Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below
prefecture or
province.
There were (are?) ten Albanian prefectures, each of which is subdivided into eight to ten subprefecture.
Examples: ?
Examples: Djibasso Subprefecture
Examples: N'Gouri Subprefecture, Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture, and Massakory Subprefecture.
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).
Examples: Danshui Subprefecture (淡水廳 dan4 shui3 ting1), Taiwan; Ga'malan Subprefecture (噶瑪蘭廳 ga2 ma3 lan2 ~), 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:
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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[?].
Examples: Tsushima Subprefecture[?] (Tsushima shicho)
Examples: Hacibektas Subprefecture.
Examples: Quang Hoa subprefecture, Thanh Hoa province