Ethnic townships, towns, and sums

Ethnic township
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese民族乡
Traditional Chinese民族鄉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinmínzú xiāng
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄣˊ   ㄗㄨˊ   ㄒㄧㄤ
Gwoyeu Romatzyhmintzwu shiang
Wade–Gilesmin2-tsu2 hsiang1
Yale Romanizationmíndzú syāng
IPA[mǐn.tsǔ.ɕjáŋ]
Ethnic town
Simplified Chinese民族镇
Traditional Chinese民族鎮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinmínzú zhèn
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄣˊ   ㄗㄨˊ   ㄓㄣˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyhmintzwu jenn
Wade–Gilesmin2-tsu2 chên4
Yale Romanizationmíndzú jèn
IPA[mǐn.tsǔ.ʈʂə̂n]
Ethnic sum
Simplified Chinese民族苏木
Traditional Chinese民族蘇木
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinmínzú sūmù
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄣˊ   ㄗㄨˊ
ㄙㄨ   ㄇㄨˋ
Gwoyeu Romatzyhmintzwu sumuh
Wade–Gilesmin2-tsu2 su1-mu4
Yale Romanizationmíndzú sūmù
IPA[mǐn.tsǔ sú.mû]
Zhuang name
Zhuangminzcuz yangh
minzcuz cinq
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl민족향
Hancha民族鄕
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationminjok hyang
McCune–Reischauerminjok hyang
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillicүндэстэний шиян
Mongolian scriptᠦᠨᠳᠦᠰᠦᠲᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCündüsüten-ü siyaŋ
Uyghur name
Uyghurمىللىي يېزا‎
Transcriptions
Latin Yëziqimilliy yëza
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᡤᠠᡧᠠᠨ
Möllendorffuksura gašan
Kazakh name
Kazakhۇلتتىق اۋىل
Ұлттық ауыл
Ūlttyq auyl
Kyrgyz name
Kyrgyzۇلۇتتۇق ايىل
Улуттук айыл
Uluttuq ajyl
Daur name
Dauraimn tors

Ethnic townships (officially translated as nationality townships), ethnic towns, and ethnic sums are fourth-level administrative units designated for ethnic minorities of political divisions in the People's Republic of China. They are not considered to be autonomous and do not enjoy the laws pertaining to the larger ethnic autonomous areas such as autonomous regions, autonomous prefectures, autonomous counties, and autonomous banners. However, what defines an ethnic township is that the law requires that its head of government be a member of the titular ethnic minority.

The only ethnic sum is the Evenk Ethnic Sum in Old Barag Banner, Inner Mongolia.

Numbers of ethnic townships, towns, and sums

YearQuantity of ethnic townships, towns, and sums
19862936
19881571
19901980
19971545
20001356
20011165
20021160
20031147
20041126
20101098
20131035
2021959

List of ethnic townships and ethnic towns

Anhui

Beijing

Chongqing

Fujian

She ethnic townships in Fujian

Gansu

Guangdong

Guangxi

Guizhou

Major Autonomous areas within Guizhou. (excluding Hui)
Blue - miao. Dark green- Bouyei
Blue - miao. Brown- tujia. red - dong

Hainan

Hebei

Heilongjiang

Henan

Hubei

Hunan

Inner Mongolia

Jiangsu

Jiangxi

She ethnic townships in Jiangxi

Shangrao Municipality

Taiyuan She-nation Ethnic Township (太源畲族乡) in Yanshan County

Huangbi She-nation Ethnic Township (篁碧畲族乡) in Yanshan County

Yingtan Municipality

Zhangping She-nation Ethnic Township (樟坪畲族乡) in Guixi City

Fuzhou Municipality

Jinzhu She-nation Ethnic Township (金竹畲族乡) in Le'an County

Ganzhou Municipality

Chitu She-nation Ethnic Township (赤土畲族乡) in Nankang City

Ji'an Municipality

Donggu She-nation Ethnic Township (东固畲族乡) in Qingyuan District

Longgang She-nation Ethnic Township (龙冈畲族乡) in Yongfeng County

Jinping Minority-nation Ethnic Township (金坪民族乡) in Xiajiang County

Jilin

Liaoning

Ningxia

Qinghai

Shaanxi

Shandong

Shanghai

Shanxi

Sichuan

Taiwan

The PRC has claimed the ROC’s administration over Taiwan as part of its territory and there are no ethnic townships in this region. See Indigenous Areas of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for details.

