Shouldn't the county be below the city? Why does Puning City, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province have this statement?

Jieyang City is a prefecture-level city, and Puning City is a county-level city. That is to say, although Puning is called a city and its administrative level is still a county, it has reached the standard of setting up a city in Sa County.

I. Criteria for the Establishment of County-level Cities (1) Counties with a population density of more than 400 people per square kilometer may be set up with districts removed from counties if they meet the following indicators. 1. The population engaged in non-agricultural industries in the resident towns of the county people's government (including farmers' contract workers and perennial temporary workers employed by county-owned enterprises and institutions, employees engaged in secondary and tertiary industries funded or wholly owned by farmers in towns, streets and villages with fixed business premises approved and registered by the administrative department for industry and commerce, rural students recruited by schools above the second level in cities and towns, and employees of units stationed in towns, the same below) shall not be less than120,000. 2. The county's industrial output value above the township level is not less than 80% of the total industrial and agricultural output value, not less than1500 million yuan (all economic indicators are based on 1990 inconvenient price, calculated on an annual basis, the same below), the gross domestic product is not less than1000 million yuan, and the output value of the tertiary industry accounts for more than 20% of the gross domestic product, and 3. The urban public infrastructure is relatively perfect, in which the tap water penetration rate is not less than 65%, the road paving rate is not less than 60%, and there is a good drainage system. (2) A county with a population density of 0/00 to 400 people per square kilometer 1 can be set up as a city and removed from the county if it meets the following indicators: The population engaged in non-agricultural industries in the resident towns of the county people's government is not less than100000, of which the non-agricultural registered population engaged in non-agricultural industries is not less than 70000. The population engaged in non-agricultural industries in the total population of the county is not less than 25% and not less than120,000. 2. The county's industrial output value at or above the township level is not less than 70% of the total industrial and agricultural output value and not less than1200 million yuan. The gross domestic product is not less than 800 million yuan, and the output value of the tertiary industry accounts for more than 20% of the gross domestic product; The fiscal revenue per capita in the local budget at the corresponding level is not lower than that in 80 yuan, and the total revenue is not less than 50 million yuan, and it bears certain expenses. 3. Urban public infrastructure is relatively perfect. Among them, the tap water penetration rate is not less than 60%, the road paving rate is not less than 55%, and there is a good drainage system. (3) Counties with a population density of less than 0/00 people per square kilometer/kloc can be set up and removed from counties if they meet the following indicators. The population of the resident towns of the county people's government is not less than 80,000, of which the population with non-agricultural registered permanent residence is not less than 60,000. The population engaged in non-agricultural industries in the total population of the county is not less than 20% and not less than100000. 2. The county's industrial output value at or above the township level is not less than 60% of the total industrial and agricultural output value and not less than 800 million yuan. The GDP is not less than 600 million yuan, and the output value of the tertiary industry accounts for more than 20% of the GDP; The fiscal revenue per capita in the local budget at this level is not lower than that in 60 yuan, and the total revenue is not less than 40 million yuan, and it undertakes certain tasks. 3. Urban infrastructure is relatively perfect. Among them, the tap water penetration rate is not less than 55%, the road paving rate is not less than 50%, and there is a good drainage system. (4) If one of the following conditions is met, the conditions may be appropriately relaxed when establishing the market: 1. Autonomous Prefecture People's government or regional administrative office (League) resident. 2. The industrial output value above the township level exceeds 4 billion yuan, the gross domestic product is not less than 2.5 billion yuan, and the fiscal revenue in the local budget exceeds 1 billion yuan, which is more than 50% as explained above. The economy is developed and the layout is reasonable. 3 important ports and trade ports along the coast, along the river and along the border, as well as the location of key national projects. 4. Places with special political, military and diplomatic needs. Meet one of the above conditions where a city is established, the non-agricultural population of the resident town of the state (League, county) is not less than 60,000, of which the non-agricultural population of agricultural registered permanent residence is not less than 40,000. (five) a few economically developed towns have become the economic centers of the region, and when necessary, they can be removed from the towns and set up cities. When the market was established, the non-agricultural population was not less than100000, of which the population with non-agricultural industries in agricultural registered permanent residence was not less than 80000. The fiscal revenue in the local budget is not lower than the per capita 500 yuan, and the above-mentioned expenditure is not lower than 60% of the fiscal revenue, and the industrial output value accounts for more than 90% of the total industrial and agricultural output value. (six) poverty-stricken counties and financial subsidy counties determined by the state and ministries and provinces and autonomous regions shall not be established in principle. (seven) the establishment of the city, to meet the requirements of the urban system and layout, with good geological and geographical conditions. (eight) county-level cities without districts and offices without districts. After the county is divided into districts, the towns and villages originally under the jurisdiction of the county are under the jurisdiction of the city.