People's Republic of China/Catalogs/Political subdivisions
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The People's Republic of China is divided into many provinces, regions and municipalities.
Provinces
(省 Shěng)
Autonomous Regions
(自治区 Zìzhìqū)
Name | Chinese (simplified) |
Local | Subdivisions | Governor | CPC Committee Secretary | Provincial capital |
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Guǎngxī | 广西 | Zhuang: Gvaŋзsiƅ | 14 prefecture-level cities | Lu Bing | Liu Qibao | Nanning |
Inner Mongolia | 内蒙古 Nèi Měnggǔ |
12 prefecture-level divisions 9 prefecture-level cities 3 leagues |
Yang Jing | Chu Bo | Hohhot | |
Níngxià | 宁夏 | 5 prefecture-level cities | Ma Qizhi | Chen Jianguo | Yinchuan | |
Tibet | 西藏 Xīzàng |
1 prefecture-level city 6 prefectures |
Qiangba Puncog | Zhang Qingli | Lhasa | |
Xīnjiāng | 新疆 | Uyghur: شىنجاڭ | 2 prefecture-level cities 7 Prefectures 5 autonomous prefectures |
Ismail Tiliwaldi | Wang Lequan | Ürümqi |
Municipalities
Name | Simplified | Traditional | Provincial capital | Subdivisions | Governor/Mayor | CPC Committee Secretry |
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Běijīng | 北京 | [[ ]] | 16 are districts 2 are counties |
Wang Qishan | Liu Qi | |
Chóngqìng | 重庆 | 重慶 | Yuzhong Qu | 19 districts 17 Counties 4 Autonymous Counties |
Wang Hongju | Wang Yang |
Shànghǎi | 上海 | [[ ]] | 18 districts 1 county |
Han Zheng | Han Zheng | |
Tiānjīn | 天津 | [[ ]] | 15 districts 3 counties |
Dai Xianglong | Zhang Lichang |
Special administrative regions
Name | Simplified | Traditional | - | Subdivisions | Cheif Executive/Mayor | - |
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Hong Kong | 香港 | [[ ]] | 18 districts | Donald Tsang | [[ ]] | |
Macau | 澳門 Àomén |
[[ ]] | None | Edmund Ho Hau wah | [[ ]] |
References
- Local Leadership. Gov.cn, the official web portal of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (Nov 6, 2006). Retrieved on May 6, 2007.