Township (China)

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Administrative divisions of the
People's Republic of China
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of the series:
Political divisions of China
Province level
Provinces
Autonomous areas
Municipalities
Special administrative regions
Prefecture level
Prefectures
Autonomous prefectures
Prefecture-level cities
(incl. Sub-provincial cities)
Leagues
County level
Counties
Autonomous counties
County-level cities
(incl. Sub-prefecture-level cities)
Districts
Banners
Autonomous banners
Township level
Townships
Ethnic townships
Towns
Subdistricts
Sumu
Ethnic sumu
District public offices
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Political divisions of the
Republic of China (Taiwan)
In effect
Provinces (streamlined)
Municipalities
Counties
Provincial cities
County-controlled cities
Districts
Rural townships
Urban townships
Villages (urban)
Villages (rural)
Neighborhoods
Suspended
Regions (also translated as "Areas")
Special administrative regions
Leagues
Special banners
Bureaus
Management bureaus
Banners
See also Political divisions of
the People's Republic of China

When referring to Political Divisions of China, township is the standard English translation of the Chinese 乡 (xiāng).

In China's dual governance system, the township's governance is divided between the Communist Party Township Secretary, and the Mayor (乡长). A township official is the lowest-level ranked official in the CPC government hierarchy. The township has very few defined government responsibilities, except for the Birth Planning Commission (计划生育委员会).