People's Republic of China

Political divisions

Main article: Political divisions of China

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The People's Republic of China has administrative control over 22 provinces (省); the government of the People's Republic of China considers Taiwan (台湾), which is actually controlled by the Republic of China, to be its 23rd province. (See Political status of Taiwan for more information.) Apart from provinces there are 5 autonomous regions (自治区) containing concentrations of several minorities; 4 municipalities (直辖市) for China's largest cities and 2 Special Administrative Regions (SAR) (特别行政区) governed by the PRC.

Related Topics:
Taiwan - Republic of China - Political status of Taiwan - Special Administrative Region

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The 22 provinces, 5 autonomous regions and 4 municipalities can be collectively referred to as "mainland China", a term which usually excludes Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.

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The following are a list of administrative divisions of areas under the control of the People's Republic of China.

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Provinces???

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• Anhui (安徽)
• Fujian (福建)
• Gansu (甘肃)
• Guangdong (广东)
• Guizhou (贵州)
• Hainan (海南)
• Hebei (河北)
• Heilongjiang (黑龙江)
• Henan (河南)
• Hubei (湖北)
• Hunan (湖南)
• Jiangsu (江苏)
• Jiangxi (江西)
• Jilin (吉林)
• Liaoning (辽宁)
• Qinghai (青海)
• Shaanxi (陕西)
• Shandong (山东)
• Shanxi (山西)
• Sichuan (四川)
• Yunnan (云南)
• Zhejiang (浙江)

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Autonomous regions?????

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• Guangxi (???????)
• Inner Mongolia (Nèi Měnggǔ) (??????)
• Ningxia (???????)
• Xinjiang (????????)
• Tibet (Xīzàng) (?????)

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Municipalities?????

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• Beijing (???)
• Chongqing (???)
• Shanghai (???)
• Tianjin (???)

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Special Administrative Regions???????

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• Hong Kong (Xiānggǎng) (???????)
• Macau (Àomén) (???????)

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Claimed by the PRC, but governed by Republic of China

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• Taiwan (台湾) (disputed)

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