| New areas | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 新区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 新區 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | New Area | ||||||
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
The new areas or new districts of the People's Republic of China are new urban districts that are given special economic and development support by the Chinese Central Government or regional government. New areas are divided into two varieties: administrative or management and further divided into levels: state-level, provincial-level, and prefectural-level.