Tianjin

Tibet

Within the Tibet Autonomous Region there are nine ethnic townships (མི་རིགས་ཤང་ mi-rigs shang 民族乡 mínzúxiāng), five belonging to the Monpa ethnicity (མོན་པ་/ mon pa /门巴/ Ménbā) and three belonging to the Lhopa ethnicity (ལྷོ་པ་/ lho-pa/ 珞巴/ Luòbā) and one belonging to the Naxi (ནག་ཤི་ / 纳西族 / Naxi)

Breakdown of the nine ethnic townships of Tibet

Monpa (门巴族) – 5 Townships

The Monpa people primarily inhabit the southeastern regions of Tibet. The five Monpa ethnic townships are located in Shannan (Lhoka) Prefecture: Le Monpa Township (勒门巴族乡) – Located in Cona County (错那县).

Kongri Monpa Township (贡日门巴族乡) – Also in Cona County.

Gyiba Monpa Township (吉巴门巴族乡) – In Cona County.

Marmang Monpa Township (麻玛门巴族乡) – In Cona County.

Guntshang Monpa Township (更章门巴民族乡) – In Bayi District (巴宜区) of Nyingchi Prefecture.

Lhoba (珞巴族) – 3 Townships

The Lhoba people, one of China's smallest ethnic groups, reside in the southeastern border areas of Tibet. The three Lhoba ethnic townships are: Doyul Lhoba Township (斗玉珞巴族乡) – In Lhunze County (隆子县), Shannan Prefecture.

Takmo Lhoba Township (达木珞巴族乡) – In Metok County (墨脱县), Nyingchi Prefecture.

Neyul Lhoba Township (南伊珞巴族乡) – In Mainling County (米林县), Nyingchi Prefecture.

Naxi (纳西族) – 1 Township

The Naxi people are primarily concentrated in the northwest of Yunnan Province. In Tibet, there is one Naxi ethnic township: Jangpa Miri Township (纳西民族乡) – Located in Markam County (墨脱县), Chamdo Prefecture.

Xinjiang

Yunnan

Major Autonomous areas within Yunnan. (excluding Hui)


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📍 Ethnic Townships in Yunnan Province

Baoshan City


• Goujie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Wama Yi and Bai Ethnic Township • Wafang Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Mangkuan Yi and Dai Ethnic Township • Hehua Dai and Wa Ethnic Township • Yangliu Bai and Yi Ethnic Township • Bailang Yi and Bulang Ethnic Township • Mulaoyuan Bulang and Yi Ethnic Township • Mucheng Yi and Lisu Ethnic Township • Wandian Dai Ethnic Township • Zhujie Yi Ethnic Township

Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture


• Yulu Bai Ethnic Township • Wanbi Dai and Lishu Ethnic Township • Yongxing Dai Ethnic Township • Dongpo Dai Ethnic Township

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture • Taiyi Yi Ethnic Township • Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township • Zhongying Lisu and Yi Ethnic Township • Lawu Yi Ethnic Township • Niujie Yi Ethnic Township • Changjie Yi Ethnic Township • Shuixie Yi Ethnic Township • Beidou Yi Ethnic Township • Liuhe Yi Ethnic Township • Yonghe Yi Ethnic Township • Biaocun Lisu Ethnic Township • Tuanjie Yi Ethnic Township

Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture


• Santaishan Deang Ethnic Township • Husa Achang Ethnic Township • Jiubao Achang Ethnic Township • Nangsong Achang Ethnic Township • Sudian Lisu Ethnic Township

Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture • Tuoding Lisu Ethnic Township • Xiaruo Lisu Ethnic Township • Sanba Naxi Ethnic Township

Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture


• Dazhuang Hui Ethnic Township • Mingjiu Miao Ethnic Township • Qilubai Miao Ethnic Township • Laozhai Miao Ethnic Township • Qiaotou Miao and Zhuang Ethnic Township • Zhemi Lahu Ethnic Township

Kunming City


• Shuanghe Yi Ethnic Township • Xiyang Yi Ethnic Township • Gengjiaying Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Jiuxiang Yi and Hui Ethnic Township • Luomian Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Ala Yi Ethnic Township • Shalang Bai Ethnic Township

Lijiang City


• Jinshan Bai Ethnic Township • Jinjiang Bai Ethnic Township • Shitou Bai Ethnic Township • Liming Lisu Ethnic Township • Jiuhe Bai Ethnic Township • Yangping Yi Ethnic Township • Liude Lisu and Yi Ethnic Township • Dongshan Lisu and Yi Ethnic Township • Dongfeng Lisu Ethnic Township • Guanghua Lisu and Yi Ethnic Township • Songping Lisu and Yi Ethnic Township • Daan Yi and Naxi Ethnic Township • Xinzhuang Lisu and Dai Ethnic Township • Tongda Lisu Ethnic Township • Yongxing Lisu Ethnic Township • Chuanfang Lisu and Dai Ethnic Township • Cuiyu Lisu and Pumi Ethnic Township • Shilongba Yi and Dai Ethnic Township

