List of prefectures in China

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A map of prefecture-level divisions of China (including sub-prefecture level divisions) China administrative divisions lists

* List of cities
* List of prefectures
* List of counties
* List of township-level divisions

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All provincial-level divisions of China are divided into prefectural-level divisions (second-level): prefectural-level cities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures and leagues. There are 339 official prefecture level divisions in China as of January 2019: 333 under the control of the People's Republic of China, and 6 in the claimed Taiwan Province.[note 1]

## Number of prefectures in each province

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Note

* () not shown in the list below
* [] special divisions

Province | City | Pref. | A. Pref. | League

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Anhui | 16 |  |  |
Beijing | none
Chongqing | none
Fujian | 9 |  |  |
Gansu | 12 |  | 2 |
Guangdong | 21 |  |  |
Guangxi | 14 |  |  |
Guizhou | 6 |  | 3 |
Hainan | 4 |  |  |
Hebei | 11 |  |  |
Heilongjiang | 12 | 1 |  |
Henan | 17 |  |  |
Hong Kong | none[note 2]
Hubei | 12 |  | 1 |
Hunan | 13 |  | 1 |
Inner Mongolia | 9 |  |  | 3
Jiangsu | 13 |  |  |
Jiangxi | 11 |  |  |
Jilin | 8 |  | 1 |
Liaoning | 14 |  |  |
Macau | none[note 2]
Ningxia | 5 |  |  |
Qinghai | 2 |  | 6 |
Shaanxi | 10 |  |  |
Shandong | 16 |  |  |
Shanghai | none
Shanxi | 11 |  |  |
Sichuan | 18 |  | 3 |
Taiwan | (6)[note 1] |  |  |
Tianjin | none
Tibet | 6 | 1 |  |
Xinjiang | 4 | 5[note 3] | 5 |
Yunnan | 8 |  | 8 |
Zhejiang | 11 |  |  |

## List

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Note

* Municipalities (Beijing, Chongqing,[note 4] Shanghai, & Tianjin) are not included but their internal divisions are similar as those of prefectures.
* Sub-prefecture-level cities are excluded.
* Sub-provincial cities are included, but other types of sub-provincial divisions are not.
* The six prefectures of Taiwan Province are not listed.
* * Indicates capital of province.
* Bold Sub-provincial city or above.

Name  | Province | Type  | Population (2010)  | Area (km2)  | GDP
(billion CN¥)
2015  | Prefecture Seat

