Sub-provincial divisions in the People's Republic of China
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A sub-provincial division (simplified Chinese: 副省级行政区; traditional Chinese: 副省級行政區; pinyin: fùshĕngjí chéngshì) (or deputy-provincial divisions) in the People's Republic of China, is like a prefecture-level city that is governed by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law.
Sub-provincial divisions, similar to prefectural-level divisions, an administrative unit comprising, typically, a main central urban area, and its much larger surrounding rural area containing many smaller cities, towns and villages.
The mayor or chairman of a sub-provincial division is equal in status to a vice-governor of a province. Its status is below that of municipalities, which are independent and equivalent to provinces, but above other, regular prefecture-level divisions, which are completely ruled by their provinces. However, they are marked as same as other provincial capitals (or prefecture-level city if not provincial capital) in almost all maps.
Contents
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Map of sub-provincial level entries in the People's Republic of China 1
- Sub-provincial cities 1.1
- Sub-provincial new areas 1.2
- Sub-provincial autonomous prefecture 1.3
- Sub-provincial Municipal Conference 2
- References 3
Map of sub-provincial level entries in the People's Republic of China
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Sub-provincial cities
The original 16 cities were renamed as sub-provincial cities on 25 February 1994 by the prefecture-level cities.[1] They are mostly the capitals of the provinces in which they are located.
Currently, there are 15 sub-provincial cities after Chongqing was designated direct-control:[2]
Division name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Province | Symbol | Region | Population (2010 Census) | Date of designation | Subdivision |
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Changchun | 长春市 | Chángchūn | Jilin | 长 | Northeast | 7,677,089 | 1989-02-11 | 7 districts, 2 county cities & 1 county |
Chengdu | 成都市 | Chéngdū | Sichuan | 蓉 | Southwest | 14,047,625 | 1989-02-11 | 9 districts, 4 county cities & 6 counties |
Dalian | 大连市 | Dàlián | Liaoning | 连 | Northeast | 6,690,432 | 1984-07-13 | 6 districts, 3 county cities & 1 county |
Guangzhou | 广州市 | Guǎngzhōu | Guangdong | 穗 | South Central | 12,700,800 | 1984-10-05 | 11 districts |
Hangzhou | 杭州市 | Hángzhōu | Zhejiang | 杭 | East | 8,700,400 | 1994-02-25 | 8 districts, 3 county cities & 2 counties |
Harbin | 哈尔滨市 | Hāěrbīn | Heilongjiang | 哈 | Northeast | 10,635,971 | 1984-10-05 | 9 districts, 2 county cities & 7 counties |
Jinan | 济南市 | Jǐnán | Shandong | 泉 | East | 6,814,000 | 1994-02-25 | 6 districts, 1 county city & 3 counties |
Nanjing | 南京市 | Nánjīng | Jiangsu | 宁 | East | 8,001,680 | 1989-02-11 | 11 districts |
Ningbo | 宁波市 | Níngbō | Zhejiang | 甬 | East | 7,605,689 | 1987-02-24 | 6 districts, 3 county cities & 2 counties |
Qingdao | 青岛市 | Qīngdǎo | Shandong | 胶 | East | 8,715,100 | 1986-10-15 | 6 districts & 4 county cities |
Shenyang | 沈阳市 | Shěnyáng | Liaoning | 沈 | Northeast | 8,106,171 | 1984-07-11 | 9 districts, 1 county city & 3 counties |
Shenzhen | 深圳市 | Shēnzhèn | Guangdong | 深 | South Central | 10,357,938 | 1988-10-03 | 6 districts (4 new districts) |
Wuhan | 武汉市 | Wǔhàn | Hubei | 汉 | South Central | 9,785,392 | 1984-05-21 | 13 districts |
Xiamen | 厦门市 | Xiàmén | Fujian | 鹭 | East | 3,531,347 | 1988-04-18 | 6 districts |
Xi'an | 西安市 | Xī'ān | Shaanxi | 镐 | Northwest | 8,467,837 | 1984-10-05 | 9 districts & 4 counties |
Chongqing was formerly a sub-provincial city of Sichuan until 14 March 1997, when it was made a municipality by splitting it out of Sichuan altogether. Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps also has the powers of a sub-provincial city.
Chengdu is the largest sub-provincial city; has a population exceeding that of the independent municipality of Tianjin while, both Harbin and Chengdu have a bigger area then Tianjin.
Sub-provincial new areas
Additionally, the head of Pudong New Area of Shanghai and Binhai New Area of Tianjin, which is a county-level district, is given sub-provincial powers.
Division name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Municipality | Symbol | Region | Population (2010 Census) | Date of designation | Subdivision |
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Binhai New Area | 滨海新区 | Bīnhǎi Xīn Qū | Tianjin | 滨 | North | 2,482,065 | 2009 | 19 Subdistricts & 7 towns (11 special township-level zones) |
Pudong New Area | 浦东新区 | Pǔdōng Xīn Qū | Shanghai | 浦 | East | 5,044,430 | 1992 | 13 Subdistricts & 25 towns (6 special township-level zones) |
Sub-provincial autonomous prefecture
Division name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Province | Symbol | Region | Population (2010 Census) | Date of designation | Subdivision |
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Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture | 伊犁哈萨克自治州 | Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu | Xinjiang | 伊犁 | Northwest | 4,305,119 | 1979 | (2 prefectures) 5 county cities, 17 counties & 2 autonomous counties |
Sub-provincial Municipal Conference
The National Standing Committee of Sub-provincial Municipal People's Congresses' Chairmen Joint Conference (全国副省级城市人大常委会主任联席会议) are attended by the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of all sub-provincial cities. It was proposed by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress in 1985. The conferences:
- Guangzhou (26 February – 4 March 1985)
- Harbin (27–31 August 1985)
- Wuhan (20–24 May 1986)
- Dalian (10–14 August 1987)
- Xi'an (9–13 September 1988)
- Shenyang (13–17 August 1990)
- Chongqing (22–26 November 1991)
- Qingdao (3–7 May 1992)
- Shenzhen (25–28 October 1993)
- Nanjing (1–4 November 1994)
- Changchun (21–24 May 1995)
- Hangzhou (20–24 October 1996)
- Jinan (19–25 October 1997)
- Xiamen (12–16 October 1998)
- Ningbo (17–20 October 1999)
- Chengdu (10–13 October 2000)
- Guangzhou (30 October – 3 November 2001)
- Harbin (23–26 July 2002)
- Wuhan (8–12 October 2003)
- Shenyang (31 August – 6 September 2004)
- Qingdao (6–8 September 2005)
- Shenzhen (20–23 October 2006)
- Dalian (14–16 August 2007)
- Xi'an (13–16 April 2009)
- Nanjing (18–20 October 2010)
- Changchun (22–25 August 2011)
References
- ^ "中央机构编制委员会印发《关于副省级市若干问题的意见》的通知. 中编发[1995]5号". 豆丁网. 1995-02-19. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ 薛宏莉 (2008-05-07). "15个副省级城市中 哈尔滨市房价涨幅排列第五名" [Prices rose in 15 sub-provincial cities, Harbin ranked fifth]. 哈尔滨地产 (in Chinese). Sohu. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ a b c References and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual municipality articles.
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