List of administrative divisions of Shanxi
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox administrative divisions of China Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists Shanxi, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of prefecture-level divisions, which are divided into county-level divisions, which are then divided into township-level divisions.
Administrative divisions
These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. The following table lists only the prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Shanxi.
Recent changes in administrative divisions
| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-01-11 | Template:Small Jiao District, Yangquan | Kuang District, Yangquan | established | |
| 1970-03-21 | Jinnan Prefecture | Linfen Prefecture | renamed | |
| Yuncheng Prefecture | established | |||
| ↳ Yuncheng County | ↳ Yuncheng County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Hejin County | ↳ Hejin County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jishan County | ↳ Jishan County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Xinjiang County | ↳ Xinjiang County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Wenxi County | ↳ Wenxi County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Xia County | ↳ Xia County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Yongji County | ↳ Yongji County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Ruicheng County | ↳ Ruicheng County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Yuanqu County | ↳ Yuanqu County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jiang County | ↳ Jiang County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Wanrong County | ↳ Wanrong County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Linyi County | ↳ Linyi County | transferred | ||
| Datong (P-City) | Yanbei Prefecture | merged into | ||
| ↳ Datong (PC-City) | established | |||
| ↳ Cheng District, Datong | ◎ Cheng District, Datong | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jiao District, Datong | ◎ Jiao District, Datong | transferred | ||
| ↳ Kouquan District | ◎ Kouquan District | transferred | ||
| Yangquan (P-City) | Jinzhong Prefecture | merged into | ||
| ↳ Yangquan (PC-City) | established | |||
| ↳ Cheng District, Yangquan | ◎ Cheng District, Yangquan | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jiao District, Yangquan | ◎ Jiao District, Yangquan | transferred | ||
| ↳ Kuang District, Yangquan | ◎ Kuang District, Yangquan | transferred | ||
| 1970-09-14 | Kouquan District | Kuang District | renamed | |
| 1970-11-09 | Jiao District, Datong | Nanjiao District | disestablished & established | |
| Beijiao District | disestablished & established | |||
| 1971-04-06 | Template:Small Jinzhong Prefecture | Lüliang Prefecture | established | |
| ↳ Lishi County | ↳ Lishi County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Fangshan County | transferred & established | |||
| ↳ Fenyang County | ↳ Fenyang County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Xiaoyi County | ↳ Xiaoyi County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Zhongyang County | ↳ Zhongyang County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jiaocheng County | ↳ Jiaocheng County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Lin County | ↳ Lin County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Changli County | ↳ Changli County | transferred | ||
| Template:Small Xinxian Prefecture | Lüliang Prefecture | established | ||
| ↳ Xing County | ↳ Xing County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Lan County | ↳ Lan County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Template:Small Jingle County | ↳ Loufan County | transferred | ||
| Template:Small Linfen Prefecture | Lüliang Prefecture | established | ||
| ↳ Shilou County | ↳ Shilou County | transferred | ||
| 1971-06-05 | Template:Small Yuci County | Yuci (PC-City) | established | |
| Template:Small Houma County | Houma (PC-City) | established | ||
| Template:Small Linfen County | Linfen (PC-City) | established | ||
| Template:Small Anze County | Gu County | established | ||