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Hefei*  | Anhui | City | 7,457,027  | 11,323  | 566.027  | Shushan District
Anqing | City | 5,311,000  | 15,398  | 265.688  | Daguan District
Bengbu | City | 3,164,000  | 5,952  | 198.897  | Bengshan District
Bozhou | City | 4,851,000  | 8,394  | 197.268  | Qiaocheng District
Chizhou | City | 1,403,000  | 9,423  | 100.418  | Guichi District
Chuzhou | City | 3,938,000  | 13,398  | 336.211  | Langya District
Fuyang | City | 7,600,000  | 13,300  | 307.153  | Yingzhou District
Huaibei | City | 2,114,000  | 2,725  | 122.302  | Xiangshan District
Huainan | City | 3,342,000  | 5,533  | 145.705  | Tianjia'an District
Huangshan | City | 1,359,000  | 9,807  | 95.737  | Tunxi District
Lu'an | City | 4,610,000  | 15,447  | 192.347  | Jin'an District
Ma'anshan | City | 1,366,000  | 1,686  | 243.933  | Yushan District
Suzhou, Anhui | City | 5,353,000  | 9,939  | 216.767  | Yongqiao District
Tongling | City | 724,000  | 1,113  | 116.558  | Tongguanshan District
Wuhu | City | 2,263,000  | 3,317  | 430.263  | Jiujiang District
Xuancheng | City | 2,533,000  | 12,340  | 183.392  | Xuanzhou District
Fuzhou, Fujian*  | Fujian | City | 7,115,370  | 12,000  | 561.810  | Gulou District
Xiamen | City | 3,531,347  | 1,573  | 346.601  | Siming District
Longyan | City | 2,559,545  | 19,069  | 173.845  | Xinluo District
Nanping | City | 2,645,549  | 26,300  | 133.951  | Yanping District
Ningde | City | 2,821,996  | 13,452  | 148.765  | Jiaocheng District
Putian | City | 2,778,508  | 4,200  | 165.516  | Chengxiang District
Quanzhou | City | 8,128,530  | 11,015  | 613.774  | Fengze District
Sanming | City | 2,503,388  | 22,929  | 171.305  | Meilie District
Zhangzhou | City | 4,809,983  | 12,607  | 276.745  | Xiangcheng District
Jiuquan | Gansu | City | 1,095,947  | 191,342  | 54.480  | Suzhou District
Jiayuguan | City | 231,853  | 1,133  | 19.004  | Xiongguan District
Zhangye | City | 1,199,515  | 16,216  | 37.353  | Ganzhou District
Jinchang | City | 464,050  | 8,896  | 22.452  | Jinchuan District
Wuwei | City | 1,815,054  | 33,000  | 41.619  | Liangzhou District
Baiyin | City | 1,708,751  | 8,185  | 43.427  | Baiyin District
Lanzhou*  | City | 3,616,163  | 13,100  | 209.599  | Chengguan District
Gannan | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 689,132  | 40,898  | 12.654  | Hezuo City
Dingxi | City | 2,698,622  | 7,837  | 30.492  | Anding District
Linxia | Autonomous prefecture (Hui) | 1,946,677  | 8,169  | 21.141  | Linxia City
Longnan | City | 2,567,718  | 27,000  | 31.514  | Wudu District
Tianshui | City | 3,262,548  | 14,300  | 55.377  | Qinzhou District
Pingliang | City | 2,068,033  | 11,325  | 34.770  | Kongtong District
Qingyang | City | 2,211,191  | 10,470  | 60.943  | Xifeng District
Qingyuan | Guangdong | City | 3,698,394  | 19,000  | 127.786  | Qingcheng District
Shaoguan | City | 2,826,612  | 18,645  | 114.998  | Zhenjiang District
Heyuan | City | 2,953,019  | 15,478  | 81.008  | Yuancheng District
Meizhou | City | 4,240,139  | 15,836  | 95.978  | Meijiang District
Chaozhou | City | 2,669,844  | 3,614  | 91.011  | Xiangqiao District
Zhaoqing | City | 3,918,085  | 22,322  | 197.001  | Duanzhou District
Yunfu | City | 2,360,128  | 7,813  | 71.314  | Yuncheng District
Foshan | City | 7,194,311  | 3,813  | 800.392  | Chancheng District
Guangzhou* | City | 12,700,800  | 7,434  | 1,810.041  | Yuexiu District
Dongguan | City | 8,220,237  | 2,465  | 627.507  | Nancheng District
Huizhou | City | 4,597,002  | 11,158  | 314.003  | Huicheng District
Shanwei | City | 2,935,717  | 5,271  | 76.206  | Cheng District
Jieyang | City | 5,877,025  | 5,240  | 189.901  | Rongcheng District
Shantou | City | 5,391,028  | 2,064  | 186.803  | Jinping District
Zhanjiang | City | 6,993,304  | 12,490  | 238.002  | Chikan District
Maoming | City | 5,817,753  | 11,458  | 244.563  | Maonan District
Yangjiang | City | 2,421,812  | 7,813  | 125.001  | Jiangcheng District
Jiangmen | City | 4,448,871  | 9,443  | 224.002  | Pengjiang District
Zhongshan | City | 3,120,884  | 1,800  | 301.003  | Dong District
Zhuhai | City | 1,560,229  | 1,653  | 202.541  | Xiangzhou District
Shenzhen | City | 10,357,938  | 2,050  | 1,750.286  | Futian District
Baise | Guangxi | City | 3,466,800  | 36,252  | 98.035  | Youjiang District
Hechi | City | 3,369,200  | 13,706  | 61.803  | Jinchengjiang District
Liuzhou | City | 3,758,700  | 16,877  | 229.862  | Liubei District
Guilin | City | 4,748,000  | 27,809  | 194.297  | Lingui District
Hezhou | City | 1,954,100  | 11,854  | 46.811  | Babu District
Chongzuo | City | 1,994,300  | 17,345  | 68.282  | Jiangzhou District
Nanning*  | City | 6,661,600  | 22,293  | 341.009  | Qingxiu District
Laibin | City | 2,099,700  | 13,400  | 55.770  | Xingbin District
Guigang | City | 4,118,800  | 10,595  | 86.520  | Gangbei District
Wuzhou | City | 2,882,200  | 12,588  | 107.859  | Changzhou District
Fangchenggang | City | 866,900  | 2,386  | 62.072  | Gangkou District
Qinzhou | City | 3,079,700  | 5,250  | 94.442  | Qinbei District
Beihai | City | 1,539,300  | 1,288  | 89.208  | Haicheng District
Yulin, Guangxi | City | 5,487,400  | 12,839  | 144.613  | Yuzhou District
Bijie | Guizhou | City | 6,536,370  | 26,853  | 146.135  | Qixingguan District
Zunyi | City | 6,127,009  | 11,877  | 216.834  | Huichuan District
Tongren | City | 3,092,365  | 18,006  | 77.089  | Bijiang District
Liupanshui | City | 2,851,180  | 9,926  | 120.108  | Zhongshan District
Anshun | City | 2,297,339  | 9,269  | 62.541  | Xixiu District
Guiyang*  | City | 4,324,561  | 8,034  | 289.116  | Guanshanhu District
Qianxinan | Autonomous prefecture (Buyei & Miao) | 2,805,857  | 16,804  | 80.165  | Xingyi City
Qiannan | Autonomous prefecture (Buyei & Miao) | 3,231,161  | 26,207  | 90.291  | Duyun City
Qiandongnan | Autonomous prefecture (Miao & Dong) | 3,480,626  | 30,339  | 81.155  | Kaili City
Danzhou | Hainan | City | 932,362  | 3,400  | 44.325  | Nada Town
