List of prefectures in China



All provincial-level divisions of China are divided into prefectural-level divisions (second-level): prefectural-level cities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures and leagues. There are 339 official prefecture level divisions in China as of January 2019: 333 under the control of the People's Republic of China, and 6 in the claimed Taiwan Province.

Number of prefectures in each province

 * Note:
 * not shown in the list below
 * [] special divisions

List

 * Note:
 * Municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, & Tianjin) are not included but their internal divisions are similar as those of prefectures.
 * Sub-prefecture-level cities are excluded.
 * Sub-provincial cities are included, but other types of sub-provincial divisions are not.
 * The six prefectures of Taiwan Province are not listed.
 * * Indicates capital of province.
 * Bold Sub-provincial city or above.