List of administrative divisions of Liaoning

Liaoning Province
Capital: Shenyang
Prefecture-level divisions
Sub-provincial cities2
Prefectural cities12
County level divisions
County cities16
Counties18
Autonomous counties8
Districts59
Township level divisions
Towns585
Townships313
Ethnic townships / towns*78
Subdistricts526
Villages level divisions
Communities4,293
Administrative villages11,558

Liaoning, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division.

Administrative divisions

All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. This chart lists only prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Liaoning.

Prefecture level County Level
Name Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Division code[1]
Shenyang city
沈阳市
Shěnyáng Shì
(Capital – Sub-provincial)
(2101 / SHE)
Heping District 和平区 Hépíng Qū 210102 HEP
Shenhe District 沈河区 Shěnhé Qū 210103 SHQ
Dadong District 大东区 Dàdōng Qū 210104 DDQ
Huanggu District 皇姑区 Huánggū Qū 210105 HGU
Tiexi District 铁西区 Tiěxī Qū 210106 TXI
Sujiatun District 苏家屯区 Sūjiātún Qū 210111 SJT
Hunnan District 浑南区 Húnnán Qū 210112 DLQ
Shenbei New Area 沈北新区 Shěnběi Xīn Qū 210113 SBX
Yuhong District 于洪区 Yúhóng Qū 210114 YHQ
Liaozhong District 辽中区 Liáozhōng Qū 210115 LZF
Kangping County 康平县 Kāngpíng Xiàn 210123 KPG
Faku County 法库县 Fǎkù Xiàn 210124 FKU
Xinmin city 新民市 Xīnmín Shì 210181 XMS
Dalian city
大连市
Dàlián Shì
(Sub-provincial)
(2102 / DLC)
Zhongshan District 中山区 Zhōngshān Qū 210202 ZSD
Xigang District 西岗区 Xīgǎng Qū 210203 XGD
Shahekou District 沙河口区 Shākékǒu Qū 210204 SHK
Ganjingzi District 甘井子区 Gānjǐngzi Qū 210211 GJZ
Lüshunkou District 旅顺口区 Lǚshùnkǒu Qū 210212 LSK
Jinzhou District 金州区 Jīnzhōu Qū 210213 JZH
Pulandian District 普兰店区 Pǔlándiàn Qū 210214 PLN
Changhai County 长海县 Chánghǎi Xiàn 210224 CHX
Wafangdian city 瓦房店市 Wǎfángdiàn Shì 210281 WFD
Zhuanghe city 庄河市 Zhuānghé Shì 210283 ZHH
Anshan city
鞍山市
Ānshān Shì
(2103 / ASN)
Tiedong District 铁东区 Tiědōng Qū 210302 TED
Tiexi District 铁西区 Tiěxī Qū 210303 TXL
Lishan District 立山区 Lìshān Qū 210304 LAS
Qianshan District 千山区 Qiānshān Qū 210311 QSQ
Tai'an County 台安县 Tái'ān Xiàn 210321 TAX
Xiuyan County[a] 岫岩县 Xiùyán Xiàn 210323 XYL
Haicheng city 海城市 Hǎichéng Shì 210381 HCL
Fushun city
抚顺市
Fǔshùn Shì
(2104 / FSN)
Xinfu District 新抚区 Xīnfǔ Qū 210402 XFU
Dongzhou District 东洲区 Dōngzhōu Qū 210403 DOZ
Wanghua District 望花区 Wànghuā Qū 210404 WHF
Shuncheng District 顺城区 Shùnchéng Qū 210411 SCF
Fushun County 抚顺县 Fǔshùn Xiàn 210421 FSX
Xinbin County[b] 新宾县 Xīnbīn Xiàn 210422 XBN
Qingyuan County[c] 清原县 Qīngyuán Xiàn 210423 QYA
Benxi city
本溪市
Běnxī Shì
(2105 / BXS)
Pingshan District 平山区 Píngshān Qū 210502 PSN
Xihu District 溪湖区 Xīhú Qū 210503 XHB
Mingshan District 明山区 Míngshān Qū 210504 MSB
Nanfen District 南芬区 Nánfēn Qū 210505 NFQ
Benxi County[d] 本溪县 Běnxī Xiàn 210521 BXX
Huanren County[e] 桓仁县 Huánrén Xiàn 210522 HRL
Dandong city
丹东市
Dāndōng Shì
(2106 / DDG)
Yuanbao District 元宝区 Yuánbǎo Qū 210602 YBD
Zhenxing District 振兴区 Zhènxīng Qū 210603 ZXQ
Zhen'an District 振安区 Zhèn'ān Qū 210604 ZAQ
Kuandian County[f] 宽甸县 Kuāndiàn Xiàn 210624 KDN
Donggang city 东港市 Dōnggǎng Shì 210681 DGS
Fengcheng city 凤城市 Fèngchéng Shì 210682 FCL
Jinzhou city
锦州市
Jǐnzhōu Shì
(2107 / JNZ)
Guta District 古塔区 Gǔtǎ Qū 210702 GTQ
Linghe District 凌河区 Línghé Qū 210703 LHF
Taihe District 太和区 Tàihé Qū 210711 THJ
Heishan County 黑山县 Hēishān Xiàn 210726 HSL
Yixian County[g] 义县 Yìxiàn 210727 YXL
Linghai city 凌海市 Línghǎi Shì 210781 LHL
Beizhen city 北镇市 Běizhèn Shì 210782 BZN
Yingkou city
营口市
Yíngkǒu Shì
(2108 / YIK)
