Administrative divisions of China
Summary
This table summarizes the divisions of the area administered by the People's Republic of China As of June 2017.

Administrative divisions of China

Section Title: Summary
Table Section Text: This table summarizes the divisions of the area administered by the People's Republic of China As of June 2017.

Level	Name	Types

1	Provincial level (1st) 省级行政区/ 一级行政区 (33) (1 claimed)	(22) Provinces (省; shěng) (1) Claimed province (5) Autonomous regions (自治区; zìzhìqū) (4) Municipalities (直辖市; zhíxiáshì) (2) Special administrative regions (特别行政区; tèbié xíngzhèngqū)

2	Prefectural level (2nd) 地级行政区/ 二级行政区 (334)	(293) Prefecture-level cities (地级市; dìjíshì) (8) Prefectures (地区; dìqū) (30) Autonomous prefectures (自治州; zìzhìzhōu) (3) Leagues (盟; méng)

3	County level (3rd) 县级行政区/ 三级行政区 (2,851)	(954) Districts (市辖区 / 区; shìxiáqū / qū) (366) County-level cities (县级市; xiànjíshì) (1,360) Counties (县; xiàn) (117) Autonomous counties (自治县; zìzhìxiàn) (49) Banners (旗; qí) (3) Autonomous banners (自治旗; zìzhìqí) (1) Special district (特区; tèqū) (1) Forestry district (林区; línqū)

4	Township level (4th) 乡级行政区/ 四级行政区 (39,864)	(8,122) Subdistricts (街道 / 街; jiēdào / jiē) Subdistrict offices (街道办事处; jiēdào bànshìchù) (20,942) Towns (镇; zhèn) (9,660) Townships (乡; xiāng) (2) County-controlled districts (县辖区; xiànxiáqū) District public offices (区公所; qūgōngsuǒ) (985) Ethnic townships (民族乡; mínzúxiāng) (152) Sum (苏木; sūmù) (1) Ethnic sum (民族苏木; mínzúsūmù)

5	Basic level autonomy (5th) 基层群众自治组织 (662,393)	(104,083) Residential Committee (居民委员会; jūmínwěiyuánhuì) Communities (社区 / 社; shèqū / shè) (558,310) Village Committee (村民委员会; cūnmínwěiyuánhuì) Administrative Villages / Villages (行政村 / 村; xíngzhèngcūn / cūn) Gaqa (嘎查; gāchá)

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