民族乡在我国行政管理体制中具有比较特殊的地位,在国家机构组织制度中具有比较特殊的性质。民族乡的这种特殊地位和特殊性质,是源于我国民族构成的特殊情况,并由我国实行的民族区域自治制度所决定的。依照宪法和有关法律法规规定,民族乡是相当于乡的少数民族聚居的地方建立的行政区域,是我 Ethnic townships have a special status in the administrative system of our country and have a rather special character in the system of state organs and organizations. The special status and special nature of the ethnic townships stem from the special conditions of our nationality and are determined by the system of ethnic regional autonomy in our country. In accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws and regulations, ethnic townships are the administrative areas established by the ethnic minorities inhabited by the towns and villages