Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are
county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China
Chinese autonomous administrative divisions are associated with one or more ethnic minorities in China, ethnic minorities that are designated as autonomous within the People's Republic of China. These areas are recognized in the Constitution of ...
. The two are essentially identical except in name.
There are 117 autonomous
counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
and three autonomous
banners
A banner can be a flag or another piece of cloth bearing a symbol, logo, slogan or another message. A flag whose design is the same as the shield in a coat of arms (but usually in a square or rectangular shape) is called a banner of arms. Also ...
. The latter are found in
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
and the former are found everywhere else.
Maps
List
History
Former autonomous counties of China
See also
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External links
ChinaDataOnline.org website
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Counties of China
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