Friday, October 10, 2008

List of administrative divisions of Hainan

Hainan

The political divisions of Hainan are:
* Two prefecture-level cities:
** Haikou City , subdivided into four county-level :
*** Longhua District
*** Xiuying District
*** Qiongshan District
*** Meilan District
** Sanya City

* Sixteen county-level divisions directly under the province, with no intermediate prefecture level:
** Six county-level cities:
*** Wenchang City
*** Qionghai City
*** Wanning City
*** Wuzhishan City
*** Dongfang City
*** Danzhou City
** Four :
*** Lingao County
*** Chengmai County
*** Ding'an County
*** Tunchang County
** Six :
*** Changjiang Li Autonomous County
*** Baisha Li Autonomous County
*** Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County
*** Lingshui Li Autonomous County
*** Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County
*** Ledong Li Autonomous County

There is also the Hainan Province Paracels, Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands Authority, which oversees the South China Sea Islands: the Xisha , Zhongsha , and Nansha . The Spratlys are in reality disputed and divided among China and several neighbouring countries, while the Macclesfield Bank is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China , and Vietnam, but administered by no one.

The cities and counties of Hainan are divided into 218 township-level divisions, including 181 s, twenty s, and seventeen subdistricts.

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