List of administrative divisions of Zhejiang explained

Zhejiang Province
Type:	Province
Capital:	Hangzhou
Subprovincial Cities:	2
Prefectural Cities:	9
County Cities:	20
Counties:	32
Autonomous Counties:	1
Districts:	37
Towns:	670
Townships:	293
Ethnic Townships Towns:	18
Subdistricts:	375
Communities:	4,413
Villages:	27,518

Zhejiang, 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 Zhejiang.

Prefecture level	County Level
	Name	Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Division code^[1]
Hangzhou city Chinese: 杭州市 Chinese: Hángzhōu Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (3301 / HGH)	Shangcheng District	Chinese: 上城区	Chinese: Shàngchéng Qū	330102	SCQ
	Gongshu District	Chinese: 拱墅区	Chinese: Gǒngshù Qū	330105	GSQ
	Xihu District	Chinese: 西湖区	Chinese: Xīhú Qū	330106	XHU
	Binjiang District	Chinese: 滨江区	Chinese: Bīnjiāng Qū	330108	BJQ
	Xiaoshan District	Chinese: 萧山区	Chinese: Xiāoshān Qū	330109	XIS
	Yuhang District	Chinese: 余杭区	Chinese: Yúháng Qū	330110	YHG
	Linping District	Chinese: 临平区	Chinese: Línpíng Qū	330113
	Qiantang District	Chinese: 钱塘区	Chinese: Qiántáng Qū	330114
	Fuyang District	Chinese: 富阳区	Chinese: Fùyáng Qū	330111	FYQ
	Lin'an District	Chinese: 临安区	Chinese: Lín'ān Qū	330112
	Tonglu County	Chinese: 桐庐县	Chinese: Tónglú Xiàn	330122	TLU
	Chun'an County	Chinese: 淳安县	Chinese: Chún'ān Xiàn	330127	CAZ
	Jiande city	Chinese: 建德市	Chinese: Jiàndé Shì	330182	JDS
Ningbo city Chinese: 宁波市 Chinese: Níngbō Shì (Sub-provincial) (3302 / NGB)	Haishu District	Chinese: 海曙区	Chinese: Hǎishǔ Qū	330203	HNB
	Jiangbei District	Chinese: 江北区	Chinese: Jiāngběi Qū	330205	JBQ
	Beilun District	Chinese: 北仑区	Chinese: Běilún Qū	330206	BLN
	Zhenhai District	Chinese: 镇海区	Chinese: Zhènhǎi Qū	330211	ZHF
	Yinzhou District	Chinese: 鄞州区	Chinese: Yínzhōu Qū	330212	YIZ
	Fenghua District	Chinese: 奉化区	Chinese: Fènghuà Qū	330213	FHA
	Xiangshan County	Chinese: 象山县	Chinese: Xiāngshān Xiàn	330225	XSZ
	Ninghai County	Chinese: 宁海县	Chinese: Nínghǎi Xiàn	330226	NHI
	Yuyao city	Chinese: 余姚市	Chinese: Yúyáo Shì	330281	YYO
	Cixi city	Chinese: 慈溪市	Chinese: Cíxī Shì	330282	CXI
Wenzhou city Chinese: 温州市 Chinese: Wēnzhōu Shì (3303 / WNZ)	Lucheng District	Chinese: 鹿城区	Chinese: Lùchéng Qū	330302	LUW
	Longwan District	Chinese: 龙湾区	Chinese: Lóngwān Qū	330303	LWW
	Ouhai District	Chinese: 瓯海区	Chinese: Ōuhǎi Qū	330304	OHQ
	Dongtou District	Chinese: 洞头区	Chinese: Dòngtóu Qū	330305	DTZ
	Yongjia County	Chinese: 永嘉县	Chinese: Yǒngjiā Xiàn	330324	YJX
	Pingyang County	Chinese: 平阳县	Chinese: Píngyáng Xiàn	330326	PYG
	Cangnan County	Chinese: 苍南县	Chinese: Cāngnán Xiàn	330327	CNA
	Wencheng County	Chinese: 文成县	Chinese: Wénchéng Xiàn	330328	WCZ
	Taishun County	Chinese: 泰顺县	Chinese: Tàishùn Xiàn	330329	TSZ
	Rui'an city	Chinese: 瑞安市	Chinese: Ruì'ān Shì	330381	RAS
	Yueqing city	Chinese: 乐清市	Chinese: Yuèqīng Shì	330382	YQZ
	Longgang city	Chinese: 龙港市	Chinese: Lónggǎng Shì	330383
Jiaxing city Chinese: 嘉兴市 Chinese: Jiāxīng Shì (3304 / JIX)	Nanhu District	Chinese: 南湖区	Chinese: Nánhú Qū	330402	NHQ
	Xiuzhou District	Chinese: 秀洲区	Chinese: Xiùzhōu Qū	330411	XZH
	Jiashan County	Chinese: 嘉善县	Chinese: Jiāshàn Xiàn	330421	JSK
	Haiyan County	Chinese: 海盐县	Chinese: Hǎiyán Xiàn	330424	HYN
	Haining city	Chinese: 海宁市	Chinese: Hǎiníng Shì	330481	HNG
	Pinghu city	Chinese: 平湖市	Chinese: Pínghú Shì	330482	PHU
