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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.
All provincial-level divisions of China are divided into prefectural-level divisions (second-level): prefectural-level cities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures and leagues.
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.
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
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.
An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, zone, entity, unit, region, subdivision, province, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy — self-governance — under the national government.
prefecture arrondissement Netherlands: borough, district French-speaking countries: autónoma: Spanish-speaking countries: autonomous autônomo, autônoma: Portuguese-speaking countries: автоно́мный (avtonomny) Russia: aimag (аймаг) Mongolia: province baladiyah (baladiyat) Arab countries: municipality barangay Philippines ...
Xinjiang is divided into thirteen prefecture-level divisions: four prefecture-level cities, six prefectures and five autonomous prefectures (including the sub-provincial autonomous prefecture of Ili, which in turn has two of the seven prefectures within its jurisdiction) for Mongol, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Hui minorities.