Counties , formally
county-level divisions , which is the standard English translation of
Xiàn in the
People's Republic of China (PRC, commonly known as China or
Mainland China), are found in the
third level of the administrative hierarchy in
Provinces and
Autonomous regions, and the second level in municipalities and
Hainan, a level that is known as "
county level" and also contains
autonomous counties,
county-level cities,
banners,
autonomous banner, and
City districts. There are 1,464 counties in
Mainland China out of a total of 2,862 county-level divisions.