List of administrative divisions of Anhui
Anhui, 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 Anhui.
Administrative divisions history
Recent changes in administrative divisions
Date |
Before |
After |
Note |
Reference[2][3]
|
1980-01-29 |
Wuhu Prefecture |
Xuancheng Prefecture |
renamed |
|
parts of Huizhou Prefecture |
transferred
|
↳ Ningguo County |
↳ Ningguo County |
transferred
|
parts of Wuhu Prefecture |
Wuhu (P-City) |
transferred
|
↳ Wuhu County |
↳ Wuhu County |
transferred
|
Chizhou Prefecture |
Anqing Prefecture |
disestablished
|
↳ Guichi County |
↳ Guichi County |
transferred
|
↳ Dongzhi County |
↳ Dongzhi County |
transferred
|
Chizhou Prefecture |
Huizhou Prefecture |
disestablished
|
↳ Taiping County |
↳ Taiping County |
transferred
|
↳ Shitai County |
↳ Shitai County |
transferred
|
Chizhou Prefecture |
Xuancheng Prefecture |
disestablished
|
↳ Qingyang County |
↳ Qingyang County |
transferred
|
1980-05-08 |
parts of Xiangshan District |
Duji District |
established |
|
Lieshan District |
established
|
parts of Dongshi District |
Jiao District, Bengbu |
established |
|
parts of Xishi District |
established
|
parts of Zhongshi District |
established
|
1980-07-30 |
Xiangyang District |
Tongguanshan District |
renamed |
|
Hongxing District |
Shizishan District |
renamed
|
1980-10-03 |
Gugou District |
Panji District |
renamed |
|
1982-11-15 |
Chu County |
Chuzhou (PC-City) |
reorganized |
|
parts of Chao County |
Chaohu (PC-City) |
reorganized |
|
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)
|
1983-09-06 |
parts of Jinjiazhuang District |
Jiao District, Ma'anshan |
established |
|
parts of Huashan District |
established
|
parts of Yushan District |
established
|
parts of Xiangshan District |
established
|
1983-10-08 |
parts of Chaohu Prefecture |
Hefei (PL-City) |
transferred |
|
↳ Feidong County |
↳ Feidong County |
transferred
|
parts of Lu'an Prefecture |
Hefei (PL-City) |
transferred
|
↳ Feixi County |
↳ Feixi County |
transferred
|
parts of Xuancheng Prefecture |
Wuhu (PL-City) |
transferred |
|
↳ Fanchang County |
↳ Fanchang County |
transferred
|
↳ Nanling County |
↳ Nanling County |
transferred
|
↳ Qingyang County |
↳ Qingyang County |
transferred
|
parts of Xuancheng Prefecture |
Ma'anshan (PL-City) |
transferred |
|
↳ Dangtu County |
↳ Dangtu County |
transferred
|
parts of Suxian Prefecture |
Bengbu (PL-City) |
transferred |
|
↳ Huaiyuan County |
↳ Huaiyuan County |
transferred
|
↳ Guzhen County |
↳ Guzhen County |
transferred
|
↳ Wuhe County |
↳ Wuhe County |
transferred
|
Chao County |
Chaohu (CL-City) |
merged into |
|
Taiping County |
Huangshan (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
1984-02-01 |
Jiao District, Huaibei |
Xiangshan District |
merged into |
|
Lieshan District |
merged into
|
Duji District |
merged into
|
1984-10-29 |
Jiao District, Ma'anshan |
Xiangshan District |
merged into |
|
Siheshan District |
Sihe District |
renamed |
|
1986-03-11 |
Bo County |
Bozhou (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
1987-06-10 |
Xuancheng County |
Xuanzhou (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
1987-07-17 |
Tongshan District |
Jiao District, Tongling |
merged into |
|
1987-11-27 |