Lincang City


• Nanmei Lahu Ethnic Township • Pingcun Yi and Dai Ethnic Township • Xinhua Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Yaojie Yi Ethnic Township • Guo Dazhai Yi and Bai Ethnic Township • Junsai Wa, Lahu, Lisu and Deang Ethnic Township • Manghuai Yi and Bulang Ethnic Township • Lishu Yi and Dai Ethnic Township • Houqing Yi Ethnic Township • Mengjiao Dai, Yi and Lahu Ethnic Township • Manghong Lahu and Bulang Ethnic Township • Wumulong Yi Ethnic Township • Daxueshan Yi, Lahu, Dai Ethnic Township

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture


• Pihe Nu Ethnic Township • Laowo Bai Ethnic Township • Luobenzhuo Bai Ethnic Township

Pu’er City • Donglang Hani Ethnic Township • Lisuo Lahu Ethnic Township • Fazhanhe Hani Ethnic Township • Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township • Wendong Wa Ethnic Township • Ankang Wa Ethnic Township • Huimin Hani Ethnic Township • Jiujing Hani Ethnic Township • Qianliu Yi Ethnic Township • Yutang Yi Ethnic Township • Mengnong Yi Ethnic Township

Qujing City • Gugan Shui Ethnic Township • Lubuge Bouyei Ethnic Township • Jiuwuji Yi Ethnic Township • Changdi Buyi Ethnic Township • Wulong Zhuang Ethnic Township • Longqing Yi and Zhuang Ethnic Township • Xinjie Hui Ethnic Township • Gaoliang Zhuang, Miao and Yao Ethnic Township

Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture • Shupi Yi Ethnic Township • Dongbo Yao Ethnic Township • Shede Yi Ethnic Township • Mengdong Yao Ethnic Township • Badaoshao Yi Ethnic Township • Nijiao Yi Ethnic Township • Xindian Yi Ethnic Township • Baxin Yi Ethnic Township • Binglie Yi Ethnic Township • Hongdian Hui Ethnic Township • Liujing Yi Ethnic Township • Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township • Ashe Yi Ethnic Township • Ganhe Yi Ethnic Township • Panlong Yi Ethnic Township • Weimo Yi Ethnic Township

Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture • Gelanghe Hani Ethnic Township • Bulangshan Bulang Ethnic Township • Jinuoshan Jino Ethnic Township • Xiding Hani and Bulang Ethnic Township • Jingha Hani Ethnic Township • Xiangming Yi Ethnic Township • Yaoqu Yao Ethnic Township

Yuxi City • Lishan Yi Ethnic Township • Gaoda Dai and Yi Ethnic Township • Xingmeng Mongolian Ethnic Township • Anhua Yi Ethnic Township • Tonghongdian Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Luohe Yi Ethnic Township • Xiaoshiqiao Ethnic Township • Pubei Yi Ethnic Township • Shijie Yi Ethnic Township • Tongchang Yi Ethnic Township

Zhaotong City • Shouwang Hui Ethnic Township • Xiaolongdong Hui and Yi Ethnic Township • Qinggangling Hui and Yi Ethnic Township • Buga Hui Ethnic Township • Manan Miao and Yi Ethnic Township • Wuzhai Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Guozhu Yi Ethnic Township • Linkou Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Shanggaoqiao Hui, Yi and Miao Ethnic Township • Ciyuan Hui Ethnic Township • Taoyuan Hui Ethnic Township • Shuanghe Miao and Yi Ethnic Township • Kuixiang Miao and Yi Ethnic Township • Liuxi Miao Ethnic Township • Longjie Miao and Yi Ethnic Township • Luowang Miao Ethnic Township • Shulin Yi and Miao Ethnic Township

Zhejiang

She ethnic county, townships and towns in Zhejiang

Maps

Notes

  1. ↑ Est. 2008, Jinping is home to eight minority nations, living in 19 designated villages (村, cun). The township as a whole cannot be said to be expressly for the She. In all, Jiangxi Province has 56 She villages in non-She-nation townships.

References

  1. ↑ Constitution of China, Article 95
  2. ↑ "(4) Composition of governments of townships, ethnic townships and towns". China. China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 10 April 2025.