| Template:Small Fushan County | established | |||
| 1971-07-05 | Beijiao District | Xinrong District | renamed | |
| 1971-10-05 | Template:Small Lishi County | Liulin County | established | |
| 1971-10-06 | Gu County | Yueyang County | renamed | |
| 1971-12-05 | Yueyang County | Gu County | renamed | |
| 1972-03-09 | Template:Small Yanbei Prefecture | Datong (P-City) | established | |
| ↳ Datong (PC-City) | disestablished | |||
| ◎ Cheng District, Datong | ↳ Cheng District, Datong | transferred | ||
| ◎ Nanjiao District | ↳ Nanjiao District | transferred | ||
| ◎ Xinrong District | ↳ Xinrong County | transferred & reorganized | ||
| ◎ Kuang District, Datong | ↳ Kuang District, Datong | transferred | ||
| Template:Small Jinzhong Prefecture | Yangquan (P-City) | established | ||
| ↳ Yangquan (PC-City) | disestablished | |||
| ◎ Cheng District, Yangquan | ↳ Cheng District, Yangquan | transferred | ||
| ◎ Jiao District, Yangquan | ↳ Jiao District, Yangquan | transferred | ||
| ◎ Kuang District, Yangquan | ↳ Kuang District, Yangquan | transferred | ||
| 1972-04-05 | Xinrong County | Xinrong District | reorganized | |
| 1975-07-09 | Template:Small Jindongnan Prefecture | Changzhi (P-City) city district | established | |
| Changzhi (PC-City) | disestablished | |||
| 1975-11-08 | Template:Small Lüliang Prefecture | Taiyuan (P-City) | transferred | |
| ↳ Loufan County | ↳ Loufan County | transferred | ||
| 1975-12-30 | Changzhi (P-City) city district | Cheng District, Changzhi | established | |
| Jiao District, Changzhi | 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) | ||||
| 1983-07-28 | Template:Small Jinzhong Prefecture | Yangquan (PL-City) | transferred | |
| ↳ Pingding County | ↳ Pingding County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Yu County | ↳ Yu County | transferred | ||
| Template:Small Jindongnan Prefecture | Changzhi (PL-City) | transferred | ||
| ↳ Changzhi County | ↳ Changzhi County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Lucheng County | ↳ Lucheng County | transferred | ||
| 1983-07-28 | Xinxian Prefecture | Xinzhou Prefecture | renamed | |
| Xin County | Xinzhou (CL-City) | reorganized | ||
| Jincheng County | Jincheng (CL-City) | reorganized | ||
| Yuncheng County | Yuncheng (CL-City) | reorganized | ||
| Yuci County | Yuci (CL-City) | merged into | ||
| Linfen County | Linfen (CL-City) | merged into | ||
| 1985-04-30 | Template:Small Jindongnan Prefecture | Changzhi (PL-City) | transferred | |
| ↳ Xiangyuan County | ↳ Xiangyuan County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Tunliu County | ↳ Tunliu County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Pingshun County | ↳ Pingshun County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Licheng County | ↳ Licheng County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Huguan County | ↳ Huguan County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Zhangzi County | ↳ Zhangzi County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Wuxiang County | ↳ Wuxiang County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Qin County | ↳ Qin County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Qinyuan County | ↳ Qinyuan County | transferred | ||
| Jindongnan Prefecture | Jincheng (PL-City) | reorganized | ||
| Jincheng (CL-City) | Cheng District, Jincheng | disestablished & established | ||
| Jiao District, Jincheng | disestablished & established | |||
| 1988-02-24 | Gujiaogong Kuang District | Gujiao (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1988-03-24 | Template:Small Yanbei Prefecture | Shuozhou (PL-City) | established | |
| Shuo County | Shuocheng District | transferred & reorganized | ||
| Pinglu County | Pinglu District | transferred & reorganized | ||
| ↳ Shanyin County | ↳ Shanyin County | transferred | ||
| 1989-12-23 | Huo County | Huozhou (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1992-02-10 | Xiaoyi County | Xiaoyi (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1992]12 |
| Jiexiu County | Jiexiu (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1992]13 | |
| 1993-05-12 | Gaoping County | Gaoping (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1993]93 |