Haikou*  | City | 2,046,189  | 2,304  | 116.196  | Longhua District
Sanya | City | 685,408  | 1,919  | 43.582  | Jiyang District
Sansha | City | 444  | 13  | –  | Xisha District (Xisha Islands)
Shijiazhuang*  | Hebei | City | 9,547,869  | 14,771  | 98.035  | Chang'an District
Baoding | City | 10,029,197  | 20,911  | 330.056  | Xinshi District
Cangzhou | City | 7,134,053  | 14,383  | 332.063  | Yunhe District
Chengde | City | 3,473,197  | 39,519  | 135.873  | Shuangqiao District
Handan | City | 9,174,679  | 12,068  | 314.543  | Congtai District
Hengshui | City | 4,340,773  | 8,815  | 122.001  | Taocheng District
Langfang | City | 4,358,839  | 6,417  | 247.386  | Guangyang District
Qinhuangdao | City | 2,987,605  | 7,812  | 125.044  | Haigang District
Tangshan | City | 7,577,284  | 17,040  | 610.306  | Lubei District
Xingtai | City | 7,104,114  | 12,486  | 176.473  | Qiaodong District
Zhangjiakou | City | 4,345,491  | 36,947  | 136.354  | Qiaoxi District
Harbin* | Heilongjiang | City | 10,635,971  | 53,068  | 575.120  | Songbei District
Daqing | City | 2,904,532  | 8,556  | 298.350  | Sartu District
Hegang | City | 1,058,665  | 14,784  | 26.560  | Xiangyang District
Heihe | City | 1,673,898  | 54,390  | 44.770  | Aihui District
Jiamusi | City | 2,552,097  | 12,173  | 86.070  | Jiao District
Jixi | City | 1,862,161  | 22,351  | 51.470  | Jiguan District
Mudanjiang | City | 2,798,723  | 40,435  | 131.070  | Dong'an District
Qiqihar | City | 5,367,003  | 42,469  | 127.030  | Jianhua District
Qitaihe | City | 920,419  | 6,221  | 21.270  | Taoshan District
Shuangyashan | City | 1,462,626  | 10,225  | 43.330  | Jianshan District
Suihua | City | 5,416,439  | 13,595  | 127.220  | Beilin District
Yichun, Heilongjiang | City | 1,148,126  | 15,064  | 24.820  | Yichun District
Daxing'anling | Prefecture | 511,564  | 46,755  | 13.510  | Jiagedaqi District
Zhengzhou*  | Henan | City | 8,626,505  | 7,446  | 731.152  | Zhongyuan District
Anyang | City | 5,172,834  | 7,355  | 187.235  | Wenfeng District
Hebi | City | 1,569,100  | 2,182  | 71.565  | Qibin District
Jiaozuo | City | 3,539,860  | 4,071  | 192.608  | Jiefang District
Kaifeng | City | 4,676,159  | 6,444  | 160.584  | Gulou District
Luohe | City | 2,544,103  | 2,617  | 99.259  | Yancheng District
Luoyang | City | 6,549,486  | 15,208  | 346.903  | Luolong District
Nanyang | City | 10,263,006  | 26,600  | 286.682  | Wolong District
Pingdingshan | City | 4,904,367  | 7,882  | 168.601  | Xinhua District
Puyang | City | 3,598,494  | 4,188  | 132.834  | Hualong District
Sanmenxia | City | 2,233,872  | 10,496  | 125.104  | Hubin District
Shangqiu | City | 7,362,472  | 10,704  | 181.216  | Liangyuan District
Xinxiang | City | 5,707,801  | 8,169  | 197.503  | Weibin District
Xinyang | City | 6,108,683  | 18,819  | 187.967  | Shihe District
Xuchang | City | 4,307,199  | 4,996  | 217.116  | Weidu District
Zhoukou | City | 8,953,172  | 11,959  | 208.970  | Chuanhui District
Zhumadian | City | 7,230,744  | 15,083  | 180.769  | Yicheng District
Wuhan* | Hubei | City | 9,785,392  | 8,494  | 1,090.560  | Jiang'an District
Ezhou | City | 1,048,672  | 1,504  | 73.001  | Echeng District
Huanggang | City | 6,162,072  | 17,446  | 158.924  | Huangzhou District
Huangshi | City | 2,429,318  | 4,630  | 122.811  | Xialu District
Jingmen | City | 2,873,687  | 12,404  | 138.846  | Dongbao District
Jingzhou | City | 5,691,707  | 14,067  | 159.050  | Shashi District
Shiyan | City | 3,340,843  | 23,600  | 130.012  | Maojian District
Suizhou | City | 2,162,222  | 9,636  | 78.526  | Zengdu District
Xiangyang | City | 5,500,307  | 19,700  | 338.212  | Xiangcheng District
Xianning | City | 2,462,583  | 9,861  | 103.007  | Xian'an District
Xiaogan | City | 4,814,542  | 8,910  | 145.720  | Xiaonan District
Yichang | City | 4,059,686  | 21,227  | 338.480  | Xiling District
Enshi | Autonomous prefecture (Tujia & Miao) | 3,290,294  | 9,266  | 67.081  | Enshi City
Changsha*  | Hunan | City | 7,044,118  | 11,820  | 851.013  | Yuelu District
Changde | City | 5,747,218  | 18,189  | 270.902  | Wuling District
Chenzhou | City | 4,581,778  | 19,317  | 201.207  | Beihu District
Hengyang | City | 7,141,462  | 15,310  | 260.157  | Zhengxiang District
Huaihua | City | 4,741,948  | 27,600  | 127.325  | Hecheng District
Loudi | City | 3,785,627  | 8,107  | 129.138  | Louxing District
Shaoyang | City | 7,071,826  | 20,829  | 138.700  | Daxiang District
Xiangtan | City | 2,748,552  | 5,015  | 170.310  | Yuetang District
Yiyang | City | 4,313,084  | 12,144  | 135.441  | Heshan District
Yongzhou | City | 5,180,235  | 22,255  | 141.818  | Lengshuitan District
Yueyang | City | 5,477,911  | 5,799  | 288.628  | Yueyanglou District
Zhangjiajie | City | 1,476,521  | 9,516  | 44.770  | Yongding District
Zhuzhou | City | 3,855,609  | 11,262  | 233.511  | Tianyuan District
Xiangxi | Autonomous Prefecture (Tujia & Miao) | 2,547,833  | 15,486  | 49.719  | Jishou City
Alxa | Inner Mongolia | League | 231,334  | 267,574  | 32.258  | Bayanhot Elute Subdistrict, Alxa Left Banner
Bayannur | City | 1,669,915  | 65,788  | 88.743  | Linhe District
Wuhai | City | 532,902  | 1,754  | 55.983  | Haibowan District
Ordos | City | 1,940,653  | 87,000  | 422.613  | Dongsheng District
Baotou | City | 2,650,364  | 27,768  | 372.193  | Hondlon District
Hohhot*  | City | 2,866,615  | 17,224  | 309.052  | Xincheng District
Ulanqab | City | 2,143,590  | 54,491  | 91.377  | Jining District
Xilingol | League | 1,028,022  | 202,580  | 100.010  | Xilinhot City
Chifeng | City | 4,341,245  | 90,275  | 186.127  | Hongshan District
Tongliao | City | 3,139,153  | 59,535  | 187.744  | Horqin District
Hinggan | League | 1,613,250  | 59,806  | 50.231  | Ulanhot City
Hulunbuir | City | 2,549,278  | 263,953  | 159.601  | Hailar District
Nanjing* | Jiangsu | City | 8,004,680  | 6,598  | 972.077  | Xuanwu District
Changzhou | City | 4,591,972  | 4,385  | 527.315  | Xinbei District
Huai'an | City | 4,799,889  | 10,072  | 274.509  | Qinghe District
