Villages and towns are led by the county and are also administrative departments. Relatively speaking, the difference lies in:
First, in terms of economic aggregate, generally speaking, towns are higher than townships. Because industrial and commercial enterprises in the town are more developed than those in the village.
Second, in terms of population, generally speaking, there are more towns than townships. Moreover, it is the urban population who lives in cities and towns, and the rural population who lives in rural areas.
Third, geographically, on the whole, the location advantage of the town is better than that of the township, which is convenient for people to exchange economy.
The difference between a township and a town lies in its different positioning. The township is dominated by agriculture, and the town has a certain scale of industry, service industry and other secondary and tertiary industries. Because of this, I remember that when I took the accounting exam, the teacher talked about taxes and fees. Towns can earn land taxes and fees like cities, but towns can't. Overall, the town has a comprehensive industrial structure, a large economic aggregate and complete functions.
Similarly, the difference between county and district is also different in positioning. One is equivalent to an independent legal person and the other is equivalent to an agency. The function is not complete, although the economy and location in the area are generally better than those in the county.
Thank you for your answers, and I understand why all localities are engaged in "withdrawing villages and setting up towns".
Qingshui is just qualified to answer this question, because 20 years ago, I participated in the planning, preparation and implementation of the work of "township to town" in my hometown. Villages and towns are grass-roots political organizations below the county level. Generally speaking, rural areas are dominated by agriculture and rural areas, and towns are dominated by industrial and commercial towns. There are indicators and standards in terms of economic aggregate, township infrastructure, supporting services, total population, non-agricultural population ratio, and non-agricultural population ratio where the town government is located. The latter standard was above 20,000, above 30% and above 10%. It is precisely because of the last indicator that we decided to relocate the government.
Towns and villages are generally established at the official department level, but towns with large population and economic scale, national, provincial and municipal pilot and key towns, may be deputy counties and county-level towns. Zhengkeji Town may also have high-level leaders (the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and the deputy of the CPPCC of the County People's Congress Government) who enjoy county-level treatment. Urban construction investment, fiscal and taxation system, land management and other policies. Better than rural areas. This is also the reason and motivation for all localities to withdraw villages, build towns and merge towns.
Villages and towns can be collectively referred to as townships, such as township enterprises, township governments and township hospitals. Cities can also be called "towns", such as "urban population", "small town construction", "urban employment rate" and "urbanization". In a word: "the town is the end of the city and the head of the township", which is the bridge and link between the city and the countryside.
Oh! Just kidding: Jingdezhen, the largest and most famous town in China, is not in this case. Ha ha!
Bottom line: villages and towns are the same, but they are different in scale. These two words are often used together: town and village.
Similarities: they are all administrative units below the county level, and they are all township-level (official-level). Villages are managed by townships. Difference: many people say that the economic scale of the town is better than that of the township, but it is not necessarily so! Economic development is related to the size of the region, but it is not absolute. For a simple example, many towns in Jiangsu are stronger than many counties in the west! Some towns and villages have a small population, but there are enterprises or scenic spots, and the regional economy is definitely better than towns and villages without enterprises and scenic spots!
During the development of our country, there have been many times of "merging villages into towns", that is, merging several villages into one town or merging villages into Cheng Zhen, in order to expand the management area, integrate various resources, reduce the cost of managers, promote regional economic development and accelerate the process of urbanization.
Villages and towns are the most basic government in China. Belong to the department level, the chief clerk should be the department level, and the high-ranking person should be the department level. Agriculture is the mainstay in rural areas, and the rural population accounts for 90%. The town has the scale of a small town, with relatively developed industry and commerce, but it also has a certain number of agricultural population. There is little difference, and the comprehensive strength of the town is stronger than that of the township.
Villages and towns are administrative levels between villages and counties.
Administrative divisions at the same level. Generally speaking, the economy of cities and towns is a little more developed than the population of villages and towns.