Complex sentence: The state is divided into 83 counties, and further divided into 1,242 townships, 274 cities, 259 villages, 553 school districts, 57 intermediate school districts, 14 planning and development regions, and over 300 special districts and authorities.
Split into simpler sentences: The state is divided into 83 counties, and further divided into 1,242 townships, 274 cities, and 259 villages. Addititionally, the state consists of 553 school districts, 57 intermediate school districts, 14 planning and development regions, and over 300 special districts and authorities.