County-level divisions of China
| County-level division 县级行政区 Xiàn Jí Xíngzhèngqū | |
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| Category | Third level administrative division of a unitary state |
| Location | People's Republic of China |
| Number | 2,842 county-level divisions including 172 in Taiwan Province (as of 2023) |
| Populations | 6,567 (Zanda) – 14,047,625 (Pudong) |
| Areas | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) (Xisha) – 124,500 km2 (48,100 sq mi) (Golmud) |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
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| Simplified Chinese | 县级行政区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 縣級行政區 | ||||||
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The People's Republic of China (PRC) is divided into 2,854 county-level divisions which rank below prefectures/provinces and above townships as the third-level administrative division in the country. Of these, 2,842 are located in territory controlled by the PRC, while 172 are located in land controlled by the Republic of China (ROC).
There are six types of county-level divisions:
- 1,123 districts (965 in Mainland China and 158 in the claimed Taiwan Province)
- 411 county-level cities (408 in Mainland China and 3 in Taiwan)
- 1,319 counties (1,307 in Mainland China and 12 controlled by the Republic of China)
- 117 autonomous counties and banners
- 1 special district
- 1 forestry district