Lianyungang | City | 4,393,914  | 7,444  | 216.064  | Xinpu District
Nantong | City | 7,282,835  | 8,001  | 614.840  | Chongchuan District
Suqian | City | 4,715,553  | 8,555  | 212.619  | Sucheng District
Suzhou, Jiangsu | City | 10,465,994  | 8,488  | 1,450.407  | Gusu District
Taizhou, Jiangsu | City | 4,618,558  | 5,790  | 368.790  | Hailing District
Wuxi | City | 6,372,624  | 4,787  | 851.826  | Binhu District
Xuzhou | City | 8,580,500  | 11,258  | 531.988  | Yunlong District
Yancheng | City | 7,260,240  | 16,920  | 421.250  | Tinghu District
Yangzhou | City | 4,459,760  | 6,658  | 401.684  | Guangling District
Zhenjiang | City | 3,113,384  | 3,847  | 350.248  | Runzhou District
Nanchang*  | Jiangxi | City | 5,042,565  | 7,402  | 400.001  | Donghu District
Fuzhou, Jiangxi | City | 3,912,312  | 7,258  | 110.514  | Linchuan District
Ganzhou | City | 8,368,440  | 39,400  | 197.387  | Zhanggong District
Ji'an | City | 4,810,340  | 25,300  | 132.852  | Jizhou District
Jingdezhen | City | 1,587,477  | 5,256  | 77.206  | Changjiang District
Jiujiang | City | 4,728,763  | 18,823  | 190.268  | Xunyang District
Pingxiang | City | 1,854,510  | 1,477  | 91.329  | Anyuan District
Shangrao | City | 6,579,714  | 22,791  | 165.081  | Xinzhou District
Xinyu | City | 1,138,873  | 1,227  | 94.680  | Yushui District
Yichun, Jiangxi | City | 5,419,575  | 7,208  | 162.102  | Yuanzhou District
Yingtan | City | 1,124,906  | 7,208  | 63.926  | Yuehu District
Changchun* | Jilin | City | 7,677,089  | 20,532  | 553.003  | Chaoyang District
Baicheng | City | 2,033,058  | 25,683  | 69.968  | Taobei District
Baishan | City | 1,295,750  | 17,485  | 66.855  | Hunjiang District
Jilin | City | 4,414,681  | 27,700  | 239.419  | Chuanying District
Liaoyuan | City | 1,176,645  | 5,125  | 72.664  | Longshan District
Siping | City | 3,386,325  | 14,323  | 123.325  | Tiexi District
Songyuan | City | 2,881,082  | 22,000  | 163.730  | Ningjiang District
Tonghua | City | 2,325,242  | 15,195  | 100.121  | Dongchang District
Yanbian | Autonomous Prefecture (Korean) | 2,271,600  | 43,509  | 85.884  | Yanji City
Shenyang* | Liaoning | City | 8,106,171  | 12,924  | 727.231  | Shenhe District
Dalian | City | 6,690,432  | 13,237  | 773.164  | Xigang District
Anshan | City | 3,645,884  | 9,252  | 233.700  | Tiedong District
Benxi | City | 1,709,538  | 8,411  | 116.469  | Pingshan District
Chaoyang | City | 3,044,641  | 19,698  | 85.473  | Shuangta District
Dandong | City | 2,444,697  | 14,981  | 98.490  | Zhenxing District
Fushun | City | 2,138,090  | 10,816  | 121.648  | Shuncheng District
Fuxin | City | 1,819,339  | 10,445  | 52.554  | Xihe District
Huludao | City | 2,623,541  | 10,415  | 72.017  | Longgang District
Jinzhou | City | 3,126,463  | 10,111  | 132.733  | Taihe District
Liaoyang | City | 1,858,768  | 4,731  | 102.858  | Baita District
Panjin | City | 1,392,493  | 4,071  | 125.654  | Xinglongtai District
Tieling | City | 2,717,732  | 13,000  | 74.090  | Yinzhou District
Yingkou | City | 2,428,534  | 5,402  | 151.375  | Zhanqian District
Yinchuan*  | Ningxia | City | 1,993,088  | 4,467  | 149.386  | Jinfeng District
Shizuishan | City | 725,482  | 5,209  | 48.260  | Dawukou District
Wuzhong | City | 1,273,792  | 20,733  | 40.560  | Litong District
Zhongwei | City | 1,080,832  | 16,986  | 31.689  | Shapotou District
Guyuan | City | 1,228,156  | 14,412  | 21.732  | Yuanzhou District
Haixi | Qinghai | Autonomous prefecture (Mongol & Tibetan) | 489,338  | 325,785  | 43.985  | Delingha
Haibei | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 273,304  | 34,700  | 9.486  | Sanjiaocheng Town, Haiyan County
Xining*  | City | 2,208,708  | 7,372  | 113.162  | Chengzhong District
Haidong | City | 1,396,846  | 12,810  | 38.440  | Ledu District
Hainan | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 441,689  | 46,000  | 14.020  | Qabqa Town, Gonghe County
Huangnan | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 256,716  | 17,921  | 7.275  | Rongwo Town, Tongren County
Yushu | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 378,439  | 188,794  | 6.055  | Yushu City
Golog | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 181,682  | 76,312  | 3.566  | Dawu Town, Maqên County
Xi'an* | Shaanxi | City | 8,467,837  | 9,983  | 580.120  | Weiyang District
Ankang | City | 2,629,906  | 23,529  | 75.505  | Hanbin District
Baoji | City | 3,716,731  | 18,712  | 178.763  | Jintai District
Hanzhong | City | 3,416,196  | 27,246  | 105.961  | Hantai District
Shangluo | City | 2,341,742  | 19,292  | 61.852  | Shangzhou District
Tongchuan | City | 834,437  | 3,882  | 30.716  | Yaozhou District
Weinan | City | 5,286,077  | 13,000  | 143.041  | Linwei District
Xianyang | City | 4,894,834  | 10,196  | 215.292  | Qindu District
Yan'an | City | 2,187,009  | 37,000  | 119.827  | Baota District
Yulin, Shaanxi | City | 3,351,437  | 43,578  | 249.188  | Yuyang District
Jinan* | Shandong | City | 6,814,000  | 8,177  | 610.023  | Lixia District
Qingdao | City | 8,715,100  | 10,654  | 930.007  | Shinan District
Binzhou | City | 3,748,500  | 9,444  | 235.533  | Bincheng District
Dezhou | City | 5,568,200  | 10,356  | 275.094  | Decheng District
Dongying | City | 2,035,300  | 7,923  | 345.064  | Dongying District
Heze | City | 8,287,800  | 12,238  | 240.096  | Mudan District
Jining | City | 8,081,900  | 10,685  | 401.312  | Shizhong District
Liaocheng | City | 5,789,900  | 8,715  | 266.362  | Dongchangfu District
Linyi | City | 10,039,400  | 17,251  | 376.317  | Lanshan District
Rizhao | City | 2,801,100  | 5,310  | 167.080  | Donggang District
Tai'an | City | 5,494,200  | 7,762  | 315.839  | Taishan District
Weifang | City | 9,086,200  | 15,800  | 517.053  | Kuiwen District
Weihai | City | 2,804,800  | 5,436  | 300.157  | Huancui District
Yantai | City | 6,968,200  | 13,739  | 644.608  | Laishan District
Zaozhuang | City | 3,729,300  | 4,550  | 203.100  | Shizhong District