	Tongxiang city	Chinese: 桐乡市	Chinese: Tóngxiāng Shì	330483	TXZ
Huzhou city Chinese: 湖州市 Chinese: Húzhōu Shì (3305 / HZH)	Wuxing District	Chinese: 吴兴区	Chinese: Wúxīng Qū	330502	WXU
	Nanxun District	Chinese: 南浔区	Chinese: Nánxún Qū	330503	NXQ
	Deqing County	Chinese: 德清县	Chinese: Déqīng Xiàn	330521	DQX
	Changxing County	Chinese: 长兴县	Chinese: Chángxīng Xiàn	330522	CXG
	Anji County	Chinese: 安吉县	Chinese: Ānjí Xiàn	330523	AJI
Shaoxing city Chinese: 绍兴市 Chinese: Shàoxīng Shì (3306 / SXG)	Yuecheng District	Chinese: 越城区	Chinese: Yuèchéng Qū	330602	YSX
	Keqiao District	Chinese: 柯桥区	Chinese: Kēqiáo Qū	330603	KQO
	Shangyu District	Chinese: 上虞区	Chinese: Shàngyú Qū	330604	SYG
	Xinchang County	Chinese: 新昌县	Chinese: Xīnchāng Xiàn	330624	XCX
	Zhuji city	Chinese: 诸暨市	Chinese: Zhūjì Shì	330681	ZHJ
	Shengzhou city	Chinese: 嵊州市	Chinese: Shèngzhōu Shì	330683	SGZ
Jinhua city Chinese: 金华市 Chinese: Jīnhuá Shì (3307 / JHA)	Wucheng District	Chinese: 婺城区	Chinese: Wùchéng Qū	330702	WCF
	Jindong District	Chinese: 金东区	Chinese: Jīndōng Qū	330703	JDQ
	Wuyi County	Chinese: 武义县	Chinese: Wǔyì Xiàn	330723	WYX
	Pujiang County	Chinese: 浦江县	Chinese: Pǔjiāng Xiàn	330726	PJG
	Pan'an County	Chinese: 磐安县	Chinese: Pán'ān Xiàn	330727	PAX
	Lanxi city	Chinese: 兰溪市	Chinese: Lánxī Shì	330781	LXZ
	Yiwu city	Chinese: 义乌市	Chinese: Yìwū Shì	330782	YWS
	Dongyang city	Chinese: 东阳市	Chinese: Dōngyáng Shì	330783	DGY
	Yongkang city	Chinese: 永康市	Chinese: Yǒngkāng Shì	330784	YKG
Quzhou city Chinese: 衢州市 Chinese: Qúzhōu Shì (3308 / QUZ)	Kecheng District	Chinese: 柯城区	Chinese: Kēchéng Qū	330802	KEC
	Qujiang District	Chinese: 衢江区	Chinese: Qújiāng Qū	330803	QJI
	Changshan County	Chinese: 常山县	Chinese: Chángshān Xiàn	330822	CSN
	Kaihua County	Chinese: 开化县	Chinese: Kāihuà Xiàn	330824	KHU
	Longyou County	Chinese: 龙游县	Chinese: Lóngyóu Xiàn	330825	LGY
	Jiangshan city	Chinese: 江山市	Chinese: Jiāngshān Shì	330881	JIS
Zhoushan city Chinese: 舟山市 Chinese: Zhōushān Shì (3309 / ZOS)	Dinghai District	Chinese: 定海区	Chinese: Dìnghǎi Qū	330902	DHQ
	Putuo District	Chinese: 普陀区	Chinese: Pǔtuó Qū	330903	PTO
	Daishan County	Chinese: 岱山县	Chinese: Dàishān Xiàn	330921	DSH
	Shengsi County	Chinese: 嵊泗县	Chinese: Shèngsì Xiàn	330922	SSZ
Taizhou city Chinese: 台州市 Chinese: Tāizhōu Shì (3310 / TZZ)	Jiaojiang District	Chinese: 椒江区	Chinese: Jiāojiāng Qū	331002	JJT
	Huangyan District	Chinese: 黄岩区	Chinese: Huángyán Qū	331003	HYT
	Luqiao District	Chinese: 路桥区	Chinese: Lùqiáo Qū	331004	LQT
	Sanmen County	Chinese: 三门县	Chinese: Sānmén Xiàn	331022	SMN
	Tiantai County	Chinese: 天台县	Chinese: Tiāntāi Xiàn	331023	TTA
	Xianju County	Chinese: 仙居县	Chinese: Xiānjū Xiàn	331024	XJU
	Wenling city	Chinese: 温岭市	Chinese: Wēnlǐng Shì	331081	WLS
	Linhai city	Chinese: 临海市	Chinese: Línhǎi Shì	331082	LHI
	Yuhuan city	Chinese: 玉环市	Chinese: Yùhuán Shì	331083	YHZ
Lishui city Chinese: 丽水市 Chinese: Líshuǐ Shì (3311 / LSS)	Liandu District	Chinese: 莲都区	Chinese: Liándū Qū	331102	LID
	Qingtian County	Chinese: 青田县	Chinese: Qīngtián Xiàn	331121	QTN
	Jinyun County	Chinese: 缙云县	Chinese: Jìnyún Xiàn	331122	JYP
	Suichang County	Chinese: 遂昌县	Chinese: Suíchāng Xiàn	331123	SCZ
	Songyang County	Chinese: 松阳县	Chinese: Sōngyáng Xiàn	331124	SGY
	Yunhe County	Chinese: 云和县	Chinese: Yúnhé Xiàn	331125	YNH
	Qingyuan County	Chinese: 庆元县	Chinese: Qìngyuán Xiàn	331126	QYX
	Jingning County	Chinese: 景宁县	Chinese: Jǐngníng Xiàn	331127	JGN
