How Chinese name their localities: province, county, city, town, district

Updated 2012-02-11 19:07:25

China is a country on the continent Asia, her capital is Beijing. Here is the hierarchy of the China administrative divisions: China is subdivided into provinces, that are at their turn subdivided into region cities, that are at their turn subdivided into counties, cities counties, that are at their turn subdivided into townships, that are at their turn subdivided into villages.

In China, The Names of Chinese Metropolitan Cities or strategic localities have names since centuries: LuoYang 洛阳, Ninghai 宁海, HangZhou 杭州, Liuzhou 柳州. It's regrettable that Chang An 长安, The Long Peace, capitat of six chinese dynasties be renamed as Xi'An 西安, peace at the West. This collection regroups 11 4398 names of provinces, counties, cities, towns, districts of large cities, names of streets, those of schools, comitees... Please not hesitate to launch a search...

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Locality
Chinese
Zipcode
Area km2
Population
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WanNing City
万宁市
Hainan
571500
China
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WanAn County
万安县
Fujian
343800
China
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WanShanTe District
万山特区
Guizhou
224200
China
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WanLuan Township
万峦乡
Taiwan
886
China
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WanZhou District
万州区
Chongqing
404100
China
LatLng
WanNian County
万年县
Fujian
332200
China
LatLng
WanBaiLin District
万柏林区
Shanxi
30000
China
LatLng
WanYuan City
万源市
Sichuan
636350
China
LatLng
WanSheng District
万盛区
Chongqing
400800
China
LatLng
WanXiu District
万秀区
Guangxi
543000
China
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