Zhanqian District 站前区 Zhànqián Qū 210802 ZQQ
Xishi District 西市区 Xīshì Qū 210803 XII
Bayuquan District 鲅鱼圈区 Bàyúquān Qū 210804 BYQ
Laobian District 老边区 Lǎobiān Qū 210811 LOB
Gaizhou city 盖州市 Gàizhōu Shì 210881 GZU
Dashiqiao city 大石桥市 Dàshíqiáo Shì 210882 DSQ
Fuxin city
阜新市
Fùxīn Shì
(2109 / FXS)
Haizhou District 海州区 Hǎizhōu Qū 210902 HZF
Xinqiu District 新邱区 Xīnqiū Qū 210903 XQF
Taiping District 太平区 Tàipíng Qū 210904 TPG
Qinghemen District 清河门区 Qīnghémén Qū 210905 QHM
Xihe District 细河区 Xìhé Qū 210911 XHO
Fuxin County[h] 阜新县 Fùxīn Xiàn 210921 FXX
Zhangwu County 彰武县 Zhāngwǔ Xiàn 210922 ZWU
Liaoyang city
辽阳市
Liáoyáng Shì
(2110 / LYL)
Baita District 白塔区 Báitǎ Qū 211002 BTL
Wensheng District 文圣区 Wénshèng Qū 211003 WSL
Hongwei District 宏伟区 Hóngwěi Qū 211004 HWQ
Gongchangling District 弓长岭区 Gōngchánglǐng Qū 211005 GCL
Taizihe District 太子河区 Tàizǐhé Qū 211011 TZH
Liaoyang County 辽阳县 Liáoyáng Xiàn 211021 LYX
Dengta city 灯塔市 Dēngtǎ Shì 211081 DTA
Panjin city
盘锦市
Pánjǐn Shì
(2111 / PJS)
Shuangtaizi District 双台子区 Shuāngtáizi Qū 211102 STZ
Xinglongtai District 兴隆台区 Xīnglóngtái Qū 211103 XLT
Dawa District 大洼区 Dàwā Qū 211104 DWL
Panshan County 盘山县 Pánshān Xiàn 211122 PNS
Tieling city
铁岭市
Tiělǐng Shì
(2112 / TLS)
Yinzhou District 银州区 Yínzhōu Qū 211202 YZU
Qinghe District 清河区 Qīnghé Qū 211204 QHQ
Tieling County 铁岭县 Tiělǐng Xiàn 211221 TLG
Xifeng County 西丰县 Xīfēng Xiàn 211223 XIF
Changtu County 昌图县 Chāngtú Xiàn 211224 CTX
Diaobingshan city 调兵山市 Diàobīngshān Shì 211281 DBS
Kaiyuan city 开原市 Kāiyuán Shì 211282 KYS
Chaoyang city
朝阳市
Cháoyáng Shì
(2113 / CYS)
Shuangta District 双塔区 Shuāngtǎ Qū 211302 STQ
Longcheng District 龙城区 Lóngchéng Qū 211303 LCL
Chaoyang County 朝阳县 Cháoyáng Xiàn 211321 CYG
Jianping County 建平县 Jiànpíng Xiàn 211322 JPG
Kalaqin Zuoyi County[i] 喀喇沁左翼县 Kālāqìn Zuǒyì Xiàn 211324 HAZ
Beipiao city 北票市 Běipiào Shì 211381 BPO
Lingyuan city 凌源市 Língyuán Shì 211382 LYK
Huludao city
葫芦岛市
Húludǎo Shì
(2114 / HLD)
Lianshan District 连山区 Liánshān Qū 211402 LSQ
Longgang District 龙港区 Lónggǎng Qū 211403 LGD
Nanpiao District 南票区 Nánpiào Qū 211404 NPQ
Suizhong County 绥中县 Suízhōng Xiàn 211421 SZL
Jianchang County 建昌县 Jiànchāng Xiàn 211422 JCL
Xingcheng city 兴城市 Xīngchéng Shì 211481 XCL
  1. ^ Conventional name: Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 岫岩满族自治县; pinyin: Xiùyán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  2. ^ Conventional name: Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 新宾满族自治县; pinyin: Xīnbīn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  3. ^ Conventional name: Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 清原满族自治县; pinyin: Qīngyuán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  4. ^ Conventional name: Benxi Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 本溪满族自治县; pinyin: Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  5. ^ Conventional name: Huanren Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 桓仁满族自治县; pinyin: Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  6. ^ Conventional name: Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 宽甸满族自治县; pinyin: Kuāndiàn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  7. ^ Official name registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
  8. ^ Conventional name: Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 阜新蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Fùxīn Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
  9. ^ Conventional name: Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Kālāqìn Zuǒyì Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date Before After Note Reference[2][3]
