Key:place:CN

Used for places to indicate China-specific administrative division classification. It is not be used as non-administrative division classification or other kinds of settlements.

Only used with place=* and not apply to any relations.

Classifications

Basic rules

The names of keys follow the offical files and general translation guidelines.

The linker characters should use - rather than _.

Common values

Hierarchy of administrative divisions		Tagging
省级行政区	直辖市	place:CN=municipalityUndecided
地级行政区	地级市	place:CN=prefecture-level_city
县级行政区	县	place:CN=county
	县级市	place:CN=county-level_city
	自治县	place:CN=autonomous_county
	市辖区	place:CN=district
	旗	place:CN=banner
	自治旗	place:CN=autonomous_banner
	林区	place:CN=forestry_district
	特区	place:CN=special_district
乡级行政区	乡	place:CN=township
	镇	place:CN=town
	街道	place:CN=subdistrict
	民族乡	place:CN=ethnic_township
	苏木	place:CN=sumu
	民族苏木	place:CN=ethnic_sumu
村级	行政村	place:CN=village
	社区	place:CN=neighborhood
	嘎查	place:CN=gaqaa
	牧委会	place:CN=ranch

The Xinjiang Production and construction Corps

Hierarchy of administrative divisions		tagging
新疆生产建设兵团	division(师)	place:CN=division
	regiment(团)	place:CN=regiment
	company(连)	place:CN=company

Development Zone开发区

Hierarchy of administrative divisions		Tagging
nation 国家	国家级新区	place:CN=new_area
	国家级经济技术开发区	place:CN=NETDZ
	国家级高新技术产业开发区	place:CN=CNHTIDZ
region 地方	经济开发区	place:CN=EDZ
	高新技术产业开发区	place:CN=HTIDZ

Other non-administrative division classification

• Grid and group: this term is used as the devision of a village or a neighborhood and it is not a administrative division term. Mappers can use place:CN=grid or place:CN=group temporarily.
• Farm and prison: mappers can use place:CN=fram temporarily.

china_class=*

More details at taginfo

• china_class=* ‒ Previously used tag

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Related

• place=*
• place:PH=*
• place:fr=*