The Asia Pacific region | Short for 亞洲太平洋 | Essentially East Asia (NE Asia and SE Asia), Oceania (Australasia) and, depending on who you ask, South Asia (the Indian Subcontinent) and Central Asia. West Asia (Middle East) is not included.

prefecture -- a type of second-level administrative division in China, between the province and county levels

area; region; district; zone;