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Autonomous prefectures (Chinese: 自治州; pinyin: zìzhìzhōu) are one type of autonomous administrative division in China, existing at the prefectural level, with either ethnic minorities forming over 50% of the population or being the historic home of significant minorities, although the latter situation is most common.
Unlike other prefecture-level divisions, autonomous prefectures are a formal part of the Chinese administrative structure. They were established in 1953 as part of a series of administrative reforms giving greater autonomy to ethnic minorities. [ 2 ]
All provincial-level divisions of China are divided into prefectural-level divisions (second-level): prefectural-level cities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures and leagues.
Autonomous province is a term for a type of province that has administrative autonomy. [1] In political history, the term has been used as designation for various types of autonomous entities, on medium levels of administrative hierarchy.
Countries with at least one autonomous area. This list of autonomous areas arranged by country gives an overview of autonomous areas of the world. An autonomous area is defined as an area of a country that has a degree of autonomy, or has freedom from an external authority.
English equivalents amphoe Thailand: district Amt Germany: 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
Since the terms are administrative political divisions of the local regional government, their exact relationship and definitions are subject to home rule considerations, tradition, as well as state statute law and local governmental (administrative) definition and control. In British cultural legacy, some territorial entities began with fairly ...
293 municipalities (kuntaa) [ap] 1 autonomous region (itsehallinnollinen maakunta): Åland: 16 municipalities (kommuner (kuntaa)) France: Regional 18 regions (régions) [aq] 101 departments (départements) 332 arrondissements: 2,054 cantons (electoral constituencies) 12,159 intercommunalities: 35,357 communes [ar] Metropolis of Lyon