township

Township-level administrative regions of the People's Republic of China
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It was first called township in the Tang Dynasty, before 1949 it was called township, from 1958 to 1978 it was changed to people's commune, and after 1982 it was changed to township.
By the end of December 2022, there were 7,116 townships in China. [1]
Chinese name
township
Foreign name
township
Administrative category
Township level administrative district
numeral
7116

Historical evolution

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As early as the Zhou Dynasty, it had the title of township ( The five continents Home. -- "Zhou Li · Dasetu". Note: "Two thousand five hundred." It was called the township before 1949.
In 1949, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the township people's Government was established, under the leadership of the county people's government.
In 1958, after the rural people's commune, the township power was once exercised by the people's commune, and the township system was abolished.
In December 1982, the Constitution adopted by the National People's Congress provided for the restoration of the township system and the establishment of the people's Congress and the people's government. Villagers' committees shall be set up according to the residential areas of the residents as grassroots mass self-governing organizations.
In 1983, construction began. [2]

Basic information

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A surname county , Municipal district , County-level city Under the administrative district units, the same level as the town, all belong to Township section level The township area is smaller than the town area, Population size Little, Economic development Weak.
Township generally consists of a number of administrative villages, the population between 5,000 and 20,000 people, the regional area is relatively smaller than the town, the population is less than the town, the economy is relatively weak, and Agricultural population Main.
According to the relevant provisions, the following circumstances can be removed from the township to change the town: county level Local state organs A town may be established in a place where it is located; The total population of the township is more than 20,000 people, and the township government is located Non-agricultural population Towns may be built with more than 2,000 people; Minority areas In sparsely populated remote mountainous areas, small ports, scenic tourism, border ports and other places, towns may be established if necessary, although the non-agricultural population is less than 2,000.

Number of provinces

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Sichuan
710
Hunan (Province)
309
Chongqing
157
Jiangsu (Province)
30
Hebei (Province)
671
Gansu (Province)
305
Ji Lin
153
Peking
30
Shanxi (Province)
610
Amur River
288
Hubei (Province)
151
Hainan (Province)
21
Henan (Province)
598
Anhui (Province)
262
Liaoning (Province)
147
Shaanxi (Province)
17
Jiangxi (Province)
560
Guangxi
253
Guizhou (Province)
122
Kwangtung
4
Xizang
525
Fujian (Province)
245
Inner Mongolia
99
Shanghai
2
Xinjiang
436
Zhejiang (Province)
245
Ningxia
90
Tianjin
2
Yunnan (Province)
400
Qinghai (Province)
194
Shandong (Province)
57
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