| 1993-06-17 | Yuanping County | Yuanping (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1993-05-12 | Template:Small Yanbei Prefecture | Datong (PL-City) | disestablished & merged into | State Council [1993]93 |
| ↳ Yanggao County | ↳ Yanggao County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Tianzhen County | ↳ Tianzhen County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Guangling County | ↳ Guangling County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Lingqiu County | ↳ Lingqiu County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Hunyuan County | ↳ Hunyuan County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Zuoyun County | ↳ Zuoyun County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Datong County | ↳ Datong County | transferred | ||
| Template:Small Yanbei Prefecture | Shuozhou (PL-City) | disestablished & merged into | ||
| ↳ Ying County | ↳ Ying County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Youyu County | ↳ Youyu County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Huairen County | ↳ Huairen County | transferred | ||
| 1994-01-12 | Yongji County | Yongji (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1994]4 |
| Hejin County | Hejin (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1994]5 | |
| 1994-04-26 | Lucheng County | Lucheng (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1994]61 |
| 1996-04-29 | Lishi County | Lishi (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1996]28 |
| 1996-08-08 | Jiao District, Jincheng | Zezhou County | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1996]54 |
| 1996-08-20 | Fenyang County | Fenyang (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1996]58 |
| 1997-05-08 | Nancheng District, Taiyuan | Yingze District | disestablished & established | State Council [1997]33 |
| Beicheng District, Taiyuan | Xinghualing District | disestablished & established | ||
| Hexi District, Taiyuan | Wanbailin District | disestablished & established | ||
| Jinyuan District | disestablished & established | |||
| Nanjiao District, Taiyuan | Xiaodian District | disestablished & established | ||
| Beijiao District, Taiyuan | Jiancaoping District | disestablished & established | ||
| 1999-09-24 | Jinzhong Prefecture | Jinzhong (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [1999]124 |
| Yuci (CL-City) | Yuci District | reorganized | ||
| 2000-06-14 | Yuncheng Prefecture | Yuncheng (PL-City) | reorganized | |
| Yuncheng (CL-City) | Yanhu District | reorganized | ||
| Xinzhou Prefecture | Xinzhou (PL-City) | reorganized | ||
| Xinzhou (CL-City) | Xinfu District | reorganized | ||
| 2000-06-23 | Linfen Prefecture | Linfen (PL-City) | reorganized | |
| Linfen (CL-City) | Yaodu District | reorganized | ||
| 2003-10-23 | Lüliang Prefecture | Lüliang (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2003]112 |
| Lishi (CL-City) | Lishi District | reorganized | ||
| 2018-02-09 | Cheng District, Datong | Pingcheng District | disestablished & established | State Council [2018]22 |
| Template:Small Nanjiao District | ||||
| Xinrong District | merged into | |||
| Yungang District | disestablished & established | |||
| Kuang District, Datong | ||||
| Datong County | Yunzhou District | reorganized | ||
| 2018-02-22 | Huairen County | Huairen (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [2018]46 |
| 2018-06-19 | Jiao District, Changzhi | Luzhou District | disestablished & established | State Council [2018]87 |
| Cheng District, Changzhi | ||||
| Lucheng (CL-City) | Lucheng District | reorganized | ||
| Changzhi County | Shangdang District | reorganized | ||
| Tunliu County | Tunliu District | reorganized | ||
| 2019-11-06 | Taigu County | Taigu District | reorganized | State Council [2019]104 |
Population composition
Prefectures
| Prefecture | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Taiyuan | 4,201,591 | 3,344,392 |
| Changzhi | 3,334,564 | 3,138,991 |
| Datong | 3,318,057 | 3,001,508 |
| Jincheng | 2,279,151 | 2,160,984 |
| Jinzhong | 3,249,425 | 3,016,536 |
| Linfen | 4,316,612 | 3,950,845 |
| Lüliang | 3,727,057 | 3,381,630 |
