Township (China)

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Township (Chinese: 乡; Pinyin: Xiāng) is the basic level of political divisions in China.

[edit] People's Republic of China

In the PRC's dual governance system, the township's governance is divided between the Communist Party Township Secretary, and the Mayor (乡长). A township official is the lowest-level ranked official in the CPC government hierarchy. The township has very few defined government responsibilities, except for the Birth Planning Commission (计划生育委员会).

A town (镇; pinyin: zhèn) is larger, often more populous, and less remote than a township.

[edit] Republic of China

In the ROC, both xiāng (鄉) and zhèn (鎮) are officially translated as "township," where xiāng are less urban and populous.

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