1970-01-16 parts of Tai'an County Panshan District (County) established
Dawa District (County) established
1973-01-01 Yingkou (P-City) Anshan (P-City) transferred
↳ Haicheng County ↳ Haicheng County transferred
1975-11-09 Panjin Prefecture Yingkou (P-City) disestablished & merged into
↳ Panshan District (County) ↳ Panshan County transferred & reorganized
↳ Dawa District (County) ↳ Dawa County transferred & reorganized
Panjin Prefecture Anshan (P-City) disestablished & merged into
↳ Tai'an County ↳ Tai'an County transferred
1978-04-13 Shaling District Shoushan District disestablished & established
Jiao District, Liaoyuan disestablished & established
Shaling District Hongwei District disestablished & established
1978-12-16 parts of Fushun County Jiao District, Fushun established
1979-05-30 parts of Liaoning Province Inner Mongolia A.R. provincial transferred
Ju'ud League Ju'ud League transferred
↳ Chifeng County ↳ Chifeng County transferred
↳ Ningcheng County ↳ Ningcheng County transferred
↳ Linxi County ↳ Linxi County transferred
↳ Aohan Banner ↳ Aohan Banner transferred
↳ Ongniud Banner ↳ Ongniud Banner transferred
↳ Harqin Banner ↳ Harqin Banner transferred
↳ Bairin Right Banner ↳ Bairin Right Banner transferred
↳ Bairin Left Banner ↳ Bairin Left Banner transferred
↳ Hexigten Banner ↳ Hexigten Banner transferred
↳ Arhorqin Banner ↳ Arhorqin Banner transferred
↳ Chifeng (PC-City) ↳ Chifeng (PC-City) transferred
1979-08-30 parts of Chaoyang County Chaoyang (PC-City) established
1980-03-08 Jiao District, Dandong Zhen'an District renamed
1980-04-15 Shoushan District Liaoyang County reorganized
Dengta District Dengta County reorganized
1981-02-09 Lüda (P-City) Dalian (P-City) renamed
1981-09-21 parts of Tieling County Tiefa (PC-City) established
parts of Faku County established
1982-09-09 parts of Jinxi County Nanpiao District established
Huludao District established
Jiao District, Jinzhou Taihe District established
1983-01-18 all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) Civil Affairs Announcement
all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City)
1983-02-21 parts of Jiao District, Fuxin Qinghemen District established
1983-12-30 Jiao District, Anshan Jiubao District renamed
1984-01-27 parts of Gai County Bayuquan District established
1984-05-10 parts of Liaoyang County Gongchangling District established
1984-06-05 parts of Yingkou (PL-City) Panjin (PL-City) established
↳ Panshan County ↳ Xinglongtai District disestablished & established
↳ Panshan District disestablished & established
↳ Jiao District, Panjin disestablished & established
↳ Dawa County ↳ Dawa County transferred
1984-06-30 Jiao District, Liaoyang Taizihe District renamed
1984-06-30 Tieling Prefecture Tieling (PL-City) reorganized
Tieling (CL-City) Yinzhou District reorganized
Tiefa (CL-City) Tiefa District reorganized
parts of Kaiyuan County Qinghe District established
Chaoyang Prefecture Chaoyang (PL-City) reorganized
Chaoyang (CL-City) Shuangta District disestablished & established
Longcheng District disestablished & established
parts of Chaoyang County merged into
1984-07-13 Jiao District, Yingkou Laobian District renamed
1984-09-11 Jiao District, Fuxin Xihe District renamed
1984-10-20 Lixin District Mingshan District renamed
Nanfen District established
Pingshan District merged into
Xihu District merged into
1985-01-17 Xiuyan County Xiuyan County (Aut.) reorganized
Fengcheng County Fengcheng County (Aut.) reorganized