Zibo | City | 4,530,600  | 5,938  | 413.024  | Zhangdian District
Taiyuan*  | Shanxi | City | 4,201,591  | 6,956  | 273.534  | Xinghualing District
Changzhi | City | 3,334,564  | 13,864  | 119.534  | Cheng District
Datong | City | 3,318,057  | 14,176  | 105.337  | Cheng District
Jincheng | City | 2,279,151  | 9,484  | 104.024  | Cheng District
Jinzhong | City | 3,249,425  | 16,408  | 104.612  | Yuci District
Linfen | City | 4,316,612  | 20,275  | 116.111  | Yaodu District
Lüliang | City | 3,727,057  | 21,000  | 95.580  | Lishi District
Shuozhou | City | 1,714,857  | 5,737  | 90.113  | Shuocheng District
Xinzhou | City | 3,067,501  | 25,180  | 68.124  | Xinfu District
Yangquan | City | 1,368,502  | 4,452  | 59.570  | Cheng District
Yuncheng | City | 5,134,794  | 14,106  | 117.401  | Yanhu District
Garzê | Sichuan | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 1,091,872  | 151,078  | 21.304  | Kangding City
Ngawa | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan & Qiang) | 898,713  | 83,201  | 26.504  | Barkam Town, Barkam County
Mianyang | City | 4,613,862  | 20,249  | 170.033  | Fucheng District
Guangyuan | City | 2,484,123  | 16,313  | 60.543  | Lizhou District
Nanchong | City | 6,278,622  | 12,479  | 151.620  | Shunqing District
Bazhong | City | 3,283,771  | 12,301  | 50.134  | Bazhou District
Dazhou | City | 5,468,092  | 16,591  | 135.076  | Tongchuan District
Ya'an | City | 1,507,264  | 15,300  | 50.258  | Yucheng District
Chengdu* | City | 14,047,625  | 12,390  | 1,080.116  | Qingyang District
Deyang | City | 3,615,759  | 5,818  | 160.506  | Jingyang District
Suining | City | 3,252,551  | 5,326  | 91.581  | Chuanshan District
Guang'an | City | 3,205,476  | 6,344  | 100.561  | Guang'an District
Meishan | City | 2,950,548  | 7,186  | 102.986  | Dongpo District
Ziyang | City | 3,665,064  | 7,962  | 127.038  | Yanjiang District
Leshan | City | 3,235,756  | 12,826  | 130.123  | Shizhong District
Neijiang | City | 3,702,847  | 5,386  | 119.858  | Shizhong District
Zigong | City | 2,678,898  | 4,372  | 114.311  | Ziliujing District
Yibin | City | 4,472,001  | 13,283  | 152.590  | Cuiping District
Luzhou | City | 4,218,426  | 12,247  | 135.341  | Jiangyang District
Liangshan | Autonomous prefecture (Yi) | 4,532,809  | 60,423  | 131.484  | Xichang City
Panzhihua | City | 1,214,121  | 7,440  | 92.518  | Dong District
Ngari | Tibet | Prefecture | 95,465  | 304,683  | 3.712  | Sênggêzangbo Town, Gar County
Nagqu | City | 462,382  | 450,537  | 9.494  | Nagqu Town, Nagqu County
Qamdo | City | 657,505  | 110,154  | 13.202  | Karub District
Xigazê | City | 703,292  | 182,000  | 16.685  | Samzhubzê District
Lhasa*  | City | 559,423  | 31,662  | 37.673  | Chingoin District
Lhoka | City | 328,990  | 79,699  | 11.362  | Zêtang Town, Nêdong County
Nyingchi | City | 195,109  | 116,175  | 10.433  | Bayi District
Altay[note 3] | Xinjiang | Prefecture | 603,280  | 117,988  | 22.212  | Altay City
Bortala | Autonomous prefecture (Mongol) | 443,680  | 24,896  | 28.721  | Bole (Börtala) City
Tarbaĝatay[note 3] | Prefecture | 1,219,212  | 94,891  | 59.316  | Tacheng (Qoqek) City
Karamay | City | 391,008  | 7,734  | 62.943  | Karamay District
Changji | Autonomous prefecture (Hui) | 1,428,592  | 73,659  | 114.001  | Changji (Sanji) City
Ürümqi*Ürümqi*  | City | 3,110,280  | 14,217  | 263.164  | Tianshan District
Turpan | City | 622,679  | 69,620  | 20.858  | Gaochang District
Hami | City | 572,400  | 138,919  | 42.357  | Yizhou District
Ili[note 3] | Autonomous prefecture (Kazakh) | 2,482,627  | 269,502  | 80.906  | Yining (Ĝulja) City
Kizilsu | Autonomous prefecture (Kirgiz) | 525,599  | 70,916  | 10.003  | Atux City
Kashgar | Prefecture | 3,979,362  | 112,058  | 78.012  | Kashi (Kaxgar) City
Aksu | Prefecture | 2,370,887  | 128,099  | 81.018  | Aksu City
Hotan | Prefecture | 2,014,365  | 248,946  | 23.405  | Hotan City
Bayingolin | Autonomous prefecture (Mongol) | 1,278,492  | 472,472  | 103.900  | Korla City
Kunming*  | Yunnan | City | 6,432,000  | 21,473  | 396.801  | Chenggong District
Qujing | City | 5,855,000  | 28,904  | 163.026  | Qilin District
Yuxi | City | 2,304,000  | 15,285  | 124.452  | Hongta District
Baoshan | City | 2,506,000  | 19,040  | 55.196  | Longyang District
Zhaotong | City | 5,213,000  | 23,192  | 70.838  | Zhaoyang District
Lijiang | City | 1,245,000  | 21,219  | 28.961  | Gucheng District
Pu'er | City | 2,543,000  | 45,385  | 51.401  | Simao District
Lincang | City | 2,430,000  | 24,469  | 50.212  | Linxiang District
Dehong | Autonomous prefecture (Dai & Jingpo) | 1,211,000  | 11,526  | 29.232  | Mangshi
Nujiang | Autonomous prefecture (Lisu) | 534,000  | 14,703  | 11.315  | Liuku Town, Lushui County
Dêqên | Autonomous prefecture (Tibetan) | 400,000  | 23,870  | 16.114  | Shangri-La City
Dali | Autonomous prefecture (Bai) | 3,456,000  | 29,459  | 90.010  | Dali City
Chuxiong | Autonomous prefecture (Yi) | 2,684,000  | 29,256  | 76.297  | Chuxiong City
Honghe | Autonomous prefecture (Hani & Yi) | 4,501,000  | 32,929  | 122.108  | Mengzi City
Wenshan | Autonomous prefecture (Zhuang & Miao) | 3,518,000  | 32,239  | 67.004  | Wenshan City
Xishuangbanna | Autonomous prefecture (Dai) | 1,134,000  | 19,700  | 33.591  | Jinghong City
Hangzhou* | Zhejiang | City | 8,700,400  | 16,847  | 1,005.358  | Jianggan District
Ningbo | City | 7,605,700  | 9,365  | 801.149  | Yinzhou District
Huzhou | City | 2,893,500  | 5,818  | 208.427  | Wuxing District
Jiaxing | City | 4,501,700  | 3,915  | 351.706  | Nanhu District
Jinhua | City | 5,361,600  | 10,918  | 340.648  | Wucheng District
Lishui | City | 2,117,000  | 17,298  | 110.234  | Liandu District
Quzhou | City | 2,122,700  | 8,846  | 114.616  | Kecheng District
Shaoxing | City | 4,912,200  | 8,256  | 446.665  | Yuecheng District
Taizhou, Zhejiang | City | 5,968,800  | 9,411  | 355.813  | Jiaojiang District
Wenzhou | City | 9,122,100  | 11,784  | 461.984  | Lucheng District
Zhoushan | City | 1,121,300  | 1,440  | 109.467  | Dinghai District

