List of administrative divisions of Anhui explained

Anhui Province
Type:	Province
Capital:	Hefei
Prefectural Cities:	16
County Cities:	9
Counties:	50
Districts:	45
Towns:	898
Townships:	377
Ethnic Townships:	7
Subdistricts:	225
Communities:	3,480
Villages:	14,514

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.

Prefecture level	County Level
	Name	Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Division code^[1]
Hefei city Chinese: 合肥市 Chinese: Héféi Shì (Capital) (3401 / HFE)		Chinese: 瑶海区	Chinese: Yáohǎi Qū	340102	YAI
		Chinese: 庐阳区	Chinese: Lúyáng Qū	340103	LUG
		Chinese: 蜀山区	Chinese: Shǔshān Qū	340104	SSA
		Chinese: 包河区	Chinese: Bāohé Qū	340111	BAH
		Chinese: 长丰县	Chinese: Chángfēng Xiàn	340121	CFG
		Chinese: 肥东县	Chinese: Féidōng Xiàn	340122	FDO
		Chinese: 肥西县	Chinese: Féixī Xiàn	340123	FIX
		Chinese: 庐江县	Chinese: Lújiāng Xiàn	340124	LJG
	Chaohu city	Chinese: 巢湖市	Chinese: Cháohú Shì	340181	CHB
Wuhu city Chinese: 芜湖市 Chinese: Wúhú Shì (3402 / WHI)		Chinese: 镜湖区	Chinese: Jìnghú Qū	340202	JHW
	Chinese: 弋江区	Chinese: Yìjiāng Qū	340203	YIJ
	Chinese: 鸠江区	Chinese: Jiūjiāng Qū	340207	JJW
	Chinese: 湾沚区	Chinese: Wānzhǐ Qū	340209
	Chinese: 繁昌区	Chinese: Fánchāng Qū	340210
	Chinese: 南陵县	Chinese: Nánlíng Xiàn	340223	NLX
Wuwei city	Chinese: 无为市	Chinese: Wúwéi shì	340281
Bengbu city Chinese: 蚌埠市 Chinese: Bèngbù Shì (3403 / BBU)		Chinese: 龙子湖区	Chinese: Lóngzǐhú Qū	340302	LOZ
	Chinese: 蚌山区	Chinese: Bèngshān Qū	340303	BES
	Chinese: 禹会区	Chinese: Yǔhuì Qū	340304	YUI
	Chinese: 淮上区	Chinese: Huáishàng Qū	340311	HIQ
	Chinese: 怀远县	Chinese: Huáiyuǎn Xiàn	340321	HYW
	Chinese: 五河县	Chinese: Wǔhé Xiàn	340322	WHE
	Chinese: 固镇县	Chinese: Gùzhèn Xiàn	340323	GZX
Huainan city Chinese: 淮南市 Chinese: Huáinán Shì (3404 / HNS)		Chinese: 大通区	Chinese: Dàtōng Qū	340402	DTQ
	Chinese: 田家庵区	Chinese: Tiánjiā'ān Qū	340403	TJA
	Chinese: 谢家集区	Chinese: Xièjiājí Qū	340404	XJJ
	Chinese: 八公山区	Chinese: Bāgōngshān Qū	340405	BGS
	Chinese: 潘集区	Chinese: Pānjí Qū	340406	PJI
	Chinese: 凤台县	Chinese: Fèngtái Xiàn	340421	FTX
Shouxian County	Chinese: 寿县	Chinese: Shòuxiàn	340422	SHO
Ma'anshan city Chinese: 马鞍山市 Chinese: Mǎ'ānshān Shì (3405 / MAA)		Chinese: 花山区	Chinese: Huāshān Qū	340503	HSM
	Chinese: 雨山区	Chinese: Yǔshān Qū	340504	YSQ
	Chinese: 博望区	Chinese: Bówàng Qū	340506	BWG
	Chinese: 当涂县	Chinese: Dāngtú Xiàn	340521	DTU
	Chinese: 含山县	Chinese: Hánshān Xiàn	340522	HSW
Hexian County	Chinese: 和县	Chinese: Héxiàn	340523	HEX
Huaibei city Chinese: 淮北市 Chinese: Huáiběi Shì (3406 / HBE)		Chinese: 杜集区	Chinese: Dùjí Qū	340602	DJQ
	Chinese: 相山区	Chinese: Xiàngshān Qū	340603	XSA
	Chinese: 烈山区	Chinese: Lièshān Qū	340604	LHB
	Chinese: 濉溪县	Chinese: Suīxī Xiàn	340621	SXW
Tongling city Chinese: 铜陵市 Chinese: Tónglíng Shì (3407 / TOL)		Chinese: 铜官区	Chinese: Tóngguān Qū	340705	TGG
	Chinese: 义安区	Chinese: Yì'ān Qū	340706	YIA
Jiaoqu District	Chinese: 郊区	Chinese: Jiāoqū	340711	JTL
	Chinese: 枞阳县	Chinese: Zōngyáng Xiàn	340722	ZYW
Anqing city Chinese: 安庆市 Chinese: Ānqìng Shì (3408 / AQG)		Chinese: 迎江区	Chinese: Yíngjiāng Qū	340802	YJQ
	Chinese: 大观区	Chinese: Dàguān Qū	340803	DGQ
	Chinese: 宜秀区	Chinese: Yíxiù Qū	340811	YUU
	Chinese: 怀宁县	Chinese: Huáiníng Xiàn	340822	HNW
	Chinese: 太湖县	Chinese: Tàihú Xiàn	340825	THU
