A province is a geographic area with governance secondary to a central state or country. Provinces can be managed by a governor and have some powers not decided by the country. Canada has provinces with more rights directly from the constitution, while territories get their power from the government. Provinces can create tensions with federal governments, and residual powers can create conflicts. China has 23 provinces, each headed by a governor, with real power lying in the Committee. Taiwan is the only province in China controlled by the Republic of China.
A province is a geographic area, usually with governance secondary to that of a central state or country. In many cases, a province is essentially the same as a state in many respects. The province can be managed by a governor and can have some powers that are not decided by the country.
There are also times when the therm province can also be used as a simple expression to define an area. For example, in France, anything outside of Paris would have been part of a province, hence the term provincial. Provinces in France are likely to refer to regions of France rather than government structures.
A number of countries divide their area into provinces. Canada, for example, has provinces instead of states; it also has territories. Canada’s ten provinces have more rights directly from the constitution, while the three territories get their power from the government. A territory has fewer “state rights” and generally must comply with and not supersede laws at the federal level.
As with state versus federal powers in the United States, sometimes the rights of the province can be contested against the rights of the country. Depending on the country’s constitution, any “residual powers” – those not specifically defined – may belong to the states or provinces, or to the central government. Which rights are residual and which are defined varies by country.
The checks and balances between the provincial and federal governments can and do create tensions. When some powers are not defined for a province in the county constitution, these residual powers can create conflicts. Also, there can be conflict between decisions made at the federal level and jurisdiction at the provincial level if areas of power overlap.
Provinces are not exclusive to voting countries. The largest province in the world is located in China, which is divided into 23 provinces, each headed by a governor. The real power lies in the Committee belonging to the People’s Republic of China. The governor of a Chinese province answers to the committee.
One of the exceptions to the rule in China is Taiwan, which is not administered by the People’s Republic of China. It is the only province in China controlled by the Republic of China and administered solely by that republic instead of the Chinese central government.
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