## Dissolved prefectures

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### Anhui

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Wudang | 芜當专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-03-?? | split among Xuancheng Pref. & Chizhou Pref. | Prefecture
Huizhou | 徽州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1987-11-?? | partially merged into Xuancheng Pref. & reorganized as Huangshan PLC | Prefecture
Anqing | 安庆地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1988-08-?? | partially merged into Anqing & merged with Chizhou Pref. | Prefecture
Chuxian | 滁县地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1992-12-?? | reorganized as Chuzhou PLC | Prefecture
Fuyang | 阜阳地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1996-01-?? | reorganized as Fuyang PLC | Prefecture
Suxian | 宿县地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1998-12-?? | reorganized as Suzhou PLC | Prefecture
Chaohu | 巢湖地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1999-07-09 | reorganized as Chaohu PLC | Prefecture
Lu'an | 六安地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1999-09-?? | reorganized as Lu'an PLC | Prefecture
Chizhou | 池州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Chizou PLC | Prefecture
Xuancheng | 宣城专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-03-?? | split among Wuhu Pref. & Huizhou Pref. | Prefecture
Wuhu→Xuangcheng | 芜湖→宣城地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Xuancheng PLC | Prefecture
Bengbu | 蚌埠专区 | 1956-01-?? | 1961-04-?? | split among Suxian Pref. & Chixian Pref. | Prefecture
Chaohu | 巢湖市 | 1999-07-09 | 2011-07-14 | split among Hefei PLC, Wuhu PLC, Ma'anshan PLC | PLC

### Chahar (1949–1952)

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Chanan | 察南专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1951-08-?? | dissolved, later merged into Zhangjiakou Pref. | Prefecture
Chabei | 察北专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-11-?? | reorganized as Zhangjiakou Pref. & Chahar Leag. | Prefecture

### Fujian

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First→Jian'ou→Jianyang | 第一→建瓯→建阳专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1971-06-?? | merged into Nanping Pref. | Prefecture
Second→Jianyang→Nanping | 第二→建阳→南平地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1994-09-?? | reorganized as Nanping PLC | Prefecture
Third→Fu'an→Ningde | 第三→福安地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1999-11-?? | reorganized as Ningde PLC | Prefecture
Fourth→Minhou→Putian | 第四→闽侯→莆田地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-04-?? | split among Fuzhou PLC & Jinjiang Pref. | Prefecture
Fifth→Quanzhou→Jinjiang | 第五→泉州→晋江地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1985-05-?? | reorganized as Quanzhou PLC | Prefecture
Sixth→Zhangzhou→Longxi | 第六→漳州→龙溪地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1985-05-?? | reorganized as Zhangzhou PLC | Prefecture
Seventh→Yong'an→Sanming | 第七→永安→三明地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983004--?? | reorganized as Sanming PLC | Prefecture
Eighth→Longyan | 第八→龙岩地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1996-11-?? | reorganized as Longyan PLC | Prefecture

### Hebei

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Tongxian | 通县专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1958-04-?? | split among Beijing Muni., Tangshan Pref., Tianjin Pref., Chengde Pref. | Prefecture
Tianjin→Langfang | 天津→廊坊地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1988-09-?? | reorganized as Langfang PLC | Prefecture
Shijiazhuang | 石家庄地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Shijiazhuang PLC | Prefecture
Tangshan | 唐山地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-03-?? | partially merged into Tangshan PLC & reorganized as Qinhuangdao PLC | Prefecture
Handan | 邯郸地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Handan PLC | Prefecture
Xingtai | 邢台地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Xingtai PLC | Prefecture
Baoding | 保定地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1994-12-?? | merged into Baoding PLC | Prefecture
Dingxian | 定县专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1954-04-?? | split among Shijiazhuang Pref. & Cangxian Pref. | Prefecture
Cangxian→Cangzhou | 沧县→沧州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Cangzhou PLC | Prefecture
Hengshui | 衡水地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1996-05-?? | reorganized as Hengshui PLC | Prefecture
Zhangjiakou | 张家口地区 | 1952-11-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Zhangjiakou PLC | Prefecture
Chengde | 承德地区 | 1955-07-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Chengde PLC | Prefecture
Tianjin | 天津市 | 1958-02-11 | 1967-01-02 | reorganized as Tianjin Muni. | PLC

### Heilongjiang

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Heihe | 黑河地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-02-?? | reorganized as Heihe PLC | Prefecture
Nenjiang | 嫩江地区 | 1954-07-?? | 1984-12-?? | merged into Qiqihar PLC | Prefecture
Hejiang | 合江地区 | 1954-07-?? | 1984-12-?? | merged into Jiamusi PLC | Prefecture
Mudanjiang | 牡丹江地区 | 1956-03-?? | 1983-09-?? | reorganized as Mudanjiang PLC | Prefecture
Suihua | 绥化地区 | 1956-03-?? | 1999-12-?? | reorganized as Suihua PLC | Prefecture
Songhuajiang | 松花江地区 | 1958-08-?? | 1996-08-?? | merged into Harbin PLC | Prefecture
Yichun | 伊春地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1979-12-?? | reorganized as Yichun PLC | Prefecture

### Inner Mongolia

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Jirem | 哲里木盟 | 1949-10-01 | 1999-01-?? | reorganized as Tongliao PLC | League
Hulunbuir-Nun'moron→Hulunbuir | 呼伦贝尔纳文慕仁→呼伦贝尔盟 | 1949-10-01 | 2001-10-?? | reorganized as Hulunbuir PLC | League
Chahar | 察哈尔盟 | 1952-11-?? | 1958-04-?? | merged into Xilingol Leag. | League
Ulanqab | 乌兰察布盟 | 1954-03-06 | 2003-12-?? | reorganized as Ulanqab PLC | League
Bayannur | 巴彦淖尔盟 | 1954-03-06 | 2003-12-?? | reorganized as Bayannur PLC | League
Ih'ju | 伊克昭盟 | 1954-03-06 | 2001-02-?? | reorganized as Ordos PLC | League
Hetao | 河套行政区 | 1954-03-06 | 1958-04-?? | merged into Bayannur Leag. | Region
Pingdiquan | 平地泉行政区 | 1954-03-06 | 1958-04-?? | merged into Ulanqab Leag. | Region
Ju'ud | 昭乌达盟 | 1955-07-30 | 1983-10-?? | reorganized as Chifeng PLC | League

