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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3051

ID
Locality Ref.
114640
Locality
HeZhouShiShiXia District
French
District de HeZhouShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
HeZhouShiShiXia District
Italian
HeZhouShiShiXia District
Portuguese
HeZhouShiShiXia District
Germain
HeZhouShiShiXia District
Pinyin
HE4 ZHOU1 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
HeZhouShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
542700
CodeLocality
451101
Phone Prefix
774
LatLng

3052

ID
Locality Ref.
114641
Locality
ZiYangShiShiXia District
French
District de ZiYangShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
ZiYangShiShiXia District
Italian
ZiYangShiShiXia District
Portuguese
ZiYangShiShiXia District
Germain
ZiYangShiShiXia District
Pinyin
ZI1 YANG2 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
ZiYangShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
641300
CodeLocality
512001
Phone Prefix
28
LatLng

3053

ID
Locality Ref.
114642
Locality
GanZhouShiShiXia District
French
District de GanZhouShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
GanZhouShiShiXia District
Italian
GanZhouShiShiXia District
Portuguese
GanZhouShiShiXia District
Germain
GanZhouShiShiXia District
Pinyin
GAN4 ZHOU1 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
GanZhouShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
342500
CodeLocality
360701
Phone Prefix
797
LatLng

3054

ID
Locality Ref.
114643
Locality
ChiFengShiShiXia District
French
District de ChiFengShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
ChiFengShiShiXia District
Italian
ChiFengShiShiXia District
Portuguese
ChiFengShiShiXia District
Germain
ChiFengShiShiXia District
Pinyin
CHI4 FENG1 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
ChiFengShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
25250
CodeLocality
150401
Phone Prefix
476
LatLng

3055

ID
Locality Ref.
114644
Locality
LiaoYuanShiShiXia District
French
District de LiaoYuanShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
LiaoYuanShiShiXia District
Italian
LiaoYuanShiShiXia District
Portuguese
LiaoYuanShiShiXia District
Germain
LiaoYuanShiShiXia District
Pinyin
LIAO2 YUAN2 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
LiaoYuanShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
136200
CodeLocality
220401
Phone Prefix
437
LatLng

3056

ID
Locality Ref.
114645
Locality
LiaoYangShiShiXia District
French
District de LiaoYangShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
LiaoYangShiShiXia District
Italian
LiaoYangShiShiXia District
Portuguese
LiaoYangShiShiXia District
Germain
LiaoYangShiShiXia District
Pinyin
LIAO2 YANG2 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
LiaoYangShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
111300
CodeLocality
211001
Phone Prefix
419
LatLng

3057

ID
Locality Ref.
114646
Locality
DaZhouShiShiXia District
French
District de DaZhouShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
DaZhouShiShiXia District
Italian
DaZhouShiShiXia District
Portuguese
DaZhouShiShiXia District
Germain
DaZhouShiShiXia District
Pinyin
DA2 ZHOU1 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
DaZhouShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
635000
CodeLocality
511701
Phone Prefix
818
LatLng

3058

ID
Locality Ref.
114647
Locality
YunChengShiShiXia District
French
District de YunChengShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
YunChengShiShiXia District
Italian
YunChengShiShiXia District
Portuguese
YunChengShiShiXia District
Germain
YunChengShiShiXia District
Pinyin
YUN4 CHENG2 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
YunChengShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
44600
CodeLocality
140801
Phone Prefix
359
LatLng

3059

ID
Locality Ref.
114648
Locality
LianYunGangShiShiXia District
French
District de LianYunGangShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
LianYunGangShiShiXia District
Italian
LianYunGangShiShiXia District
Portuguese
LianYunGangShiShiXia District
Germain
LianYunGangShiShiXia District
Pinyin
LIAN2 YUN2 GANG3 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
LianYunGangShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
222000
CodeLocality
320701
Phone Prefix
518
LatLng

3060

ID
Locality Ref.
114649
Locality
TongHuaShiShiXia District
French
District de TongHuaShiShiXia
Chinese
Spanish
TongHuaShiShiXia District
Italian
TongHuaShiShiXia District
Portuguese
TongHuaShiShiXia District
Germain
TongHuaShiShiXia District
Pinyin
TONG1 HUA4 SHI4 SHI4 XIA2 QU1
PinyinPlain
TongHuaShiShiXiaQu
Zipcode
134000
CodeLocality
220501
Phone Prefix
435
LatLng

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