Huizhou Prefecture |
Huangshan (PL-City) |
reorganized |
|
Tunxi (CL-City) |
Tunxi District |
reorganized
|
Huangshan (CL-City) |
Huangshan District |
reorganized
|
parts of She County |
Huizhou District |
established
|
1988-08-17 |
Anqing Prefecture |
Anqing (PL-City) |
reorganized |
|
parts of Anqing Prefecture |
Chizhou Prefecture |
established |
|
↳ Guichi County |
↳ Guichi (CL-City) |
transferred & reorganized
|
↳ Dongzhi County |
↳ Dongzhi County |
transferred
|
↳ Shitai County |
↳ Shitai County |
transferred
|
parts of Wuhu (PL-City) |
Chizhou Prefecture |
established
|
↳ Qingyang County |
↳ Qingyang County |
transferred
|
1989-08-17 |
Jieshou County |
Jieshou (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
1990-02-28 |
Yuxikou District |
Jiujiang District |
disestablished & established |
|
Siheshan District
|
Jiao District, Wuhu
|
1992-11-20 |
Fuyang County |
Fuyang (CL-City) |
merged into |
Civil Affairs [1992]152
|
Lu'an County |
Lu'an (CL-City) |
merged into
|
Su County |
Suzhou (CL-City) |
merged into
|
1992-12-20 |
Chuxian Prefecture |
Chuzhou (PL-City) |
reorganized |
State Council [1992]201
|
Chuzhou (CL-City) |
Langya District |
reorganized
|
Nanqiao District |
reorganized
|
1993-09-18 |
Tianchang County |
Tianchang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1993]187
|
1994-05-31 |
Jiashan County |
Mingguang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1994]87
|
1996-01-01 |
Fuyang Prefecture |
Fuyang (PL-City) |
reorganized |
State Council [1996]1
|
Fuyang (CL-City) |
Yingzhou District |
disestablished & established
|
Yingdong District |
disestablished & established
|
Yingquan District |
disestablished & established
|
1996-08-20 |
Tongcheng County |
Tongcheng (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1996]59
|
1997-03-11 |
Ningguo County |
Ningguo (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
1998-02-01 |
Fuyang (PL-City) |
provincial-controlled |
transferred |
|
↳ Bozhou (CL-City) |
↳ Bozhou (CL-City) |
transferred
|
1998-12-06 |
Suxian Prefecture |
Suzhou (PL-City) |
reorganized |
|
Suzhou (CL-City) |
Yongqiao District |
reorganized
|
1999-07-09 |
Chaohu Prefecture |
Chaohu (PL-City) |
reorganized |
State Council [1999]80
|
Chaohu (CL-City) |
Juchao District |
reorganized
|
1999-09-02 |
Lu'an Prefecture |
Lu'an (PL-City) |
reorganized |
State Council [1999]109
|
Lu'an (CL-City) |
Jin'an District |
disestablished & established
|
Yu'an District |
disestablished & established
|
2000-05-21 |
provincial-controlled |
Bozhou (PL-City) |
established |
State Council [2000]47
|
↳ Bozhou (CL-City) |
Qiaocheng District |
transferred & reorganized
|
parts of Fuyang (PL-City) |
Bozhou (PL-City) |
transferred
|
↳ Woyang County |
↳ Woyang County |
transferred
|
↳ Mengcheng County |
↳ Mengcheng County |
transferred
|
↳ Lixin County |
↳ Lixin County |
transferred
|
2000-06-25 |
Chizhou Prefecture |
Chizhou (PL-City) |
reorganized |
State Council [2000]85
|
Chizhou (CL-City) |
Guichi District |
reorganized
|
Xuancheng Prefecture |
Xuancheng (PL-City) |
reorganized |
State Council [2000]87
|
Xuanzhou (CL-City) |
Xuanzhou District |
reorganized
|
2001-07-01 |
parts of Xiangshan District |
Jinjiazhuang District |
