Sub-provincial city
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A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or deputy-provincial city, in the People's Republic of China, is a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law. The mayor of a sub-provincial city is equal in status to a vice-governor of a province. Its status is below that of municipalities, which do not belong to any province, but above other, regular prefecture-level cities, which are completely ruled by their provinces. The original 16 sub-provincial cities were created on February 25 1994 by the Central Organization Committee out of prefecture-level cities. They are sometimes the capitals of the provinces in which they are located.
Currently, there are 15 sub-provincial cities:
- Changchun (in Jilin province)
- Chengdu (Sichuan)
- Dalian (Liaoning)
- Guangzhou (Guangdong)
- Hangzhou (Zhejiang)
- Harbin (Heilongjiang)
- Jinan (Shandong)
- Nanjing (Jiangsu)
- Ningbo (Zhejiang)
- Qingdao (Shandong)
- Shenyang (Liaoning)
- Shenzhen (Guangdong)
- Wuhan (Hubei)
- Xiamen (Fujian)
- Xi'an (Shaanxi)
Guangzhou, Harbin and Chengdu are the largest sub-provincial cities; each has a population exceeding that of the municipality of Tianjin.
The National Standing Committee of Sub-provincial Municipal People's Congresses' Chairmen Joint Conference (全国副省级城市人大常委会主任联席会议) are attended by the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of all sub-provincial cities. It was proposed by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress in 1985. The conferences:
- 1. February 26 to March 4 1985, Guangzhou
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- 17. October 30 - November 2 2001, Guangzhou
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- 19. October 8 - ?, 2003, Wuhan
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