Autonomous counties of China

Autonomous counties of China

Autonomous counties and autonomous banners are one kind of Autonomous areas of China.

There are 117 autonomous counties and 3 autonomous banners. The latter are found in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else. The two are essentially identical except in name.


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