People's Republic of China prefecture-level subdivision
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Autonomous Prefecture 自治州 Zìzhìzhōu
Category
Second level administrative division of a unitary state
Location
China
Number
30 Autonomous Prefectures
Administrative divisions of China
Province-level (1st)
Municipalities
Provinces
Autonomous regions
Special administrative regions
Sub-provincial level
Sub-provincial cities
Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures
Sub-provincial city districts
Prefecture-level (2nd)
Prefectural cities
Autonomous prefectures
Leagues (Aimag)
(abolishing)
Prefectures
(abolishing)
Sub-prefectural-level
Sub-prefectural cities
Provincial-controlled cities
Provincial-controlled counties
Provincial-controlled districts
County level (3rd)
Counties
Autonomous counties
County-level cities
Districts Ethnic districts
Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners
Shennongjia Forestry District
Liuzhi Special District
Wolong Special Administrative Region
Workers and peasants districts
(obsolete)
Analogous county level units
Management areas Management committee
Township level (4th)
Townships
Ethnic townships
Towns
Subdistricts
Subdistrict bureaux
Sum
Ethnic sum
County-controlled districts
County-controlled district bureaux
(obsolete)
Management committees
Town-level city
(pilot)
Analogous township level units
Management areas Management committee
Areas
Farms area (Overseas Chinese Farm Region [zh]), Prison area, University towns, etc.
Village level (5th)
(Grassroots Autonomous Organizations)
Villages · Gaqa · Ranches
Village Committees
Communities
Residential Committees
Others
Regions
Capital cities
New areas
Autonomous administrative divisions
National Central Cities
Special Economic Zones
History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present
Administrative division codes
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Autonomous prefectures (Chinese: 自治州; pinyin: zìzhìzhōu) are one type of autonomous administrative divisions of China, existing at the prefectural level, with either ethnic minorities forming over 50% of the population or being the historic home of significant minorities. Autonomous prefectures are mostly majority Han Chinese by population. The official name of an autonomous prefecture includes the most significant minority in that region, sometimes two, rarely three. For example, a Kazakh (Kazak in official naming system) prefecture may be called Kazak Zizhizhou. Like all other prefectural level divisions, autonomous prefectures are divided into county level divisions. There is one exception: Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture contains two prefectures of its own. Under the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, autonomous prefectures cannot be abolished.
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