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County 县 Xiàn
Also known as:
County-level divisions
Category
Third level administrative division of a unitary state
Location
People's Republic of China
Found in
Prefectures, Provinces
Number
1,319 (1,307 controlled, 11 claimed) (as of 2023)
Government
Various, Central Government
Subdivisions
Town, Township
County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
县级行政区
Traditional Chinese
縣級行政區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiàn Jí Xíngzhèngqū
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
县
Traditional Chinese
縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiàn
Tibetan name
Tibetan
རྫོང་། (formerly 宗 in Chinese)
Transcriptions
Wylie
rdzong
Tibetan Pinyin
Zong
Zhuang name
Zhuang
Yen
Korean name
Hangul
현
Mongolian name
Mongolian script
ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNC
siyan
Uyghur name
Uyghur
ناھىيە
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqi
Nahiye
Yengi Yeziⱪ
Nah̡iyə
SASM/GNC
Naĥiyə
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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