Prefecture-level divisions of China

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Prefecture-level division 地级行政区 Dì Jí Xíngzhèngqū
Category	Second level administrative division of a unitary state
Location	China
Number	339 prefecture-level divisions including 6 in Taiwan Province[a]
Populations	444 (Sansha) – 14,047,625 (Chengdu)
Areas	13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) (Sansha) – 472,472 km2 (182,422 sq mi) (Bayingolin)
Government	Various, provincial government, central government
Subdivisions	Counties

China is officially divided into 339 prefecture-level divisions, which rank below provinces and above counties as the second-level administrative division in the country. Of these, 333 are located in territory controlled by the People's Republic of China, while 6 are located in land controlled by Taiwan.^[a]

There are four types of prefecture-level divisions:

• 299 Prefecture-level cities (293 in Mainland China and 6 in the claimed Taiwan Province)^[a]
• 30 Autonomous prefectures
• 7 Prefectures
• 3 Leagues

Of these, leagues and prefectures are in the process of being abolished and transformed into one of the other two types of prefecture-level divisions.
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