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Political divisions of China
Province level
Provinces
Autonomous regions
Municipalities
Special Administrative Regions
Prefecture level
Prefectures
Autonomous prefectures
Prefecture-level cities
(incl. Sub-provincial cities)
Leagues
County level
Districts
Counties
Autonomous counties
County-level cities
(incl. Sub-prefecture-level cities)
Banners
Autonomous banners
Township level
District public offices
Townships
Ethnic township s
Towns
Subdistrict s
Sumu
Ethnic sumu
For other province-level divisions, see Political divisions of China.

A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng (省 sheng), which is an administrative division of China. Provinces form part of the first level in the administrative structure of the People's Republic of China. Theoretically, provinces are also the first level division of the Republic of China on Taiwan, though this role has been greatly diminished.

The People's Republic of China currently administers 22 provinces, out of a total of 33 province level divisions, and claims a 23rd province, Taiwan Province. The Republic of China administers the entirety of Taiwan Province, as well as some offshore islands of Fujian province, and two municipalities ( Taipei and Kaohsiung).

1 Alternative meanings

"Province" is also a translation of zhou, a division of the Han Dynasty, as well as circuits, a division of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty.

See History of the political divisions of China.



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