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A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or '''deputy-provincial city''', in the People's Republic Of China , is a Prefecture-level City that is ruled by a Province , but is administered independently in regard to Economy and Law . The mayor of a sub-provincial city is equal in status to a vice-governor of a province. Its status is below that of Municipalities , which do not belong to any province, but above other, regular Prefecture-level Cities , which are completely ruled by their provinces. The original 16 sub-provincial cities were created on February 25 1994 by the Central Organization Committee out of Prefecture-level Cities . They are sometimes the Capital s of the provinces in which they are located. Currently, there are 15 sub-provincial cities:
Chongqing was formerly a sub-provincial city of Sichuan until 1997, when it was made a municipality by splitting it out of Sichuan altogether. Xinjiang Production And Construction Corps also has the powers of a sub-provincial city. Besides, the head of Pudong District of Shanghai , which is a County -level District , is given sub-provincial powers. Guangzhou, Harbin and Chengdu are the largest sub-provincial cities; each has a population exceeding that of the municipality of Tianjin . The National Standing Committee of Sub-provincial Municipal People's Congresses' Chairmen Joint Conference (全国副省级城市人大常委会主任联席会议) are attended by the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of all sub-provincial cities. It was proposed by the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress in 1985. The conferences:
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