China's Prefectural Level Cities

China's Prefecture Level City

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. Listed below are a few examples over a million.
Hefei Anqing Bengbu Bozhou Chuzhou Fuyang
Huainan Huangshan Lu'an Ma'anshan Suzhou Wuhu
Fuzhou Nanping Putian Quanzhou Zhangzhou Jiuquan
Jiayuguan Jinchang Wuwei Lanzhou Dingxi Longnan
Tianshui Qingyang Qingyuan Shaoguan Meizhou Chaozhou
Zhaoqing Foshan Dongguan Huizhou Jieyang Shantou
Zhanjiang Maoming Yangjiang Zhongshan Zhuhai Hechi
Liuzhou Guilin Hezhou Nanning Guigang Wuzhou
Fangchenggang Qinzhou Beihai Yulin Zunyi Anshun
Guiyang Haikou Shijiazhuang Baoding Cangzhou Chengde
China's China's Prefectural Level Cities (and others)

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