Xinjiang, an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. The following table lists only the prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Xinjiang.
Recent changes in administrative divisions
Population composition
Prefectures
Counties
Drafted and proposed cities
Short-term drafted cities
County-level cities under Xinjiang UAR government
County-level cities under XPCC (Bingtuan)
County into county-level cities under Xinjiang UAR government
Mid-term drafted cities
County into county-level cities under Xinjiang UAR government
Long-term drafted cities
County into county-level cities under Xinjiang UAR government
County-level cities under XPCC (Bingtuan)
Proposed cities
Proposed prefecture-level cities under Xinjiang UAR government
Historical divisions
In 1954, Xinjiang, while still being administered as a province, comprised 1 administrative region, 10 special districts, 5 autonomous prefectures, 1 provincial-level city, 2 cities, 73 counties, and 6 autonomous counties.
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