List of administrative divisions of Chongqing explained

Chongqing is the largest of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China and is further divided into 26 districts, 8 counties, and 4 autonomous counties.

It had 17 counties until October 2011, when Qijiang County and Wansheng District were merged to form the new Qijiang District, and Dazu County and Shuangqiao District were merged to form the new Dazu District.^[1]

From October 2011 to June 2014, Chongqing had 15 counties until Bishan and Tongliang Counties were upgraded into district status. Two further counties were upgraded into district Tongnan and Rongchang Counties were upgraded into districts. In 2016 there additional counties were upgraded into district Kaizhou, Wulong and Liangping.

Municipality of Chongqing
Type:	Municipality
Seat:	Yuzhong District
Counties:	8
Autonomous Counties:	4
Districts:	26
Towns Areas:	557
Townships Areas:	272
Ethnic Townships:	14
Subdistricts:	160
Communities:	3,085
Villages:	8,043

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 county-level divisions of Chongqing.

County Level
Name	Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Division code^[2]		Area (km²)	Population (2020 census)^[3]	Density (/km²)
	Chinese: 万州区	Chinese: Wànzhōu Qū	500101	WZO	3,457	1,564,449	452
	Chinese: 涪陵区	Chinese: Fúlíng Qū	500102	FLG	2,946	1,115,016	378
Yuzhong District	Chinese: 渝中区	Chinese: Yúzhōng Qū	500103	YZQ	22	588,717	26,759
	Chinese: 大渡口区	Chinese: Dàdùkǒu Qū	500104	DDK	103	421,904	4,096
	Chinese: 江北区	Chinese: Jiāngběi Qū	500105	JBE	221	925,800	4,189
	Chinese: 沙坪坝区	Chinese: Shāpíngbà Qū	500106	SPB	383	1,477,345	3,857
	Chinese: 九龙坡区	Chinese: Jiǔlóngpō Qū	500107	JLP	432	1,526,821	3,534
	Chinese: 南岸区	Chinese: Nán'àn Qū	500108	NAQ	274	1,197,639	4,370
	Chinese: 北碚区	Chinese: Běibèi Qū	500109	BBE	755	834,887	1106
	Chinese: 綦江区	Chinese: Qíjiāng Qū	500110	QJC	2,748	1,011,334	368
	Chinese: 大足区	Chinese: Dàzú Qū	500111	DZC	1,433	834,592	582
	Chinese: 渝北区	Chinese: Yúběi Qū	500112	YBE	1,452	2,191,493	1059
	Chinese: 巴南区	Chinese: Bānán Qū	500113	BNN	1,825	1,178,856	646
	Chinese: 黔江区	Chinese: Qiánjiāng Qū	500114	QJU	2,397	487,281	203
	Chinese: 长寿区	Chinese: Chángshòu Qū	500115	CSO	1,415	692,960	490
	Chinese: 江津区	Chinese: Jiāngjīn Qū	500116	JJY	3,200	1,359,611	425
	Chinese: 合川区	Chinese: Héchuān Qū	500117	HEC	2,356	1,245,294	529
	Chinese: 永川区	Chinese: Yǒngchuān Qū	500118	YCP	1,576	1,148,896	729
	Chinese: 南川区	Chinese: Nánchuān Qū	500119	NCU	2,602	572,362	220
	Chinese: 璧山区	Chinese: Bìshān Qū	500120	BSA	912	756,022	829
	Chinese: 铜梁区	Chinese: Tóngliáng Qū	500151	TLQ	1,342	685,729	511
	Chinese: 潼南区	Chinese: Tóngnán Qū	500152	TNT	1,585	688,115	434
	Chinese: 荣昌区	Chinese: Róngchāng Qū	500153	RGQ	1,079	668,977	620
	Chinese: 开州区	Chinese: Kāizhōu Qū	500154	KZU	3,959	1,203,306	304
	Chinese: 梁平区	Chinese: Liángpíng Qū	500155	LPQ	1,890	645,315	341
	Chinese: 武隆区	Chinese: Wǔlóng Qū	500156	WLO	2,872	356,748	124
	Chinese: 城口县	Chinese: Chéngkǒu Xiàn	500229	CKO	3,286	197,497	60
	Chinese: 丰都县	Chinese: Fēngdū Xiàn	500230	FDU	2,896	557,374	192
	Chinese: 垫江县	Chinese: Diànjiāng Xiàn	500231	DJG	1,518	650,694	429
Zhongxian County	Chinese: 忠县	Chinese: Zhōngxiàn	500233	ZHX	2,184	720,976	330
	Chinese: 云阳县	Chinese: Yúnyáng Xiàn	500235	YNY	3,634	929,034	256
	Chinese: 奉节县	Chinese: Fèngjié Xiàn	500236	FJE	4,087	744,836	182
	Chinese: 巫山县	Chinese: Wūshān Xiàn	500237	WSN	2,958	462,462	156
	Chinese: 巫溪县	Chinese: Wūxī Xiàn	500238	WXX	4,030	388,685	96
	Chinese: 石柱县	Chinese: Shízhù Xiàn	500240	SZY	3,013	389,001	129
	Chinese: 秀山县	Chinese: Xiùshān Xiàn	500241	XUS	2,450	496,194	202
	Chinese: 酉阳县	Chinese: Yǒuyáng Xiàn	500242	YUY	5,173	607,338	117
	Chinese: 彭水县	Chinese: Péngshuǐ Xiàn	500243	PSU	3,903	530,599	136