| Shuozhou | 1,714,857 | 1,451,875 |
| Xinzhou | 3,067,501 | 2,938,344 |
| Yangquan | 1,368,502 | 1,273,116 |
| Yuncheng | 5,134,794 | 4,812,361 |
Counties
| Name | Prefecture | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Xiaodian | Taiyuan | 804,537 |
| Yingze | Taiyuan | 601,112 |
| Xinghualing | Taiyuan | 634,482 |
| Jiancaoping | Taiyuan | 415,705 |
| Wanbailin | Taiyuan | 749,255 |
| Jinyuan | Taiyuan | 221,431 |
| Qingxu | Taiyuan | 343,861 |
| Yangqu | Taiyuan | 120,228 |
| Loufan | Taiyuan | 105,841 |
| Gujiao | Taiyuan | 205,139 |
| Pingcheng | Datong | 723,013 |
| Yungang | Datong | 405,864 |
| Xinrong | Datong | 108,482 |
| Yunzhou | Datong | 185,777 |
| Yanggao | Datong | 272,488 |
| Tianzhen | Datong | 206,009 |
| Guangling | Datong | 182,613 |
| Lingqiu | Datong | 234,004 |
| Hunyuan | Datong | 343,486 |
| Zuoyun | Datong | 156,163 |
| Cheng(qu) | Yangquan | 193,106 |
| Kuang(qu) | Yangquan | 242,994 |
| Jiao(qu) | Yangquan | 286,055 |
| Pingding | Yangquan | 335,265 |
| Yu(xian) | Yangquan | 311,082 |
| Jiao(qu)→[Luzhou | Changzhi | 281,213 |
| Lucheng | Changzhi | 226,874 |
| Changzhi→Shangdang | Changzhi | 340,963 |
| Tunliu | Changzhi | 263,844 |
| Xiangyuan | Changzhi | 270,216 |
| Pingshun | Changzhi | 150,955 |
| Licheng | Changzhi | 158,541 |
| Huguan | Changzhi | 291,609 |
| Zhangzi | Changzhi | 353,266 |
| Wuxiang | Changzhi | 182,548 |
| Qin(xian) | Changzhi | 172,205 |
| Qinyuan | Changzhi | 158,702 |
| Cheng(qu) | Jincheng | 476,945 |
| Qinshui | Jincheng | 213,022 |
| Yangcheng | Jincheng | 388,788 |
| Lingchuan | Jincheng | 231,360 |
| Zezhou | Jincheng | 484,174 |
| Gaoping | Jincheng | 484,862 |
| Shuocheng | Shuozhou | 505,294 |
| Pinglu | Shuozhou | 203,793 |
| Shanyin | Shuozhou | 238,885 |
| Ying(xian) | Shuozhou | 327,973 |
| Youyu | Shuozhou | 112,063 |
| Huairen | Shuozhou | 326,849 |
| Yuci | Jinzhong | 635651 |
| Yushe | Jinzhong | 134648 |
| Zuoquan | Jinzhong | 161314 |
| Heshun | Jinzhong | 144178 |
| Xiyang | Jinzhong | 227896 |
| Shouyang | Jinzhong | 211014 |
| Taigu | Jinzhong | 298783 |
| Qi(xian) | Jinzhong | 265310 |
| Pingyao | Jinzhong | 502712 |
| Lingshi | Jinzhong | 261402 |
| Jiexiu | Jinzhong | 406517 |
| Yanhu | Yuncheng | 680,043 |
| Linyi | Yuncheng | 57,251 |
| Wanrong | Yuncheng | 439,364 |
| Wenxi | Yuncheng | 404,146 |
| Jishan | Yuncheng | 347,425 |
| Xinjiang | Yuncheng | 332,473 |
| Jiang(xian) | Yuncheng | 281,644 |
| Yuanqu | Yuncheng | 231,018 |
| Xiadu | Yuncheng | 352,821 |
| Pinglu | Yuncheng | 258,241 |
| Ruicheng | Yuncheng | 394,854 |
| Yongji | Yuncheng | 444,724 |
| Hejin | Yuncheng | 395,531 |
| Xinfu | Xinzhou | 544,682 |
| Dingxiang | Xinzhou | 217,468 |
| Wutai | Xinzhou | 299,390 |
| Dai(xian) | Xinzhou | 214,091 |
| Fanshi | Xinzhou | 266,800 |
| Ningwu | Xinzhou | 161,165 |
| Jingle | Xinzhou | 156,846 |
| Shenchi | Xinzhou | 106,538 |
| Wuzhai | Xinzhou | 107,632 |
| Kelan | Xinzhou | 84,395 |
| Hequ | Xinzhou | 145,136 |
| Baode | Xinzhou | 160,035 |
| Pianguan | Xinzhou | 112,111 |
| Yuanping | Xinzhou | 491,213 |
| Yaodu | Linfen | 944,050 |
| Quwo | Linfen | 237,033 |
| Yicheng | Linfen | 311,471 |
| Xiangfen | Linfen | 442,614 |
| Hongdong | Linfen | 733,421 |
| Gu(xian) | Linfen | 91,798 |
| Anze | Linfen | 82,012 |
| Fushan | Linfen | 127,831 |
| Ji(xian) | Linfen | 106,407 |
| Xiangning | Linfen | 233,162 |
| Pu(xian) | Linfen | 107,339 |
| Daning | Linfen | 64,501 |
| Yonghe | Linfen | 63,649 |
| Xi(xian) | Linfen | 103,617 |
| Fenxi | Linfen | 144,795 |
| Houma | Linfen | 240,005 |
| Huozhou | Linfen | 282,907 |
| Lishi | Lüliang | 320,142 |
| Wenshui | Lüliang | 421,200 |
| Jiaocheng | Lüliang | 230,522 |
| Xing(xian) | Lüliang | 279,369 |
| Lin(xian) | Lüliang | 579,069 |
| Liulin | Lüliang | 320,681 |
| Shilou | Lüliang | 111,814 |
| Lan(xian) | Lüliang | 174,180 |
| Fangshan | Lüliang | 143,809 |
| Zhongyang | Lüliang | 141,374 |
| Jiaokou | Lüliang | 119,919 |
| Xiaoyi | Lüliang | 468,766 |
| Fenyang | Lüliang | 416,212 |
| Kuang(qu) Template:Small | Datong | 500,158 |
| Cheng(qu) Template:Small | Changzhi | 483,628 |
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