Xinbin County Xinbin County (Aut.) reorganized
Jinxi County Jinxi (CL-City) reorganized
Beipiao County Beipiao (CL-City) reorganized
Haicheng County Haicheng (CL-City) reorganized
Fu County Wafangdian (CL-City) reorganized
1986-09-12 Tiefa District Tiefa (CL-City) reorganized
1986-11-05 Jiao District, Panjin Panshan County reorganized
Panshan District Shuangtaizi District renamed
1986-12-13 Xingcheng County Xingcheng (CL-City) reorganized
1987-04-21 Jin County Jinzhou District reorganized
1988-03-16 Jiao District, Fushun Shuncheng District renamed
1988-12-27 Kaiyuan County Kaiyuan (CL-City) reorganized
1989-06-12 parts of Jinzhou (PL-City) Jinxi (PL-City) established
↳ Jinxi (CL-City) ↳ Lianshan District reorganized
↳ Huludao District ↳ Huludao County transferred
↳ Nanpiao District ↳ Nanpiao District transferred
↳ Suizhong County ↳ Suizhong County transferred
↳ Xingcheng (CL-City) ↳ Xingcheng (CL-City) transferred
parts of Chaoyang (PL-City) Jinxi (PL-City) established
↳ Jianchang County ↳ Jianchang County transferred
1989-06-29 Beizhen County Beizhen County (Aut.) reorganized
Qingyuan County Qingyuan County (Aut.) reorganized
1989-09-07 Benxi County Benxi County (Aut.) reorganized
Huanren County Huanren County (Aut.) reorganized
Kuandian County Kuandian County (Aut.) reorganized
1991-11-30 Xinjin County Pulandian (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1991]75
1991-12-21 Lingyuan County Lingyuan (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1991]93
1992-01-23 parts of Dandong (PL-City) Anshan (PL-City) transferred Civil Affairs [1992]9
↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.) ↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.) transferred
1992-09-21 Zhuanghe County Zhuanghe (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1992]105
1992-11-03 Gaizhou County Gaizhou (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1992]128
Yingkou County Dashiqiao (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1992]129
1992-12-12 parts of Tieling (PL-City) Shenyang (PL-City) transferred Civil Affairs [1992]160
↳ Kangping County ↳ Kangping County transferred
↳ Faku County ↳ Faku County transferred
1993-06-18 Donggou County Donggang (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1993]132
1993-06-14 Xinmin County Xinmin (CL-City) reorganized
1993-11-16 Jin County Linghai (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1993]231
1994-03-08 Fengcheng County (Aut.) Fengcheng (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1994]41
1994-09-20 Jinxi (PL-City) Huludao (PL-City) renamed State Council [1994]97
Huludao District Longgang District renamed
1995-03-21 Beizhen County (Aut.) Beining (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1995]21
1996-04-19 Jiubao District Qianshan District renamed Civil Affairs [1996]25
1996-08-29 Dengta County Dengta (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs [1996]63
1999-06-16 Lutian District Dongzhou District renamed Civil Affairs [1999]43
2002-02-20 Tiefa (CL-City) Diaobingshan (CL-City) renamed
2006-02-08 Beining (CL-City) Beizhen (CL-City) renamed Civil Affairs [2006]32
2006-09-26 Xinchengzi District Shenbei District renamed Civil Affairs [2006]300
2014-06-17 Dongling District Hunnan District renamed Civil Affairs [2014]171
2015-10-13 Pulandian (CL-City) Pulandian District reorganized State Council [2015]145
2016-01-09 Liaozhong County Liaozhong District reorganized State Council [2016]6
2016-03-20 Dawa County Dawa District reorganized State Council [2016]53

