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Province-level divisions of China

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:

This article is about the first level divisions of the People's Republic of China. For divisions in the Republic of China, see Administrative divisions of Taiwan.

Province-level divisions
省级行政区
Shěngjí Xíngzhèngqū

Unitary state

 People's Republic of China

33-34 (1 claimed)

省级行政区

省級行政區

shěng-jí xíngzhèngqū

shěng-jí xíngzhèngqū

省

shěng

shěng

ཞིང་ཆེན།

zhing chen

zhing chen

Xingqên

Swngj

ᠮᠤᠵᠢ

Moji

Moji

ئۆلكە‎

Ölke

Ölke

Ɵlkə

Öleä

ᡤᠣᠯᠣ

golo

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.

Anhui Provincial People's Government Building

Anhui Provincial People's Government Building

Fujian Provincial People's Government Building

Fujian Provincial People's Government Building

Guizhou Provincial People's Government Building

Guizhou Provincial People's Government Building

Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government Building

Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government Building

Shaanxi Provincial People's Government Building

Shaanxi Provincial People's Government Building

Shanxi Provincial People's Government Building

Shanxi Provincial People's Government Building

Yunnan Provincial People's Government Building

Yunnan Provincial People's Government Building

List of Chinese administrative divisions by population

List of Chinese administrative divisions by GDP

List of current Chinese provincial leaders

 – Quasi-federal administration in China.

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Fitzgerald, John (2002). Rethinking China's Provinces. New York: Routledge.

Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine — with economic indicators for all Chinese Provinces.

Interactive Dbresearch.com: WebMap