CITYTOPROVINCE: Stata module to standardize Chinese city names and generate corresponding provinces in Stata

Xiaokang Wu ()
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Xiaokang Wu: Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: This package provides functions to standardize Chinese city names and map them to their corresponding provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, or special administrative regions in Stata. It handles both full city names and common variations, supporting more than 330 prefecture-level cities and above. The command facilitates data cleaning and regional analysis involving Chinese geographic information.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 14
Keywords: data management; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-09-09
Note: This module should be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install citytoprovince". The module is made available under terms of the GPL v3 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.
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