County-level divisions of China

County-level division
县级行政区
Xiàn Jí Xíngzhèngqū
CategoryThird level administrative division of a unitary state
Location People's Republic of China
Number2,842 county-level divisions including 172 in Taiwan Province[a] (as of 2023)
Populations6,567 (Zanda) – 14,047,625 (Pudong)
Areas10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) (Xisha) – 124,500 km2 (48,100 sq mi) (Golmud)
Government
Subdivisions
County-level divisions
Simplified Chinese县级行政区
Traditional Chinese縣級行政區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàn Jí Xíngzhèngqū

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is divided into 2,854 county-level divisions which rank below prefectures/provinces and above townships as the third-level administrative division in the country. Of these, 2,842 are located in territory controlled by the PRC, while 172 are located in land controlled by the Republic of China (ROC).[a]

There are six types of county-level divisions:


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