Friday, October 10, 2008

List of administrative divisions of Fujian

Fujian is a of China, with the vast majority administered by the People's Republic of China , and the offshore islands of Quemoy and administered by the Republic of China on Taiwan.

The PRC-administered Fujian province is made up of the following three levels of :

* 9 prefecture-level divisions
** 8 prefecture-level cities
** 1 sub-provincial city
* 85 county-level divisions
** 14 county-level cities
** 45
** 26 s
* 1111 township-level divisions
** 608 s
** 334 s
** 18 ethnic townships
** 151 subdistricts

The above are numbers given officially by the PRC, so Quemoy is included as a county as well. It is unknown whether the township-level divisions of Quemoy and Matsu are counted into the figures above.

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Political divisions of China. This chart lists only prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Fujian as given by the PRC.

1The Republic of China also has a Lienchiang County administering , which is claimed by the PRC as a part of its Lianjiang County. The Jyuguang Islands, claimed as a part of Changle City by the PRC, and the islands of Dongyin and Siyin, claimed as part of the Luoyuan County by the PRC, are also administered by the ROC's Lienchiang County

?Quemoy is administered entirely by the Republic of China. The ROC administration of Kinmen County also covers Wuciou Island, claimed by the PRC as a part of Xiuyu District.

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