County-level divisions of China

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County-level division 县级行政区 Xiàn Jí Xíngzhèngqū
Category	Third level administrative division of a unitary state
Location	People's Republic of China
Number	2,842 county-level divisions including 172 in Taiwan Province[a] (as of 2023)
Populations	6,567 (Zanda) – 14,047,625 (Pudong)
Areas	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) (Xisha) – 124,500 km2 (48,100 sq mi) (Golmud)
Government	Various, provincial government, central government
Subdivisions	Townships

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:

• 1,123 districts (965 in Mainland China and 158 in the claimed Taiwan Province)^[a]
• 411 county-level cities (408 in Mainland China and 3 in Taiwan)
• 1,319 counties (1,307 in Mainland China and 12 controlled by the Republic of China)
• 117 autonomous counties and banners
• 1 special district
• 1 forestry district

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