disestablished & merged into |
State Council [2001]75
|
Huashan District |
disestablished & merged into
|
Yushan District |
disestablished & merged into
|
2002-02-01 |
Dongshi District, Hefei |
Yaohai District |
renamed |
State Council [2002]10
|
Zhongshi District, Hefei |
Luyang District |
renamed
|
Xishi District, Hefei |
Shushan District |
renamed
|
Shijiao District, Hefei |
Baohe District |
renamed
|
2004-01-10 |
Dongshi District, Bengbu |
Longzihu District |
renamed |
State Council [2004]4
|
Zhongshi District, Bengbu |
Bengshan District |
renamed
|
Xishi District, Bengbu |
Yuhui District |
renamed
|
Jiao District, Bengbu |
Huaishang District |
renamed
|
2005-05-30 |
Jiao District, Anqing |
Yixiu District |
renamed |
State Council [2005]38
|
2005-09-30 |
Xinwu District |
Jinghu District |
merged into |
State Council [2005]77
|
parts of Matang District |
Sanshan District |
established
|
Matang District |
Yijiang District |
renamed
|
2011-07-14 |
Chaohu (PL-City) |
Hefei (PL-City) |
disestablished & merged into |
State Council [2011]84
|
↳ Lujiang County |
↳ Lujiang County |
transferred
|
↳ Juchao District |
↳ Chaohu (CL-City) |
transferred & reorganized
|
Chaohu (PL-City) |
Ma'anshan (PL-City) |
disestablished & merged into
|
↳ Hanshan County |
↳ Hanshan County |
transferred
|
↳ He County |
↳ He County |
transferred
|
Chaohu (PL-City) |
Wuhu (PL-City) |
disestablished & merged into
|
↳ Wuwei County |
↳ Wuwei County |
transferred
|
2012-09-17 |
Jinjiazhuang District |
Huashan District |
merged into |
State Council [2012]103
|
parts of Dangtu County |
Bowang District |
established
|
2015-10-13 |
Tongguanshan District |
Tongguan District |
merged |
State Council [2015]181
|
Shizishan District
|
parts of Huoqiu County |
Yeji District |
established
|
parts of Anqing (PL-City) |
Tongling (PL-City) |
transferred
|
↳ Zongyang County |
↳ Zongyang County |
transferred
|
2015-12-03 |
parts of Lu'an (PL-City) |
Huainan (PL-City) |
transferred |
State Council [2015]206
|
↳ Shou County |
↳ Shou County |
transferred
|
Tongling County |
Yi'an District |
reorganized
|
2018-07-02 |
Qianshan County |
Qianshan (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [2018]104
|
2019-11-20 |
Wuwei County |
Wuwei (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [2019]125
|
2020-07-?? |
Sanshan District |
Yijiang District |
merged into |
|
Wuhu County |
Wanzhi District |
reorganized
|
Population composition
Prefectures
Prefecture
|
2010
|
2000
|
Hefei
|
5,702,466
|
4,467,384
|
Anqing
|
5,311,000
|
5,180,000
|
Bengbu
|
3,164,467
|
3,040,605
|
Bozhou
|
4,850,657
|
5,078,908
|
Chizhou
|
1,402,518
|
1,389,469
|
Chuzhou
|
3,937,868
|
4,001,488
|
Fuyang
|
7,599,918
|
8,003,963
|
Huaibei
|
2,114,276
|
1,8746,00
|
Huainan
|
2,333,896
|
2,040,649
|
Huangshan
|
1,359,000
|
1,370,000
|
Lu'an
|
5,611,701
|
5,953,440
|
Ma'anshan
|
1,366,302
|
1,196,916
|
Suzhou
|
5,352,924
|
5,189,425
|
Tongling
|
723,958
|
684,600
|
Wuhu
|
2,263,123
|
2,115,421
|
Xuancheng
|
2,532,900
|
2,658,600
|
Chaohu (disestablished)
|
3,873,000
|
3,574,000
|
Counties
Name |
Prefecture |
2010
|
Yaohai |
Hefei |
902,830
|
Luyang |
Hefei |
609,239
|
Shushan |
Hefei |
1,022,321
|
Baohe |
Hefei |
817,686
|
Changfeng |
Hefei |
629,535
|
