Province-level divisions 省级行政区 Shěngjí Xíngzhèngqū | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | People's Republic of China |
Number | 33-34 (1 claimed) |
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Subdivisions |
Province-level administrative divisions | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 省级行政区 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 省級行政區 | ||||||
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Administrative divisions of China |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
China is officially (de jure) divided into 34[a] province-level administrative divisions, the first level of administrative division in the country. There are four types of divisions at the province level:
Province-level divisions can trace their origins back to the Yuan dynasty. The political status of Taiwan Province, as well as small portions of other provinces, are disputed.
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