divisions: 17 municipal districts, 17 county-level cities, 66 counties, 29 autonomous counties
1,405 township-level divisions: 186 streets, 679 towns, 400 townships, and 140 ethnic townships (2020.1 Yunnan Civil Affairs Department)
Tibet Autonomous Region (Admin code: 540000): 6 prefecture-level cities, 1 region
74 county-level divisions: 8 municipal districts, 66 counties
697 township-level divisions: 21 streets, 142 towns, 525 townships, and 9 ethnic townships
Northwest China
Shaanxi Province (administrative code: 610000): 10 prefecture-level cities
107 county-level divisions: 30 municipal districts, 6 county-level cities, 71 counties
1,312 township-level divisions: 316 streets, 975 towns, and 21 townships
Gansu Province (Administrative Code: 620000): 12 prefecture-level cities, 2 autonomous prefectures
86 county-level divisions: 17 municipal districts, 5 county-level cities, 57 counties, 7 autonomous counties
1,357 township-level divisions: 128 streets, 892 towns, 305 townships, and 32 ethnic townships
Qinghai Province (Administrative Code: 630000): 2 prefecture-level cities, 6 autonomous prefectures
44 county-level divisions: 7 municipal districts, 4 county-level cities, 26 counties, 7 autonomous counties
403 township-level divisions: 37 streets, 144 towns, 194 townships, and 28 ethnic townships
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Administrative code: 640000): 5 prefecture-level cities
22 county-level divisions: 9 municipal districts, 2 county-level cities, 11 counties
240 township-level divisions: 47 streets, 103 towns, and 90 townships
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Administrative Code: 650000): 4 prefecture-level cities, 5 regions, 5 autonomous prefectures
105 county-level divisions: 13 municipal districts, 25 county-level cities, 62 counties, 6 autonomous counties
1076 township-level divisions: 200 streets, 387 towns, 447 townships, and 42 ethnic townships
Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions
Taiwan Province (Administrative Code: 710000): 6 provinces and municipalities
16 county-level divisions: 3 county-level cities, 13 counties and 170 municipal districts;
200 township-level districts: districts of 12 county-level cities, 14 counties, 35 towns, and 139 townships.
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Administrative Code: 810000): 18 districts
Eastern, Southern, North, Central and Western, Wan Chai, Kwun Tong, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Sai Kung, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long
Kwai Tsing District, Islands District, Yau Tsim Mong District, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon City District, Wong Tai Sin District
Note: According to the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, each district has only non-government institutions.
Macao Special Administrative Region (Administrative Code: 820000): 8 districts
Cotai, Lobby, Wangde Parish, Fengshun Parish, Jiamo Parish, Huadi Ma Parish, Saint Anthony Parish, Saint Francis Parish
Note: According to the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region, each parish has only non-government institutions.