Province-level divisions of China

Province-level divisions
省级行政区
Shěngjí Xíngzhèngqū
  Provinces
  Autonomous regions
  Municipalities
  Special Administrative Regions
CategoryUnitary state
Location People's Republic of China
Number33-34 (1 claimed)
Government
Subdivisions
Province-level administrative divisions
Simplified Chinese省级行政区
Traditional Chinese省級行政區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinshěng-jí xíngzhèngqū

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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