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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.
Non-English. This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions; some, such as arrondissement and okrug, have become English loanwords. Terms in italics are prefixes or suffixes. Exclusive Capital District, refers to DKI Jakarta only.
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.
List of prefectures. List of counties. List of township-level divisions. v. t. e. All provincial-level divisions of China are divided into prefectural-level divisions (second-level): prefectural-level cities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures and leagues. There are 339 official prefecture level divisions in China as of January 2019: 333 under ...
Unitary. 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.
Prefecture originally refers to a self-governing body or area since the tetrarchy, when Emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire into four districts (each divided into dioceses), grouped under a Vicarius (a number of Roman provinces, listed under that article), although he maintained two pretorian prefectures as an administrative level above the also surviving dioceses (a few of which were ...
There are six types of county-level divisions: 1,123 districts (965 in Mainland China and 158 in the claimed Taiwan Province) [ a] 411 county-level cities (408 in Mainland China and 3 in Taiwan) 1,319 counties (1,307 in Mainland China and 12 controlled by the Republic of China) 117 autonomous counties and banners. 1 special district.
Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, substantive adjectival [1] form of praeficere: "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area. A prefect's office, department, or area of control is called a prefecture, but in various post- Roman empire cases ...