Hainan Province uses a slightly different administrative system than the other provinces of China. Most other provinces are divided entirely into prefecture-level divisions, each of which is then divided entirely into county-level divisions. County-level divisions generally do not come directly under the province. In Hainan, nearly all county-level divisions (the eight districts excepted) come directly under the province. This method of division is due to Hainan's relatively sparse population, totaling 9.26 million as of 2017.
Hainan Province uses a slightly different administrative system than the other provinces of China Most other provinces are divided entirely into prefecture-level divisions each of which is then divided entirely into county-level divisions County-level divisions generally do not come directly under the province In Hainan nearly all county-level divisions (the eight districts excepted) come directly under the province This method of division is due to Hainan's relatively sparse population totaling 926 million as of 2017