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Due to China's large population and area, the administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times. The constitution of the People's Republic of China provides for three de jure levels of government. Currently, however, there are five practical (de facto) levels of local government: the province, prefecture, county, township, and village.

This table summarizes the divisions of the area administered by the People's Republic of China as of December 31, 2005.
Level Name Types
1 Province level
省级行政区
2 Prefecture level
地级行政区
3 County level
县级行政区
4 Township level
乡级行政区
5 Village level (informal)
村级自治组织
  • Neighborhood committees (社区居民委员会 jūmínwěiyuánhùi) (80,717)[1]
    • Neighborhoods or communities (社区)
  • Village committees (村民委员会 cūnmínwěiyuánhùi) (623,669)[2] or Village groups (村民小组 cūnmínxiǎozǔ)
    • Administrative villages (行政村 xíngzhèngcūn)
    • Natural villages (自然村 zìráncūn)
    •  source--http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_China

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