Feidong |
Hefei |
861,960
|
Feixi |
Hefei |
858,895
|
Lujiang |
Hefei |
973,850
|
Juchao → Chaohu |
Hefei |
780,700
|
Jinghu |
Wuhu |
533,330
|
Yijiang |
Wuhu |
309,514
|
Jiujiang |
Wuhu |
421,695
|
Wuhu → Wanzhi |
Wuhu |
294,039
|
Fanchang |
Wuhu |
257,764
|
Nanling |
Wuhu |
404,278
|
Wuwei |
Wuhu |
1,180,069
|
Longzihu |
Bengbu |
243,123
|
Bengshan |
Bengbu |
334,426
|
Yuhui |
Bengbu |
249,361
|
Huaishang |
Bengbu |
145,874
|
Huaiyuan |
Bengbu |
1,028,066
|
Wuhe |
Bengbu |
621,973
|
Guzhen |
Bengbu |
541,644
|
Datong |
Huainan |
180,917
|
Tianjia'an |
Huainan |
593,981
|
Xiejiaji |
Huainan |
320,251
|
Bagongshan |
Huainan |
175,993
|
Panji |
Huainan |
395,684
|
Fengtai |
Huainan |
667,070
|
Shou(xian) |
Lu'an → Huainan |
1,008,116
|
Huashan |
Ma'anshan |
431,859
|
Yushan |
Ma'anshan |
309,672
|
Bowang |
Ma'anshan |
169,888
|
Dangtu |
Ma'anshan |
624,771
|
Hanshan |
Ma'anshan |
376,436
|
He(xian) |
Ma'anshan |
460,161
|
Duji |
Huaibei |
324,398
|
Xiangshan |
Huaibei |
467,358
|
Lieshan |
Huaibei |
321,565
|
Suixi |
Huaibei |
1,000,955
|
Tongguanshan |
Tongling |
(not established)
|
Jiao(qu) |
Tongling |
72,301
|
Tongling |
Tongling |
249,595
|
Zongyang |
Tongling |
839,000
|
Yingjiang |
Anqing |
251,000
|
Daguan |
Anqing |
275,000
|
Yixiu |
Anqing |
254,000
|
Huaining |
Anqing |
593,000
|
Qianshan |
Anqing |
500,000
|
Taihu |
Anqing |
515,000
|
Susong |
Anqing |
571,000
|
Wangjiang |
Anqing |
527,000
|
Yuexi |
Anqing |
322,000
|
Tongcheng |
Anqing |
664,000
|
Tunxi |
Huangshan |
217,600
|
Huangshan |
Huangshan |
147,600
|
Huizhou |
Huangshan |
95,500
|
She(xian) |
Huangshan |
409,300
|
Xiuning |
Huangshan |
250,500
|
Yi(xian) |
Huangshan |
80,700
|
Qimen |
Huangshan |
157,800
|
Langya |
Chuzhou |
310427
|
Nanqiao |
Chuzhou |
251,894
|
Lai'an |
Chuzhou |
432,021
|
Quanjiao |
Chuzhou |
383,885
|
Dingyuan |
Chuzhou |
779,174
|
Fengyang |
Chuzhou |
644,895
|
Mingguang |
Chuzhou |
602,840
|
Tianchang |
Chuzhou |
532,732
|
Yingzhou |
Fuyang |
691,698
|
Yingdong |
Fuyang |
519,562
|
Yingquan |
Fuyang |
557,687
|
Linquan |
Fuyang |
1,543,218
|
Taihe |
Fuyang |
1,361,145
|
Funan |
Fuyang |
1,168,117
|
Yingshang |
Fuyang |
1,196,535
|
Jieshou |
Fuyang |
561,956
|
Yongqiao |
Suzhou |
1,647,642
|
Dangshan |
Suzhou |
800,408
|
Xiao(xian) |
Suzhou |
1,130,916
|
Lingbi |
Suzhou |
975,308
|
Si(xian) |
Suzhou |
798,650
|
Jin'an |
Lu'an |
923,938
|
Yu'an |
Lu'an |
854,645
|
Yeji |
Lu'an |
(not established)
|
Huoqiu |
Lu'an |
1,246,129
|
Shucheng |
Lu'an |
749,273
|
Jinzhai |
Lu'an |
514,456
|
Huoshan |
Lu'an |
315,144
|
Qiaocheng |
Bozhou |
1,409,436
|
Guoyang |
Bozhou |
1212054
|
Mengcheng |
Bozhou |
1,062,080
|
Lixin |
Bozhou |
1,167,087
|
Guichi |
Chizhou |
595,268
|
Dongzhi |
Chizhou |
468,280
|
Shitai |
Chizhou |
92,238
|
Qingyang |
Chizhou |
246,732
|
Xuanzhou |
Xuancheng |
772,500
|
Langxi |
Xuancheng |
320,600
|
Guangde |
Xuancheng |
487,200
|
Jing(xian) |
Xuancheng |
299,600
|
Jixi |
Xuancheng |
156100
|
Jingde |
Xuancheng |
120,000
|
Ningguo |
Xuancheng |
376,900
|
Tongguanshan (disestablished) |
Tongling |
287,765
|
Shizishan (disestablished) |
Tongling |
114,297
|
Sanshan (disestablished) |
Wuhu |
144,378
|
References
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