Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province.
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Albania
There are twelve Albanian prefectures, each of which is subdivided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures.
- Examples: District of Korçë, District of Sarandë
Burkina Faso
Examples: Djibasso Subprefecture
Examples: Danshui Subprefecture (淡水廳 dan4 shui3 ting1) and Ga'malan Subprefecture (噶瑪蘭廳 ga2 ma3 lan2) (both in Taiwan).
Sous-préfecture is the capital city of arrondissement. The civil servant in charge is the sous-préfet.
Examples: Aix en Provence, Apt, Arles, Bayonne, Boulogne-Billancourt, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais, Cambrai, Château-Thierry, Cherbourg, Le Havre, Narbonne, Reims, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Omer, Sedan, Vichy
Examples: Tsushima Subprefecture (Tsushima shicho)
Chad
Examples: N'Gouri Subprefecture, Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture, and Massakory Subprefecture.China
It was used in Qing Dynasty. Called ting (廳 or 厅) in Chinese, it is also on the same level as a department (州) and a district (縣). And is below prefecture (府).France
Guadeloupe
Examples: Guinea
Examples: Japan
Japan also has subprefectures called 支庁 (shicho) or 庁 (cho) in Japanese depending on prefectures. They belong to prefectures and govern subordinate cities, towns or villages. Subprefectures are also translated as "Branch office" or "Branch of the Prefectural Government". See Subprefectures of Japan.Turkey
Examples: Hacibektas Subprefecture.Vietnam
Examples: Quang Hoa subprefecture (Thanh Hoa province)
