Provinces (省 shěng) (22) Autonomous regions (自治区 zìzhìqū) (5) Municipalities (直辖市 zhíxiáshì) (4) Special administrative regions (特别行政区tèbié xíngzhèngqū)(Traditional Chinese:特別行政區) (2) Prefectures (地区 dìqū) (8) Autonomous prefectures (自治州 zìzhìzhōu) (30) Sub-provincial city (15) Prefecture-level cities (地级市 dìjíshì) (293) Leagues (盟 méng) (3) Counties (县 xiàn) (1360) Autonomous counties (自治县 zìzhìxiàn) (117) Sub-prefecture-level city (副地级市 fùdìjíshì) County-level cities (县级市 xiànjíshì) (366) Districts (市辖区 shìxiáqū) (954) Ethnic districts (?) (4) Banners (旗 qí) (49) Autonomous banners (自治旗 zìzhìqí) (3) Forestry areas (林区 línqū) (1) Special districts (特区 tèqū) (1) Townships (乡 xiāng) (9660) Ethnic townships (民族乡 mínzúxiāng) (985) Towns (镇 zhèn) (20 942) Subdistricts (街道办事处 jiēdàobànshìchù) (8122) County-controlled districts (区公所 qūgōngsuǒ) (2) Sumu (苏木 sūmù) (152) Ethnic sumu (民族苏木 mínzúsūmù) (1) Neighborhood committees (社区居民委员会 jūmínwěiyuánhùi) Neighborhoods or communities (社区) Village committees (村民委员会 cūnmínwěiyuánhùi) or Village groups (村民小组 cūnmínxiǎozǔ) Administrative villages (行政村 xíngzhèngcūn) Natural villages (自然村 zìráncūn) 