	Chinese: 宿松县	Chinese: Sùsōng Xiàn	340826	SUS
	Chinese: 望江县	Chinese: Wàngjiāng Xiàn	340827	WJX
	Chinese: 岳西县	Chinese: Yuèxī Xiàn	340828	YXW
Tongcheng city	Chinese: 桐城市	Chinese: Tóngchéng Shì	340881	TCW
Qianshan city	Chinese: 潜山市	Chinese: Qiánshān Shì	340882
Huangshan city Chinese: 黄山市 Chinese: Huángshān Shì (3410 / HSN)		Chinese: 屯溪区	Chinese: Túnxī Qū	341002	TXN
	Chinese: 黄山区	Chinese: Huángshān Qū	341003	HSK
	Chinese: 徽州区	Chinese: Huīzhōu Qū	341004	HZQ
Shexian County	Chinese: 歙县	Chinese: Shèxiàn	341021	SEX
	Chinese: 休宁县	Chinese: Xiūníng Xiàn	341022	XUN
Yixian County	Chinese: 黟县	Chinese: Yīxiàn	341023	YIW
	Chinese: 祁门县	Chinese: Qímén Xiàn	341024	QMN
Chuzhou city Chinese: 滁州市 Chinese: Chúzhōu Shì (3411 / CUZ)		Chinese: 琅琊区	Chinese: Lángyá Qū	341102	LYV
	Chinese: 南谯区	Chinese: Nánqiáo Qū	341103	NQQ
	Chinese: 来安县	Chinese: Lái'ān Xiàn	341122	LAX
	Chinese: 全椒县	Chinese: Quánjiāo Xiàn	341124	QJO
	Chinese: 定远县	Chinese: Dìngyuǎn Xiàn	341125	DYW
	Chinese: 凤阳县	Chinese: Fèngyáng Xiàn	341126	FYG
Tianchang city	Chinese: 天长市	Chinese: Tiāncháng Shì	341181	TNC
Mingguang city	Chinese: 明光市	Chinese: Míngguāng Shì	341182	MGG
Fuyang city Chinese: 阜阳市 Chinese: Fùyáng Shì (3412 / FYS)		Chinese: 颍州区	Chinese: Yǐngzhōu Qū	341202	YGZ
	Chinese: 颍东区	Chinese: Yǐngdōng Qū	341203	YDO
	Chinese: 颍泉区	Chinese: Yǐngquán Qū	341204	YQQ
	Chinese: 临泉县	Chinese: Línquán Xiàn	341221	LQN
	Chinese: 太和县	Chinese: Tàihé Xiàn	341222	TIH
	Chinese: 阜南县	Chinese: Fùnán Xiàn	341225	FNX
	Chinese: 颍上县	Chinese: Yǐngshàng Xiàn	341226	YSW
Jieshou city	Chinese: 界首市	Chinese: Jièshǒu Shì	341282	JSW
Suzhou city Chinese: 宿州市 Chinese: Sùzhōu Shì (3413 / SUZ)		Chinese: 埇桥区	Chinese: Yǒngqiáo Qū	341302	YQO
	Chinese: 砀山县	Chinese: Dàngshān Xiàn	341321	DSW
Xiaoxian County	Chinese: 萧县	Chinese: Xiāoxiàn	341322	XIO
	Chinese: 灵璧县	Chinese: Língbì Xiàn	341323	LBI
Sixian County	Chinese: 泗县	Chinese: Sìxiàn	341324	SIX
Lu'an city Chinese: 六安市 Chinese: Lù'ān Shì (3415 / LAW)		Chinese: 金安区	Chinese: Jīn'ān Qū	341502	JAU
	Chinese: 裕安区	Chinese: Yù'ān Qū	341503	YAQ
	Chinese: 叶集区	Chinese: Yèjí Qū	341504	YEJ
	Chinese: 霍邱县	Chinese: Huòqiū Xiàn	341522	HQI
	Chinese: 舒城县	Chinese: Shūchéng Xiàn	341523	SCW
	Chinese: 金寨县	Chinese: Jīnzhài Xiàn	341524	JZX
	Chinese: 霍山县	Chinese: Huòshān Xiàn	341525	HOS
Bozhou city Chinese: 亳州市 Chinese: Bózhōu Shì (3416 / BOZ)		Chinese: 谯城区	Chinese: Qiáochéng Qū	341602	QCH
	Chinese: 涡阳县	Chinese: Guōyáng Xiàn	341621	GOY
	Chinese: 蒙城县	Chinese: Méngchéng Xiàn	341622	MCX
	Chinese: 利辛县	Chinese: Lìxīn Xiàn	341623	LIX
Chizhou city Chinese: 池州市 Chinese: Chízhōu Shì (3417 / CIZ)		Chinese: 贵池区	Chinese: Guìchí Qū	341702	GCI
	Chinese: 东至县	Chinese: Dōngzhì Xiàn	341721	DZI
	Chinese: 石台县	Chinese: Shítái Xiàn	341722	SHT
	Chinese: 青阳县	Chinese: Qīngyáng Xiàn	341723	QGY
Xuancheng city Chinese: 宣城市 Chinese: Xuānchéng Shì (3418 / XCI)		Chinese: 宣州区	Chinese: Xuānzhōu Qū	341802	XZO
	Chinese: 郎溪县	Chinese: Lángxī Xiàn	341821	LGX
Jingxian County	Chinese: 泾县	Chinese: Jīngxiàn	341823	JXA
	Chinese: 旌德县	Chinese: Jīngdé Xiàn	341824	JXW
	Chinese: 绩溪县	Chinese: Jìxī Xiàn	341825	JDE
Ningguo city	Chinese: 宁国市	Chinese: Níngguó Shì	341881	NGU
Guangde city	Chinese: 广德市	Chinese: Guǎngdé shì	341882

