What is a municipality and what does a municipality mean?

Municipalities are the most important provincial-level administrative regions in many countries, and this name is mainly used by countries with Chinese character cultural circles, such as China, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam. In the literal sense, it is an organized city directly governed by ****. Municipalities tend to have a larger population and often have an important position in the political, economic and cultural aspects of the country.

Municipalities directly under the central government belong to the provincial administrative units, and are directly under the management of the provincial administrative units.

At present, China has four municipalities directly under the central government: Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin.

The establishment of a municipality directly under the central government mainly needs to meet the following conditions:

Obvious location advantages and economic and political advantages, among the major cities in the country, the economic volume is high, and it can radiate after being directly under the central government, driving the economic development of the whole region, and should keep a certain distance from the original municipalities directly under the central government, for example, Chongqing Municipality in the original provincial period was a city with separate planning, and its domestic political and economic status is more prominent.

It has a population of no less than 2 million people and is the largest city in the region, because the density of the population is the basis of the region's economic development.

Non-provincial capital cities are preferred, and the comprehensive strength of cities and population size and economic volume surpasses the provincial capital cities of the province where they are located, ranking first in the province for a long time.

After the provincial capital is directly under the central government, the other cities of the province have the ability to shoulder the responsibilities of the provincial capital.

There is a certain economic foundation, at least to reach the level of self-sufficiency, which is convenient for future regulation.

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Municipalities directly under the central government are provincial-level administrative units directly under the management of ****. At present, there are the following types of provincial-level administrative units in the People's Republic of China: provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and special administrative regions.

All four types of administrative units are at the provincial level. There are four municipalities directly under the central government in China, namely Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, and Chongqing. In other words, since a municipality is equivalent to a province, the mayor of Shanghai is in the same position as a provincial governor.

Directly under the **** management, and the provincial administrative units at the same level.

A municipality directly under the central government is one of the first-level administrative regions of the country, and it is a city directly under the jurisdiction of **** (the meaning of direct jurisdiction: direct jurisdiction);

There are four major municipalities directly under the central government in China, namely: Beijing (hereinafter referred to as Beijing), Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as Shanghai), Tianjin (hereinafter referred to as Tianjin) and Chongqing Municipality (hereinafter referred to as Chongqing).

The municipalities directly under the central government mainly have the following special (excellent) points:

1. In China, the secretaries of municipalities directly under the Central Government are all members of the Politburo, which is one level higher than other provinces and belongs to the sub-national level (at present, except for Xinjiang and Guangdong Province, because the current new head of Xinjiang and Guangdong have a specific environment);

2. Municipalities directly under the central government enjoy better policy support and tax incentives, and the four municipalities directly under the central government are currently set up with bonded zones, with a high degree of reform and opening up, which can better attract investment and develop the economy

3. The management of municipalities directly under the central government is more convenient and efficient, and the municipalities directly under the central government directly govern the districts and counties, unlike the provinces, which also have first-level prefecture-level units under the provinces

4. The administrative level of districts, counties and townships under the jurisdiction of municipalities directly under the Central Government is also higher than that of the districts, counties and townships of ordinary provinces and autonomous regions

5. Municipalities directly under the Central Government have a large population and large cities, and municipalities directly under the Central Government usually have an important position in the political, economic, and cultural aspects of the country.

As of 2021, the municipalities directly under the Central Government in China are Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing.

1.Beijing. Beijing, referred to as "Beijing", was known as Yanjing and Beiping in ancient times. It is the capital of the People's Republic of China, a municipality directly under the central government, a national central city, and a megacity. It is China's political center, cultural center, international exchange center, and science and technology innovation center.

2.Tianjin. Tianjin, abbreviated as "Tianjin", also known as Jingu and Jinmen, is a provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China, a municipality directly under the central government, a national central city, a megacity, an international consumption center city and the economic center of the Bohai Rim region.

3.Shanghai. Shanghai, referred to as "Shanghai" or "Shen", is a provincial-level administrative region, municipality, national central city, megacity and the core city of the Shanghai metropolitan area of the People's Republic of China.

4.Chongqing. Chongqing, abbreviated as "Chongqing", also known as the mountain city, is a provincial-level administrative region, a municipality directly under the central government, a national central city and a mega city of the People's Republic of China.

It is one of the most approved important central cities in China, the economic center of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, an important modern manufacturing base of the country, and a comprehensive transportation hub in southwest China.

There are four municipalities directly under the Central Government in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing. Municipalities directly under the Central Government are one of the administrative divisions of China, and the administrative division level is the same as that of provinces, autonomous regions, and special administrative regions, and is a provincial-level administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

Municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the municipality, literally means a city directly under the jurisdiction of ****, and is a provincial-level administrative unit directly under the management of ****.

In China, there are four provincial-level administrative units: provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and special administrative regions, and there are currently four municipalities directly under the Central Government: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

There are a number of prerequisites for setting up a municipality. First of all, it has obvious geographical advantages and political and economic advantages, ranking high in the economy of major cities in the country, and can form a radiation to drive the economic development of the surrounding areas after being directly under the central government.

Secondly, it has a population of no less than 2 million people and is the largest city in the region. There are also cities that are preferably non-provincial capitals, but whose population size and economic level surpass those of provincial capitals. If the provincial capital is directly under the central government, the province needs to have other cities capable of serving as the provincial capital.

The obvious geographical advantages and economic and political advantages of municipalities directly under the central government are among the major cities in China, and they can radiate and drive the economic development of the whole region after being directly under the central government, and should maintain a certain distance from the original municipalities directly under the central government.