Population composition

Prefectures

Prefecture 2010 2000
Shenyang 8,106,171 7,203,717
Dalian 6,690,432 5,893,692
Anshan 3,645,884 3,584,039
Benxi 1,709,538 1,567,408
Chaoyang 3,044,641 3,194,828
Dandong 2,444,697 2,390,524
Fushun 2,220,545
Fuxin 1,819,339 1,889,774
Huludao 2,623,541 2,580,685
Jinzhou 3,126,463 3,076,735
Liaoyang 1,858,768 1,801,207
Panjin 1,392,493 1,261,753
Tieling 2,717,732 2,823,220
Yingkou 2,428,534 2,296,540

Counties

Name Prefecture 2010
Heping Shenyang 638,959
Shenhe Shenyang 719,033
Dadong Shenyang 696,711
Huanggu Shenyang 809,100
Tiexi Shenyang 878,261
Sujiatun Shenyang 429,143
Dongling Shenyang 301,832
Shenbei Shenyang 318,895
Yuhong Shenyang 408,798
Liaozhong Shenyang 538,220
Kangping Shenyang 351,188
Faku Shenyang 446,223
Xinmin Shenyang 696,895
Zhongshan Dalian 357,091
Xigang Dalian 307,850
Shahekou Dalian 653,762
Ganjingzi Dalian 722,559
Lushunkou Dalian 212,752
Jinzhou Dalian 729,100
Changhai Dalian 74,010
Wafangdian Dalian 1,026,160
Pulandian Dalian 827,585
Zhuanghe Dalian 922,876
Haizhou Fuxin 277,902
Xinqiu Fuxin 91,376
Taiping Fuxin 171,625
Qinghemen Fuxin 73,923
Xihe Fuxin 165,525
Zhangwu Fuxin 417,724
Fuxin Fuxin 732,630
Pingshan Benxi 349,130
Xihu Benxi 252,671
Mingshan Benxi 409,576
Nanfen Benxi 82,917
Benxi Benxi 296,218
Huanren Benxi 319,026
Yuanbao Dandong 191,200
Zhenxing Dandong 372,400
Zhen'an Dandong 173,800
Kuandian Dandong 434,900
Donggang Dandong 664,000
Fengcheng Dandong 587,900
Baita Liaoyang 210,317
Wensheng Liaoyang 184,129
Hongwei Liaoyang 117,776
Gongchangling Liaoyang 89,441
Taizihe Liaoyang 123,415
Dengta Liaoyang 513,538
Liaoyang Liaoyang 595,189
Shuangtaizi Panjin 195,486
Xinglongtai Panjin 398,919
Dawa Panjin 393,318
Panshan Panjin 294,646
Yinzhou Tieling 346,613
Qinghe Tieling 98,421
Tieling Tieling 389,494
Xifeng Tieling 349,187
Changtu Tieling 1,038,848
Diaobingshan Tieling 241,028
Kaiyuan Tieling 590,888
Shuangta Chaoyang 315,437
Longcheng Chaoyang 188,434
Beipiao Chaoyang 617,236
Lingyuan Chaoyang 644,630
Chaoyang Chaoyang 628,066
Jianping Chaoyang 583,307
Harqin Chaoyang 424,546
Xinfu Fushun 276,518
Dongzhou Fushun 335,779
Wanghua Fushun 371,592
Shuncheng Fushun 416,856
Fushun Fushun 190,528
Xinbin Fushun 306,018
Qingyuan Fushun 339,969
Tiedong Anshan 491,707
Tiexi Anshan 294,585
Lishan Anshan 427,434
Qianshan Anshan 259,819
Tai'an Anshan 377,706
Xiuyan Anshan 517,152
Haicheng Anshan 1,134,065
Zhanqian Yingkou 383,241
Xishi Yingkou 204,105
Bayuquan Yingkou 431,329
Laobian Yingkou 165,047
Gaizhou Yingkou 723,218
Dashiqiao Yingkou 721,363
Guta Jinzhou 250,577
Taihe Jinzhou 454,883
Linghe Jinzhou 212,030
Heishan Jinzhou 630,472
Yi(xian) Jinzhou 439,377
Linghai Jinzhou 576,143
Beizhen Jinzhou 530,645
Lianshan Huludao 626,573
Longgang Huludao 202,306
Nanpiao Huludao 147,047
Suizhong Huludao 636,858
Jianchang Huludao 622,068
Xingcheng Huludao 552,180

References

  1. ^ 最新县及县以上行政区划代码(截止2014年10月31日) (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
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