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According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the administrative division of China is as follows:
(1) The country is divided into provinces, autonomous regions
and municipalities directly under the Central Government;
(2) Provinces and autonomous regions are divided into autonomous prefectures,
counties, autonomous counties and cities; and
(3) Counties and autonomous counties are divided into townships, ethnic
townships, and towns.
Municipalities directly under the Central Government and other large cities
are divided into districts and counties. Autonomous prefectures are divided
into counties, autonomous counties and cities.
All autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures and autonomous counties
are ethnic autonomous areas.
The state may establish special administrative regions when necessary.
Currently, there are 34 provincial-level administrative areas in China—four
municipalities directly under the Central Government, 23 provinces, five
autonomous regions and two special administrative regions.
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