Main Urban Area of Chongqing

The main urban area of Chongqing city (Chinese: 重庆主城区), as officially defined, spans approximately 5473km2, and includes the following nine districts:^[4] ^[5]

Yuzhong District (Chinese: 渝中区, literally "Central Chongqing District"), the central and most densely populated district, where government and international business offices and the city's best shopping are located in the district's Jiefangbei CBD area. Yuzhong is located on the peninsula surrounded by Eling Hill, Yangtze River and Jialing River.
Jiangbei District (Chinese: 江北区, literally "North of the River District"), located to the north of Jialing River.
Shapingba District (Chinese: 沙坪坝区), roughly located between Jialing River and Zhongliang Mountain.
Jiulongpo District (Chinese: 九龙坡区), roughly located between Yangtze River and Zhongliang Mountain.
Nan'an District (Chinese: 南岸区, literally "Southern Bank District"), located on the south side of Yangtze River.
Dadukou District (Chinese: 大渡口区)
Banan District (Chinese: 巴南区, literally "Southern of Ba District"). Previously called Ba County, and changed to the current name in 1994.
Yubei District (Chinese: 渝北区, or "Northern Chongqing District"). Previously called Jiangbei County, and changed into the current name in 1994.
Beibei District (Chinese: 北碚区), a satellite district northwest of Chongqing.

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date	Before	After	Note	Reference^[6] ^[7]
1997-04-18	Sichuan Province	Chongqing (Municipality)	provincial established	Civil Affairs Announcement
	★ Chongqing (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	reorganized & transferred
	↳ Yuzhong District	↳ Yuzhong District	transferred
	↳ Dadukou District	↳ Dadukou District	transferred
	↳ Jiangbei District	↳ Jiangbei District	transferred
	↳ Shapingba District	↳ Shapingba District	transferred
	↳ Jiulongpo District	↳ Jiulongpo District	transferred
	↳ Nan'an District	↳ Nan'an District	transferred
	↳ Beibei District	↳ Beibei District	transferred
	↳ Wansheng District	↳ Wansheng District	transferred
	↳ Shuangqiao District	↳ Shuangqiao District	transferred
	↳ Yubei District	↳ Yubei District	transferred
	↳ Banan District	↳ Banan District	transferred
	↳ Changshou County	↳ Changshou County	transferred
	↳ Qijiang County	↳ Qijiang County	transferred
	↳ Tongnan County	↳ Tongnan County	transferred
	↳ Tongliang County	↳ Tongliang County	transferred
	↳ Dazu County	↳ Dazu County	transferred
	↳ Rongchang County	↳ Rongchang County	transferred
	↳ Bishan County	↳ Bishan County	transferred
	↳ Yongchuan (CL-City)	↳ Yongchuan (CL-City)	transferred
	↳ Jiangjin (CL-City)	↳ Jiangjin (CL-City)	transferred
	↳ Hechuan (CL-City)	↳ Hechuan (CL-City)	transferred
	Sichuan Province	Chongqing (Municipality)	provincial transferred
	★ Chongqing (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	disestablished & merged into
	☆ Fuling (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	disestablished & merged into
	↳ Zhicheng District	↳ Fuling District	disestablished & established
	↳ Lidu District	↳ Fuling District	disestablished & established
	↳ Dianjiang County	↳ Dianjiang County	transferred
	↳ Fengdu County	↳ Fengdu County	transferred
	↳ Wulong County	↳ Wulong County	transferred
	↳ Nanchuan (CL-City)	↳ Nanchuan (CL-City)	transferred
	Sichuan Province	Chongqing (Municipality)	provincial transferred
	★ Chongqing (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	disestablished & merged into
	☆ Wanxian (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	transferred & merged into
	↳ Longbao District	↳ Wanxian District	disestablished & established
	↳ Taincheng District		disestablished & established
	↳ Wuqiao District		disestablished & established
	Sichuan Province	Chongqing (Municipality)	provincial transferred
	★ Chongqing (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	disestablished & merged into
	☆ Wanxian (PL-City)	Wanxian Migration Development Area	reorganized & transferred
	↳ Zhong County	↳ Zhong County	transferred
	↳ Kai County	↳ Kai County	transferred
	↳ Yunyang County	↳ Yunyang County	transferred
	↳ Fengjie County	↳ Fengjie County	transferred
	↳ Wushan County	↳ Wushan County	transferred
	↳ Wuxi County	↳ Wuxi County	transferred
	Sichuan Province	Chongqing (Municipality)	provincial transferred
	★ Chongqing (PL-City)	provincial-controlled	disestablished & merged into
	☆ Qianjiang Prefecture	Qianjiang Migration Development Area	reorganized & transferred
	↳ Xiushan County (Aut.)	↳ Xiushan County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Youyang County (Aut.)	↳ Youyang County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Pengshui County (Aut.)	↳ Pengshui County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Shizhu County (Aut.)	↳ Shizhu County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Qianjiang County (Aut.)	↳ Qianjiang County (Aut.)	transferred
1998-05-22	Wanxian District	Wanzhou District	renamed	State Council [1998]37
2000-06-25	Wanxian Migration Development Area	provincial-controlled	disestablished	State Council [2000]88
	↳ Zhong County	↳ Zhong County	transferred
	↳ Kai County	↳ Kai County	transferred
	↳ Yunyang County	↳ Yunyang County	transferred
	↳ Fengjie County	↳ Fengjie County	transferred
	↳ Wushan County	↳ Wushan County	transferred
	↳ Wuxi County	↳ Wuxi County	transferred
	Qianjiang Migration Development Area	provincial-controlled	disestablished
	↳ Xiushan County (Aut.)	↳ Xiushan County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Youyang County (Aut.)	↳ Youyang County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Pengshui County (Aut.)	↳ Pengshui County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Shizhu County (Aut.)	↳ Shizhu County (Aut.)	transferred
	↳ Qianjiang County (Aut.)	↳ Qianjiang District	transferred & reorganized
2001-12-25	Changshou County	Changshou District	reorganized	State Council [2001]171
2006-10-22	Jiangjin (CL-City)	Jiangjin District	reorganized	State Council [2006]110
	Hechuan (CL-City)	Hechuan District	reorganized
	Yongchuan (CL-City)	Yongchuan District	reorganized
	Nanchuan (CL-City)	Nanchuan District	reorganized
2011-10-22	Dazu County	Dazu District	reorganized	State Council [2011]129
	Shuangqiao District	Dazu District	merged into
	Qijiang County	Qijiang District	reorganized
	Wansheng District	Qijiang District	merged into
2014-05-02	Bishan County	Bishan District	reorganized	State Council [2014]58
2014-05-02	Tongliang County	Tongliang District	reorganized	State Council [2014]58
2015-04-29	Rongchang County	Rongchang District	reorganized	State Council [2015]74
2015-04-29	Tongnan County	Tongnan District	reorganized	State Council [2015]74
2016-06-08	Kai County	Kaizhou District	reorganized	State Council [2016]99
2016-11-24	Liangping County	Liangping District	reorganized	State Council [2016]185
2016-11-24	Wulong County	Wulong District	reorganized	State Council [2016]185

