How Chinese name their localities: province, county, city, town, district

Updated 2012-02-11 19:07:25

China is a country on the continent Asia, her capital is Beijing. Here is the hierarchy of the China administrative divisions: China is subdivided into provinces, that are at their turn subdivided into region cities, that are at their turn subdivided into counties, cities counties, that are at their turn subdivided into townships, that are at their turn subdivided into villages.

In China, The Names of Chinese Metropolitan Cities or strategic localities have names since centuries: LuoYang 洛阳, Ninghai 宁海, HangZhou 杭州, Liuzhou 柳州. It's regrettable that Chang An 长安, The Long Peace, capitat of six chinese dynasties be renamed as Xi'An 西安, peace at the West. This collection regroups 11 4398 names of provinces, counties, cities, towns, districts of large cities, names of streets, those of schools, comitees... Please not hesitate to launch a search...

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291

ID
Locality Ref.
103696
Locality
ChangZhi City
French
Ville de ChangZhi
Chinese
Spanish
ChangZhi City
Italian
ChangZhi City
Portuguese
ChangZhi City
Germain
ChangZhi City
Pinyin
Chang2 Zhi4 Shi4
PinyinPlain
ChangZhiShi
Zipcode
46000
CodeLocality
140400
Phone Prefix
322
LatLng

292

ID
Locality Ref.
104279
Locality
FuXin City
French
Ville de FuXin
Chinese
Spanish
FuXin City
Italian
FuXin City
Portuguese
FuXin City
Germain
FuXin City
Pinyin
Fu4 Xin1 Shi4
PinyinPlain
FuXinShi
Zipcode
123000
CodeLocality
210900
Phone Prefix
418
LatLng

293

ID
Locality Ref.
104312
Locality
FuYang City
French
Ville de FuYang
Chinese
Spanish
FuYang City
Italian
FuYang City
Portuguese
FuYang City
Germain
FuYang City
Pinyin
Fu4 Yang2 Shi4
PinyinPlain
FuYangShi
Zipcode
236000
CodeLocality
341200
Phone Prefix
228
LatLng

294

ID
Locality Ref.
104336
Locality
FangChengGang City
French
Ville de FangChengGang
Chinese
Spanish
FangChengGang City
Italian
FangChengGang City
Portuguese
FangChengGang City
Germain
FangChengGang City
Pinyin
Fang2 Cheng2 Gang3 Shi4
PinyinPlain
FangChengGangShi
Zipcode
538000
CodeLocality
450600
Phone Prefix
770
LatLng

295

ID
Locality Ref.
104487
Locality
YangJiang City
French
Ville de YangJiang
Chinese
Spanish
YangJiang City
Italian
YangJiang City
Portuguese
YangJiang City
Germain
YangJiang City
Pinyin
Yang2 Jiang1 Shi4
PinyinPlain
YangJiangShi
Zipcode
529500
CodeLocality
441700
Phone Prefix
662
LatLng

296

ID
Locality Ref.
104493
Locality
YangQuan City
French
Ville de YangQuan
Chinese
Spanish
YangQuan City
Italian
YangQuan City
Portuguese
YangQuan City
Germain
YangQuan City
Pinyin
Yang2 Quan2 Shi4
PinyinPlain
YangQuanShi
Zipcode
45000
CodeLocality
140300
Phone Prefix
353
LatLng

297

ID
Locality Ref.
104592
Locality
AKeSuDi District
French
District de AKeSuDi
Chinese
Spanish
AKeSuDi District
Italian
AKeSuDi District
Portuguese
AKeSuDi District
Germain
AKeSuDi District
Pinyin
A1 Ke4 Su1 Di4 Qu1
PinyinPlain
AKeSuDiQu
Zipcode
843000
CodeLocality
652900
Phone Prefix
997
LatLng

298

ID
Locality Ref.
104622
Locality
ALeTaiDi District
French
District de ALeTaiDi
Chinese
Spanish
ALeTaiDi District
Italian
ALeTaiDi District
Portuguese
ALeTaiDi District
Germain
ALeTaiDi District
Pinyin
A1 Le4 Tai4 Di4 Qu1
PinyinPlain
ALeTaiDiQu
Zipcode
836500
CodeLocality
654300
Phone Prefix
906
LatLng

299

ID
Locality Ref.
104657
Locality
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
French
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
Chinese
Spanish
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
Italian
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
Portuguese
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
Germain
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
Pinyin
A1 Ba4 Cang2 Zu2 Qiang1 Zu2 Zi4 Zhi4 Zhou1
PinyinPlain
ABaCangZuQiangZuZiZhiZhou
Zipcode
624000
CodeLocality
513200
Phone Prefix
837
LatLng

300

ID
Locality Ref.
104863
Locality
ALiDi District
French
District de ALiDi
Chinese
Spanish
ALiDi District
Italian
ALiDi District
Portuguese
ALiDi District
Germain
ALiDi District
Pinyin
A1 Li3 Di4 Qu1
PinyinPlain
ALiDiQu
Zipcode
859000
CodeLocality
542500
Phone Prefix
897
LatLng

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