Administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China

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Administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China
North China (Division 1)
Northeast China (Division 2)
East China (Division 3)
South Central China (Division 4)
Southwest China (Division 5)
Northwest China (Division 6)
Taiwan (Division 7)
Hong Kong and Macau (Division 8)

The administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China identify the administrative divisions of China at county level and above. They are published by the National Bureau of Statistics of China with the latest version issued on September 30, 2015.

Coding scheme[edit]

Reading from left to right, administrative division codes contain the following information:

Division codes for statistical use[edit]

Division codes for statistical use consist of the administrative division codes and an additional 6 digits, identifying the administrative divisions of China at the village level and above.

For example, in the code 110102 007 003, 110102 refers to Xicheng District, Beijing, 007 refers to Yuetan Subdistrict and 003 refers to Yuetan Community.

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External links[edit]

  • "Latest county level and above administrative division codes (September 30, 2015) [最新县及县以上行政区划代码(截止2015年9月30日)]" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  • "Complete administrative division codes of 2015 (September 30, 2015) [2013年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码(截止2015年9月30日)]" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. Retrieved December 20, 2014.