Prefecture-level divisions of China
| Prefecture-level division 地级行政区 Dì Jí Xíngzhèngqū | |
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| Category | Second level administrative division of a unitary state |
| Location | China |
| Number | 339 prefecture-level divisions including 6 in Taiwan Province |
| Populations | 444 (Sansha) – 14,047,625 (Chengdu) |
| Areas | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) (Sansha) – 472,472 km2 (182,422 sq mi) (Bayingolin) |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
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| Simplified Chinese | 地级行政区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 地級行政區 | ||||||
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China is officially divided into 339 prefecture-level divisions, which rank below provinces and above counties as the second-level administrative division in the country. Of these, 333 are located in territory controlled by the People's Republic of China, while 6 are located in land controlled by Taiwan.
There are four types of prefecture-level divisions:
- 299 Prefecture-level cities (293 in mainland China and 6 in the claimed Taiwan Province)
- 30 Autonomous prefectures
- 7 Prefectures
- 3 Leagues
Of these, leagues and prefectures are in the process of being abolished and transformed into one of the other two types of prefecture-level divisions.