### Jiangsu

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Huaiyin | 淮阴地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-01-?? | reorganized as Huaiyin PLC | Prefecture
Yancheng | 盐城地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-01-?? | reorganized as Yancheng PLC | Prefecture
Yangzhou | 扬州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-01-?? | reorganized as Yangzhou PLC | Prefecture
Nantong | 南通地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-01-?? | merged into Nantong PLC | Prefecture
Zhenjiang | 镇江地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-01-?? | partially split among Nanjing PLC, Wuxi PLC, Changzhou PLC & reorganized as Zhenjiang PLC | Prefecture
Changzhou | 常州专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1959-07-?? | split among Zhenjiang Pref. & Suzhou Pref. | Prefecture
Songjiang | 松江专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1958-03-?? | split among Shanghai Muni. & Suzhou Pref. | Prefecture
Suzhou | 苏州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-01-?? | split among Suzhou PLC & Wuxi PLC | Prefecture
Xuzhou | 徐州地区 | 1953-03-?? | 1983-01-?? | split among Xuzhou PLC & Lianyungang PLC | Prefecture
Luhe | 六合地区 | 1966-03-?? | 1971-02-?? | split among Nanjing PLC, Yangzhou Pref., Huaiyin Pref. | Prefecture

### Jiangxi

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Nanchang→Yichun | 南昌→宜春地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-05-?? | reorganized as Yichuan PLC | Prefecture
Yuanzhou | 袁州专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-10-?? | merged into Nanchang Pref. | Prefecture
Jiujiang | 九江地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-07-?? | merged into Jiujiang PLC | Prefecture
Leping→Fuliang→Yingtan | 乐平→浮梁→鹰潭专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-12-06 | merged into Shangrao Pref. | Prefecture
Shangrao | 上饶地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Shangrao PLC | Prefecture
Ganzhou | 赣州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1998-12-?? | reorganized as Ganzhou PLC | Prefecture
Ruijin→Ningdu | 瑞金→宁都专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-10-?? | split among Ganzhou Pref. & Fuzhou Pref. | Prefecture
Fuzhou | 抚州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Fuzhou PLC | Prefecture
Ji'an→Jinggangshan→Ji'an | 吉安→井冈山→吉安地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-05-?? | reorganized as Ji'an PLC | Prefecture

### Jilin

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Tonghua | 通化地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1985-02-?? | reorganized as Tonghua PLC, Hunjiang PLC, Meihekou PLC | Prefecture
Yanbian | 延边专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-08-?? | converted into Autonomous Pref. | Prefecture
Baicheng | 白城地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-06-?? | reorganized as Baicheng PLC | Prefecture
Huaide→Gongzhuling→Siping | 怀德→公主岭→四平地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-08-?? | reorganized as Siping PLC & Liaoyuan PLC | Prefecture
Dehui | 德惠地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-08-?? | merged into Changchun PLC | Prefecture
Yongji | 永吉地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-08-?? | merged into Jilin PLC | Prefecture
Meihekou | 梅河口市 | 1985-02-04 | 1985-12-19 | merged into Tonghua PLC | PLC
Gongzhuling | 公主岭市 | 1985-02-04 | 1985-12-19 | merged into Siping PLC | PLC

### Liaodong (1949–1954)

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Tongliao | 通辽专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-04-21 | dissolved, later reorganized as Tonghua Pref. & Andong Pref. | Prefecture

### Liaoning

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Jinzhou | 锦州专区 | 1955-11-?? | 1968-??-?? | merged into Jinzhou PLC | Prefecture
Andong | 安东专区 | 1956-01-?? | 1959-01-?? | split among Lüda PLC, Andong PLC, Benxi PLC | Prefecture
Liaonan | 辽南专区 | 1966-01-?? | 1968-06-?? | split among Lüda PLC & Yingkou PLC | Prefecture
Liaoyang | 辽阳专区 | 1956-01-?? | 1959-01-?? | split among Lüda PLC, Shenyang PLC, Anshan PLC, Yingkou PLC, Liaoyang PLC | Prefecture
Tieling | 铁岭地区 | 1956-01-?? | 1984-06-?? | reorganized as Tieling PLC | Prefecture
Shenyang | 沈阳专区 | 1964-02-?? | 1968-??-?? | merged with Tieling Pref. | Prefecture
Chaoyang | 朝阳地区 | 1954-02-?? | 1984-06-?? | reorganized as Chaoyang PLC | Prefecture
Panjin | 盘锦地区 | 1970-01-?? | 1975-11-?? | split among Anshan PLC & Yingkou PLC | Prefecture

### Rehe (1949–1955)

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Redong | 热东专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1955-07-30 | reorganized as Chaoyang Pref. & Jinzhou Pref. | Prefecture
Rezhong | 热中专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1955-07-30 | dissolved, later merged into Chengde Pref. | Prefecture
Reliao | 热辽专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1955-07-30 | reorganized as Chaoyang Pref. & Jinzhou Pref. | Prefecture
Ju'ud | 昭乌达盟 | 1949-10-01 | 1955-07-30 | transfer to Inner Mongolia AR | League

### Shandong

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Changwei→Weifang | 昌潍→潍坊地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-08-?? | reorganized as Weifang PLC | Prefecture
Donghai→Wendeng | 东海→文登专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1956-02-?? | merged into Laiyang Pref. | Prefecture
Xihai | 西海专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Laiyang Pref. & Changwei Pref. | Prefecture
Nanhai | 南海专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Laiyang Pref. & Jiaozhou Pref. | Prefecture
Beihai | 北海专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Laiyang Pref. & Wendeng Pref. | Prefecture
Binbei→Jiaozhou | 滨北→胶州专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1956-02-?? | split among Laiyang Pref. Wendeng Pref., Linyi Pref. | Prefecture
Cangnan | 沧南专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | merged into Dezhou Pref. | Prefecture
Luobei | 泺北专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | merged into Dezhou Pref. | Prefecture
Qinghe | 清河专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Zibo Pref., Huimin Pref., Changwei Pref. | Prefecture
Kenli→Huimin→Binzhou | 垦利→惠民→滨州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Binzhou PLC | Prefecture
Yimeng→Yishui | 沂蒙→沂水专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1953-07-?? | split among Linyi Pref. & Jiaozhou Pref. | Prefecture
Nishan | 尼山专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Tengxian Pref. & Tai'an Pref. | Prefecture
Taizao | 台枣专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Tengxian Pref. & Linyi Pref. | Prefecture
Binhai | 滨海专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | split among Linyi Pref. & Yishui Pref. | Prefecture
Taishan→Tai'an | 泰山→泰安地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1985-03-?? | partially split among Jinan PLC & Jining PLC & reorganized as Tai'an PLC | Prefecture
Taixi | 泰西专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1950-05-?? | merged into Tai'an Pref. | Prefecture
Liaocheng | 聊城地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1997-08-?? | reorganized as Liaocheng PLC | Prefecture
Heze | 菏泽地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Heze PLC | Prefecture
Huxi | 湖西专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1951-11-?? | merged into Heze Pref. | Prefecture
Zibo | 淄博专区 | 1950-05-?? | 1961-05-?? | partially merged into Huimin Pref. & reorganized as Zibo PLC | Prefecture
Tengxian→Jining | 滕县→济宁地区 | 1950-05-?? | 1983-03-?? | partially merged into Tai'an Pref. & reorganized as Jining PLC | Prefecture
Laiyang→Yantai | 莱阳→烟台地区 | 1950-05-?? | 1983-08-?? | reorganized as Yantai PLC | Prefecture
Linyi | 临沂地区 | 1950-05-?? | 1994-12-?? | reorganized as Linyi PLC | Prefecture
Dezhou | 莱芜 | 1950-05-?? | 1994-12-?? | reorganized as Dezhou PLC | Prefecture
Laiwu | 莱芜市 | 1992-11-22 | 2019-01-09 | merged into Jinan PLC | PLC