Historical divisions

ROC (1911–1949)

County / City	Present division
Chongqing City Chinese: 重慶市	Yuzhong, Nan'an, Jiangbei
Wanxian City, Sichuan Chinese: 萬縣市	Wanzhou
Ba County, Sichuan Chinese: 巴縣	Jiulongpo, Shapingba, Dadukou, Ba'nan
Qijiang County, Sichuan Chinese: 綦江縣	Qijiang
Tongliang County, Sichuan Chinese: 銅梁縣	Tongliang
Dazu County, Sichuan Chinese: 大足縣	Dazu
Bishan County, Sichuan Chinese: 璧山縣	Bishan
Jiangjin County, Sichuan Chinese: 江津縣	Jiangjin
Hechuan County, Sichuan Chinese: 合川縣	Hechuan
Jiangbei County, Sichuan Chinese: 江北縣	Yubei
Yongchuan County, Sichuan Chinese: 永川縣	Yongchuan
Changshou County, Sichuan Chinese: 長壽縣	Changshou
Nanchuan County, Sichuan Chinese: 南川縣	Nanchuan
Qianjiang County, Sichuan Chinese: 黔江縣	Qianjiang
Fuling County, Sichuan Chinese: 涪陵縣	Fuling
Rongchang County, Sichuan Chinese: 榮昌縣	Rongchang County
Wulong County, Sichuan Chinese: 武隆縣	Wulong
Fengjie County, Sichuan Chinese: 奉節縣	Fengjie County
Wushan County, Sichuan Chinese: 巫山縣	Wushan County
Yunyang County, Sichuan Chinese: 雲陽縣	Yunyang County
Wuxi County, Sichuan Chinese: 巫溪縣	Wuxi County
Chengkou County, Sichuan Chinese: 城口縣	Chengkou County
Dianjiang County, Sichuan Chinese: 墊江縣	Dianjiang County
Tongnan County, Sichuan Chinese: 潼南縣	Tongnan County
Wan County, Sichuan Chinese: 萬縣	Wanzhou
Kai County, Sichuan Chinese: 開縣	Kaizhou
Zhong County, Sichuan Chinese: 忠縣	Zhong County
Liangshan District, Sichuan Chinese: 梁山縣	Liangping
Pengshui County, Sichuan Chinese: 彭水縣	Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County
Youyang County, Sichuan Chinese: 酉陽縣	Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
Xiushan County, Sichuan Chinese: 秀山縣	Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
Shizhu County, Sichuan Chinese: 石砫縣	Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County
Beibei Management Bureau, Sichuan Chinese: 北碚管理局	Beibei
Nongxiang Bureau, Sichuan Chinese: 酆都縣	part of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County

Notes and References

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