Administrative divisions history

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date	Before	After	Note	Reference^[2] ^[3]
1980-01-29	Wuhu Prefecture	Xuancheng Prefecture	renamed
	Huizhou Prefecture		transferred
	↳ Ningguo County	↳ Ningguo County	transferred
	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	Xiangshan District	Duji District	established
		Lieshan District	established
	Dongshi District	Jiao District, Bengbu	established
	Xishi District		established
	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
	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	Jinjiazhuang District	Jiao District, Ma'anshan	established
	Huashan District		established
	Yushan District		established
	Xiangshan District		established
1983-10-08	Chaohu Prefecture	Hefei (PL-City)	transferred
	↳ Feidong County	↳ Feidong County	transferred
	Lu'an Prefecture	Hefei (PL-City)	transferred
	↳ Feixi County	↳ Feixi County	transferred
	Xuancheng Prefecture	Wuhu (PL-City)	transferred
	↳ Fanchang County	↳ Fanchang County	transferred
	↳ Nanling County	↳ Nanling County	transferred
	↳ Qingyang County	↳ Qingyang County	transferred
	Xuancheng Prefecture	Ma'anshan (PL-City)	transferred
	↳ Dangtu County	↳ Dangtu County	transferred
	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
	She County	Huizhou District	established
1988-08-17	Anqing Prefecture	Anqing (PL-City)	reorganized
	Anqing Prefecture	Chizhou Prefecture	established
	↳ Guichi County	↳ Guichi (CL-City)	transferred & reorganized
	↳ Dongzhi County	↳ Dongzhi County	transferred
	↳ Shitai County	↳ Shitai County	transferred
	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
	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	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
	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
	Dangtu County	Bowang District	established
2015-10-13	Tongguanshan District	Tongguan District	merged	State Council [2015]181
	Shizishan District
	Huoqiu County	Yeji District	established
	Anqing (PL-City)	Tongling (PL-City)	transferred
	↳ Zongyang County	↳ Zongyang County	transferred
2015-12-03	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
	3,873,000	3,574,000