### Shanxi

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Yanbei | 雁北地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1993-06-?? | merged into Datong PLC & Shuozhou PLC | Prefecture
Xinxian→Xinzhou | 忻县→忻州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Xinzhou PLC | Prefecture
Changzhi→Jindongnan | 长治→晋东南地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1985-04-?? | reorganized as Changzhi PLC & Jincheng PLC | Prefecture
Yuci→Jinzhong | 榆次→晋中地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1999-09-?? | reorganized as Jinzhong PLC | Prefecture
Yuncheng | 运城地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Yuncheng PLC | Prefecture
Linfen | 临汾专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1954-04-?? | merged into Jinnan Pref. | Prefecture
Fenyang | 汾阳专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1951-03-?? | split among Datong PLC, Linfen Pref., Xingxian Pref., Yuci Pref. | Prefecture
Xingxian | 兴县专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-06-?? | split among Xinxian Pref. & Yuci Pref. | Prefecture
Jinnan | 晋南地区 | 1954-04-?? | 1970-03-?? | partially merged into Yuncheng Pref. & reorganized as Linfen Pref. | Prefecture
Jinbei | 晋北专区 | 1958-06-?? | 1961-06-?? | split among Yanbei Pref. & Xinxian Pref. | Prefecture
Linfen | 临汾地区 | 1970-03-?? | 2000-06-?? | reorganized as Linfen PLC | Prefecture
Lüliang | 吕梁地区 | 1971-04-?? | 2003-10-?? | reorganized as Lüliang PLC | Prefecture

### Songjiang (1949–1954)

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Hejiang | 合江专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1954-07-?? | transfer to Heilongjiang Prov. | Prefecture

### Suiyuan (1949–1954)

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Suidong→Jining | 绥东→集宁专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-11-?? | reorganized as Pingdiquan Reg. | Prefecture
Helin | 和林专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952--?? | split among | Prefecture
Baotou→Suizhong→Saxian | 包头→绥中→萨县专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-11-?? | merged into Jining Pref. | Prefecture
Suixi→Shanba | 绥西→陕坝专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1952-11-?? | reorganized as Hetao Reg. | Prefecture
Ih'ju | 伊克昭盟 | 1949-10-01 | 1954-03-06 | transfer to Inner Mongolia AR | League
Ulanqab | 乌兰察布盟 | 1949-10-01 | 1954-03-06 | transfer to Inner Mongolia AR | League

### Zhejiang

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Lin'an | 临安专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1953-01-?? | split among Jinhua Pref. & Jiaxing Pref. | Prefecture
Jiande | 建德专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1958-12-?? | split among Hangzhou PLC, Jinhua Pref., Jiaxing Pref. | Prefecture
Ningbo | 宁波地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-07-?? | merged into Ningbo PLC | Prefecture
Wenzhou | 温州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1981-09-?? | merged into Wenzhou PLC | Prefecture
Jiaxing | 嘉兴地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1981-09-?? | reorganized as Jiaxing PLC & Huzhou PLC | Prefecture
Shaoxing | 绍兴地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1983-07-?? | reorganized as Shaoxing PLC | Prefecture
Jinhua | 金华地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1985-05-?? | reorganized as Jinhua PLC & Quzhou PLC | Prefecture
Quzhou | 衢州专区 | 1949-10-01 | 1954-11-?? | split among Jinhua Pfre. & Jiande Pref. | Prefecture
Taizhou | 台州地区 | 1949-10-01 | 1994-08-?? | reorganized as Taizhou PLC | Prefecture
Lishui | 丽水地区 | 1949-10-01 | 2000-05-?? | reorganized as Lishui PLC | Prefecture
Zhoushan | 舟山地区 | 1953-06-01 | 1987-01-?? | reorganized as Zhoushan PLC | Prefecture

## See also

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* Prefectures of China
* Administrative divisions of China
* Sub-provincial divisions in China
* Prefecture-level city
* Provincial city
* List of top Chinese cities by GDP
* List of top Chinese cities by GDP per capita
* List of prefecture-level divisions of China by GDP
* List of cities in China by population
* List of cities in China
* List of twin towns and sister cities in China
* List of capitals in China
* Sub-provincial divisions in Mainland China
* List of urban agglomerations in China
* Global city

## Notes

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1. ^ a b As Taiwan is currently administered by the Republic of China, its administrative divisions differ from those in provinces administered by the People's Republic of China. PRC once treated the claimed official borders and divisions of the Taiwan Province of People's Republic of China as a mirror of those of the ROC Taiwan Province before 1949, and displayed them on maps as such. However, as of 2018, PRC official map service Tianditu treats all six special municipalities as prefecture-level cities, all three provincial cities as county-level cities directly administered by the province, and all fourteen county-administered cities as subdistricts under each individual county's jurisdiction.
2. ^ a b Currently China has 2 provincial-level special administrative regions: Hong Kong and Macau. Although both of them are not divided into prefectural-level divisions within PRC laws both regions does have a third-level division system (Districts of Hong Kong and Parishes of Macau). Parishes in Macau are purely symbolic entries, it no longer has any legal status.
3. ^ a b c d Ili (itself a prefecture with sub-provincial status) contains 2 other prefectures: Tacheng and Altay. Ili also directly controls 2 county-level cities, 7 counties, and 1 autonomous county, like a normal prefecture does. Tacheng and Altay is counted in Xinjiang's total number of prefectures here.
4. ^ A combination of 4 former prefectures:Chongqing, Fuling, Wanxian (now Wanzhou) and Qianjiang, all of them belonged to Sichuan Province.

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