Subdivisions of China
Territorial entities of Greater China.
Terminology
| Chinese | Characters | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大中华地区 | 5 | dà zhōng huá dì qū | Greater China |
| 盟 | 1 | méng | League |
| 县 | 1 | xiàn | County |
| 省 | 1 | shěng | Province |
| 旗 | 1 | qí | Banner |
| 镇 | 1 | zhèn | Town |
| 乡 | 1 | xiāng | Township |
| 村 | 1 | cūn | Village |
| 道 | 1 | dào | Circuit |
| 郡 | 1 | jùn | Commandery |
| 社区 | 2 | shè qū | Community |
| 新区 | 2 | xīn qū | New area or new district |
| 地区 | 2 | dì qū | Prefecture |
| 特区 | 2 | tè qū | Special district |
| 林区 | 2 | lín qū | Forestry district |
| 苏木 | 2 | sūmù | Sumu |
| 嘎查 | 2 | gāchá | Gaqa |
| 自治区 | 3 | zì zhì qū | Autonomous region |
| 居民区 | 3 | jū mín qū | Neighborhood |
| 民族区 | 3 | mín zú qū | Ethnic district |
| 县辖区 | 3 | xiàn xiá qū | County-controlled district sometimes translated as county-governed district; county district or sub-county; literally "county-controlled area" |
| 市辖区 | 3 | shì xiá qū | District |
| 直辖市 | 3 | zhí xiá shì | Municipality |
| 地级市 | 3 | dì jí shì | Prefecture-level city |
| 县级市 | 3 | xiàn jí shì | County-level city |
| 自治州 | 3 | zì zhì zhōu | Autonomous prefecture |
| 自治县 | 3 | zì zhì xiàn | Autonomous county |
| 自治旗 | 3 | zì zhì qí | Autonomous banner |
| 区公所 | 3 | qū gōngsuǒ | District public office |
| 民族乡 | 3 | mín zú xiāng | Ethnic township |
| 自然村 | 3 | zì rán cūn | Village, natural village |
| 民族苏木 | 4 | mín zú sūmù | Ethnic sumu |
| 村民小组 | 4 | cūn mín xiǎozǔ | Village group |
| 村民委员会 | 5 | cūn mín wěi yuán huì | Village committee |
| 街道办事处 | 5 | jiē dào bànshìchù | Subdistrict |
| 特别行政区 | 5 | tè bié xíng zhèng qū | Special administrative region |
| 村级行政区 | 5 | cūn jí xíng zhèng qū | village-level division |
| 社区居民委员会 | 7 | shè qū jū mín wěi yuán huì | Neighborhood committee |
| 国家级风景名胜区 | 8 | guó ji ājí fēng jǐng míng shèng qū | National Park; literally: "state[national]-level scenic and historic interest area" |
Articles
- Administrative divisions of China - political divisions of the People's Republic of China.
- History of the administrative divisions of China
- Administrative divisions of the special administrative regions of China
- Administrative divisions of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan