Ethnic townships (officially translated as nationality townships), ethnic towns, and ethnic sums are fourth-level administrative units designated for ethnic...

prisons. The township-level administrative division (the lowest level division) includes townships, towns, subdistricts, ethnic townships, and sums. Some county-level...

there is only one ethnic sum in China, the Evenk Ethnic Sum. The Enhe Russian Ethnic Township of Inner Mongolia is not called sum. The past century saw...

entities—some districts today are just like counties, with large towns and townships under them governing rural areas. Other two specialty districts exists...

towns and townships in a district. After the 1990s, county-controlled districts began to be phased out, and their role was taken over by larger towns...

("township") level, 1 ethnic sum (the Evenk Ethnic Sum) and over 270 ethnic townships also exist, but are not considered to be autonomous and do not enjoy the...

than a third" of townships. Independent observers note the real number is likely far higher, with as few as 72 out of 330 townships remaining under the...

had sums as nominal subdivisions. In Inner Mongolia, several banners made up a league. In the rest, including Outer Mongolia, northern Xinjiang, and Qinghai...

Kuancheng, Benxi, Kuandian, Huanren, Fengcheng, Beizhen and over 300 Manchu towns and townships. Manchus are the largest minority group in China without...

Hishigten division. Hexigten Banner is made up of 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships, and 4 sums. China National Highway 303 China National Highway 306 Hanbai...

comprises only the subdistricts, while a suburb district also has towns and townships to govern rural areas. In some sense, this definition is approximately...

abolished and the county-level city of Ergun was established. By 2000, the city administered five towns, one township, and two ethnic townships. In 2001...

although a few became province-level cities. Limited autonomy was granted to ethnic minorities in five new "Autonomous Regions" (see below). People's Congresses...

divisions are further divided into the following 210 township-level divisions: 109 towns, 2 townships, 99 subdistricts. Those are in turn divided into the...

China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with, for example, townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng). A township is typically smaller...

live in the neighboring township of Enhe (恩和俄羅斯族鄉), which since 2011 has split from Shiwei to become an ethnic township. Ethnic Russians first arrived...

particular minority ethnic group. There are five autonomous regions in China: Guangxi, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu), Ningxia, Tibet (Xizang), and Xinjiang (Chinese...

junta expanded their presence in Mudon and Kamarwet Townships, stationing 160 soldiers throughout both townships. 5 March – The Tatmadaw claim to have...

prefecture: Jiyuan (Henan Province), Xiantao, Qianjiang and Tianmen (Hubei), Shihezi, Tumxuk, Aral, and Wujiaqu (Xinjiang). Examples of sub-prefectural cities...

promoted by half-a-level. Thus, it is half-a-level under the provincial level, and half-a-level above the prefecture-level, hence the name "sub-provincial"...

four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China, and is divided into 16 districts. All of these administrative divisions are explained...

Mongolian. Horqin Right Front Banner is divided into 9 towns, 1 township, 1 ethnic township, and 3 sums. Others: Yuejin Horse Herding Pasture (跃进马场) Solon...

administrative divisions such as provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, and special administrative regions, also including sub-provincial cities which...

the surrounding counties are usually smaller than the core urban area, and towns also form small urban areas scattered in the rural. The larger prefectural...

of Tianjin Ethnic villages of China Organic Law of Village Committees Urban-type settlement, a similar concept used in the Soviet Union and present day...

discrete town (zhèn, 镇) surrounded by rural areas, or a rural township (xiāng, 乡). In general, urban areas are divided into subdistricts and a subdistrict...

Ethnic villages are a basic administrative district within China designated for minority ethnic groups. The villages are designated by the government...

of China (PRC). There are currently 22 provinces administered by the PRC and one province that is claimed, but not administered, which is Taiwan, currently...

an ethnic conflict, with ethnic armed groups fighting Myanmar's armed forces, the Tatmadaw, for self-determination. Despite numerous ceasefires and the...

Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Hennenman, Ventersburg and Virginia. Odendaalsrus celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012. It is a town located...