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  2. Administrative divisions of China - Wikipedia

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    As of 2017, China administers 33 provincial-level regions, 334 prefecture-level divisions, 2,862 county-level divisions, 41,034 township-level administrations, and 704,382 basic level autonomies. [1] Each of the levels (except "special administrative regions") corresponds to a level in the Civil Service of the People's Republic of China.

  3. List of terms for administrative divisions - Wikipedia

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    county (formerly; the modern term is kreis, which means literally "circle") amt Denmark: county (replaced with regions in 2007) amt Norway: county (formerly; the modern term is fylke) apskritis Lithuania: county anakhett Cambodia: prefecture arrondissement Netherlands: borough, district French-speaking countries: autónoma: Spanish-speaking ...

  4. Administrative divisions of Japan - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The bureaucratic administration of Japan is divided into three basic levels: national, prefectural, and municipal. They are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. Below the national government there are 47 prefectures, six of which are further subdivided into subprefectures to better service large geographical areas or remote islands.

  5. Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    In modern-day China, the prefecture (地区; pinyin: dìqū) is an administrative division found in the second level of the administrative hierarchy. In addition to prefectures, this level also includes autonomous prefectures, leagues, and prefecture-level cities. The prefecture level comes under the province level, and in turn oversees the ...

  6. List of administrative divisions by country - Wikipedia

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    76 provinces (changwat) 878 districts (amphoe) 7,255 subdistricts (tambons) 74,944 villages (muban) Community associations (chum-chon) Municipalities (thesaban) of 3 types take some responsibilities of districts and subdistricts [f] Pattaya special administrative area. Bangkok special administrative area.

  7. Prefectures of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Prefectures of Japan. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (都道府県, todōfuken, [todoːɸɯ̥ꜜkeɴ] ⓘ), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They include 43 prefectures proper (県, ken), two urban prefectures (府, fu: Osaka and Kyoto ...

  8. Prefectures of China - Wikipedia

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    Modern prefectures. Prefectures are administrative subdivisions of provincial-level divisions. The constitution of the People's Republic of China does not endorse any prefecture-level division, except for autonomous prefectures. Prefectures and leagues are not at all mentioned; provinces are explicitly stated to be divided directly into counties.

  9. Prefecture-level divisions of China - Wikipedia

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    Administrative divisionsof China. 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.