Counties

Name	Prefecture	2010
	Hefei	902,830
	Hefei	609,239
	Hefei	1,022,321
	Hefei	817,686
	Hefei	629,535
	Hefei	861,960
	Hefei	858,895
	Hefei	973,850
	Hefei	780,700
	Wuhu	533,330
	Wuhu	309,514
	Wuhu	421,695
	Wuhu	294,039
	Wuhu	257,764
	Wuhu	404,278
	Wuhu	1,180,069
	Bengbu	243,123
	Bengbu	334,426
	Bengbu	249,361
	Bengbu	145,874
	Bengbu	1,028,066
	Bengbu	621,973
	Bengbu	541,644
	Huainan	180,917
	Huainan	593,981
	Huainan	320,251
	Huainan	175,993
	Huainan	395,684
	Huainan	667,070
	Lu'an → Huainan	1,008,116
	Ma'anshan	431,859
	Ma'anshan	309,672
	Ma'anshan	169,888
	Ma'anshan	624,771
	Ma'anshan	376,436
	Ma'anshan	460,161
	Huaibei	324,398
	Huaibei	467,358
	Huaibei	321,565
	Huaibei	1,000,955
	Tongling
	Tongling	72,301
	Tongling	249,595
	Tongling	839,000
	Anqing	251,000
	Anqing	275,000
	Anqing	254,000
	Anqing	593,000
	Anqing	500,000
	Anqing	515,000
	Anqing	571,000
	Anqing	527,000
	Anqing	322,000
	Anqing	664,000
	Huangshan	217,600
	Huangshan	147,600
	Huangshan	95,500
	Huangshan	409,300
	Huangshan	250,500
	Huangshan	80,700
	Huangshan	157,800
	Chuzhou	310427
	Chuzhou	251,894
	Chuzhou	432,021
	Chuzhou	383,885
	Chuzhou	779,174
	Chuzhou	644,895
	Chuzhou	602,840
	Chuzhou	532,732
	Fuyang	691,698
	Fuyang	519,562
	Fuyang	557,687
	Fuyang	1,543,218
	Fuyang	1,361,145
	Fuyang	1,168,117
	Fuyang	1,196,535
	Fuyang	561,956
	Suzhou	1,647,642
	Suzhou	800,408
	Suzhou	1,130,916
	Suzhou	975,308
	Suzhou	798,650
	Lu'an	923,938
	Lu'an	854,645
	Lu'an
	Lu'an	1,246,129
	Lu'an	749,273
	Lu'an	514,456
	Lu'an	315,144
	Bozhou	1,409,436
	Bozhou	1212054
	Bozhou	1,062,080
	Bozhou	1,167,087
	Chizhou	595,268
	Chizhou	468,280
	Chizhou	92,238
	Chizhou	246,732
	Xuancheng	772,500
	Xuancheng	320,600
	Xuancheng	487,200
	Xuancheng	299,600
	Xuancheng	156100
	Xuancheng	120,000
	Xuancheng	376,900
	Tongling	287,765
	Tongling	114,297
	Wuhu	144,378

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2012/index.html . zh:2012国家统计局统计用区划代码 . . zh-hans.
2. Web site: zh:中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). http://www.gov.cn/test/2006-02/27/content_212020.htm. www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. 11 January 2016.
3. Web site: zh:县级以上行政区划变更情况 (1999-present). http://202.108.98.30/description?dcpid=1. www.mca.gov.cn. Ministry of Civial Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 11 January 2016.