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Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.

In a modern context, prefecture-level (地区级, abbreviated 地级, "region") is used to refer to a level of division that was established in 1982 between the province and county levels. The prefecture level is the second level in the administrative hierarchy of the People's Republic of China. There are four kinds of prefecture-level divisions: prefectures, prefecture-level cities, autonomous prefectures, and leagues.

1 Prefecture

Prefectures (地区 pinyin: dìqu) are governed by administrative offices (行政公署 xíngzhènggongshǔ), led by a head of office (行政首长 xíngzhèngshǒuzhǎng) appointed by the province.

At one point, prefectures were the most common type of prefecture-level division. Today they have been mostly converted into prefecture-level cities, and the trend is still ongoing.

There are 17 prefectures remaining in mainland China, mostly in Xinjiang and Tibet.

2 Prefecture-level city

Main article: Prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level cities are the most common type of prefecture-level division in mainland China today.

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