Administration Introduction

2015-08-11
 
   The People's Republic of China controls most of the province and divides it into nine prefecture-level divisions: all prefecture-level cities (including a sub-provincial city):
 

Map # Name

  Administrative

  Seat

Chinese 

  Hanyu Pinyin

Population

  (2010)

Area

  (km2)

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— Sub-provincial city —
2 Xiamen Siming 厦门市

  

  Xiàmén Shì

3,531,347 1,699.39
— Prefecture-level city —
1 Fuzhou

  

  (Provincial seat)

Gulou 福州市

  

  Fúzhōu Shì

7,115,370 12,155.46
3 Longyan Xinluo 龙岩市

  

  Lóngyán Shì

2,559,545 19,028.26
4 Nanping Jianyang 南平市

  

  Nánpíng Shì

2,645,549 26,280.54
5 Ningde Jiaocheng 宁德市

  

  Níngdé Shì

2,821,996 13,452.38
6 Putian Chengxiang 莆田市

  

  Pútián Shì

2,778,508 4,119.02
7 Quanzhou Fengze 泉州市

  

  Quánzhōu Shì

8,128,530 11,245.00
8 Sanming Meilie 三明市

  

  Sānmíng Shì

2,503,388 22,928.79
9 Zhangzhou Longwen 漳州市

  

  Zhāngzhōu Shì

4,809,983 12,873.33

  

  

  All of the prefecture-level cities except Longyan, Sanming, and Nanping are found along the coast.

  The nine prefecture-level divisions are subdivided into 85 county-level divisions (26 districts, 14 county-level cities, and 45 counties). Those are in turn divided into 1107 township-level divisions (605 towns, 328 townships, 18 ethnic townships, and 156 subdistricts). Note: these are the official PRC numbers. Thus, Quemoy (Jinmen) is included as one of the 45 counties and Matsu (Mazu) as one of the 334 townships.

  Quemoy (Jinmen) County is nominally controlled by Quanzhou Prefecture-Level city, but it is administered in its entirety by the Republic of China. The PRC-administered Lianjiang County, under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou Prefecture-level City, nominally includes the Matsu Islands (Mazu), but Matsu (Mazu), in reality, is controlled by the Republic of China, which administers Matsu as Lienchiang County (same name romanized differently). The Wuchiu (Wuqiu) islands are nominally administered in the PRC by Xiuyu District of Putian Prefecture, but, in reality, is controlled by the Republic of China, which administers Wuchiu (Wuqiu) as part of Quemoy (Jinmen) County.

  

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