used as a lower-tier administrative division, comparable to the county (simplified Chinese: 县; traditional Chinese: 縣; pinyin: xiàn, also translated as...

subdivisions by total area, comparing continents, countries, and first-level administrative country subdivisions. List of first-level administrative divisions...

"praefectura") is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various...

were the battalion level of administrative/military subdivision in the Mongol army. Banner (Inner Mongolia) as an administrative division of Inner Mongolia...

not part of their original fiefs and were instead organized into counties (xiàn). Eventually, commanderies were developed as marchlands between the major...

is a translation for xian, another type of administrative division in China. Before the 1980s, cities in China were administrative divisions containing...

therefore designed the first hierarchical administrative divisions in China, based on two levels: jùn commanderies and xiàn counties. The Han dynasty that came...

translation "district" is typically associated with xian (縣; xiàn), another Chinese administrative division. The xian is translated as "county" in the context of...

types of administrative divisions that were historically in use in China: the xian, the zhou, and the fu. Prefectures are administrative subdivisions of provincial-level...

117 autonomous counties and banners 1 special district 1 forestry district Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by...

administrative subdivision between the provincial government and the municipalities. Yukon does not have any second-level administrative subdivision between...

county-level divisions of China History of the administrative divisions of China Attached county, a former sort of xian in late Imperial China County (Taiwan)...

Taiwan (Republic of China) is divided into multi-layered statutory subdivisions. Due to the complex political status of Taiwan, there is a significant...

Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn not Mùléng These administrative zones within Daxing'anling are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil...

Subdivision Subprefecture Town Township Village Viceroyalty Voivodeship This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions;...

should be included to distinguish its pronunciation from the single syllable xian.) The name was adopted in 1369 under the early Ming dynasty. Jesuit missionaries...

Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân-séng; PFS: Thòi-vàn-sén or Thòi-vân-sén) is a de jure administrative division of the Republic of China (ROC). Provinces remain a titular...

hsien, is a de jure second-level administrative division unit in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is with...

sub-divisions (路廳, luting) and twenty four sub-prefectures (州, zhou) counties (縣, xian). It was also placed under an imperial magistrate (府尹, fuyin). In 1910 with...

province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" (市; shì) and "county" (县; xiàn) that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously...

seat. County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China. Xian have existed since the Warring States...

Subdivisions of Xi'an, Shaanxi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Districts 1 Xincheng 2 Beilin 3 Lianhu 4 Baqiao 5 Weiyang 6 Yanta 7 Yanliang 8 Lintong 9 Chang'an...

do function as such. The administrative zones are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Nominally part of...

administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. These districts within Zhongshan are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized...

and Vietnam. These districts within Danzhou are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Conventional name:...

counties (Chinese: 僑州郡縣; pinyin: Qiáo zhōu jùn xiàn) were the consequences of a special administrative regionalization called qiao zhi (僑置) implemented...

西部网（陕西新闻网） (in Chinese). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024. "Xian Airport opens new terminal building with strong focus on retail growth"....

divisions of Gansu. These districts within Jiayuguan are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Conventional name:...

city (县级市 xiànjíshì), county (县 xiàn) or banner (旗 qí). There is also a township-level (fourth level) administrative division, which may be a subdistrict...

Sānyuán Xiàn 400,000 569 703 Jingyang County 泾阳县 Jīngyáng Xiàn 500,000 792 631 Qian County 乾县 Qián Xiàn 560,000 994 563 Liquan County 礼泉县 Lǐquán Xiàn 460...