	Longquan city	Chinese: 龙泉市	Chinese: Lóngquán Shì	331181	LGQ

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date	Before	After	Note	Reference^[2] ^[3]
1980-07-07	Huangyan County	Haimen Special District	established
	Linhai County		established
1980-08-18	Wenzhou (P-City) city district	Dongcheng District, Wenzhou	established
		Nancheng District, Wenzhou	established
		Xicheng District, Wenzhou	established
1981-01-14	Wuxing County	Huzhou (PC-City)	merged into
	Jiaxing County	Jiaxing (PC-City)	merged into
	Shaoxing County	Shaoxing (PC-City)	merged into
	Jinhua County	Jinhua (PC-City)	merged into
	Qu County	Quzhou (PC-City)	merged into
1981-06-18	Pingyang County	Cangnan County	established
1981-07-21	Haimen Special District	Jiaojiang (PC-City)	reorganized
1981-09-22	Wenzhou Prefecture	Wenzhou (P-City)	merged into
1981-12-22	Dongcheng District, Wenzhou	Ouhai County	established
1982-01-30	Suichang County	Songyang County	established
1982-08-13	Ningbo Prefecture	Ningbo (P-City)	transferred
	↳ Zhenhai County	↳ Zhenhai County	transferred
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)
1983-07-23	Quzhou (CL-City)	Longyou County	established
	Jinhua (CL-City)		established
	Dongyang County	Pan'an County	established
1983-07-23	Ningbo Prefecture	Ningbo (PL-City)	merged into
	Jiaxing Prefecture	Jiaxing (PL-City) city district	reorganized
	↳ Jiaxing (CL-City)		disestablished
	Jiaxing Prefecture	Huzhou (PL-City) city district	established
	↳ Jiaxing (CL-City)		transferred & disestablished
	↳ Deqing County	↳ Deqing County	transferred
	↳ Changxing County	↳ Changxing County	transferred
	↳ Anji County	↳ Anji County	transferred
	Shaoxing Prefecture	Shaoxing (PL-City) city district	merged into
	↳ Shaoxing (CL-City)		disestablished
		↳ Shaoxing County	disestablished & established
1983-09-05	Dongcheng District, Wenzhou	Cheng District, Wenzhou	disestablished & established
	Dongcheng District, Wenzhou		disestablished & established
	Nancheng District, Wenzhou		disestablished & established
	Xicheng District, Wenzhou	disestablished & established
1983-09-20	Jiaxing (PL-City) city district	Cheng District, Jiaxing	established
	Jiao District, Jiaxing		established
	Huzhou (PL-City) city district	Cheng District, Huzhou	established
	Jiao District, Huzhou		established
	Shaoxing (PL-City) city district	Cheng District, Shaoxing	established
1984-06-30	Yunhe County	Jingning County (Aut.)	established
1984-12-06	Cheng District, Wenzhou	Lucheng District	disestablished & established
		Longwan District	disestablished & established
1985-05-15	Jinhua Prefecture	Jinhua (PL-City)	reorganized
	Jinhua (CL-City)	Wucheng District	disestablished & established
		Jinhua County	disestablished & established
	Lanxi County	Lanxi (CL-City)	reorganized
	Jinhua Prefecture	Quzhou (PL-City)	established
	↳ Quzhou (CL-City)	↳ Kecheng District County	transferred & reorganized
		↳ Qu County	transferred & established
	↳ Jiangshan County	↳ Jiangshan County	transferred
	↳ Changshan County	↳ Changshan County	transferred
	↳ Kaihua County	↳ Kaihua County	transferred
	↳ Longyou County	↳ Longyou County	transferred
1986-07-01	Zhenhai County	Zhenhai District	reorganized
1986-07-16	Yuyao County	Yuyao (CL-City)	reorganized
1986-03-01	Lishui County	Lishui (CL-City)	reorganized
	Linhai County	Linhai (CL-City)	reorganized
1986-11-22	Haining County	Haining (CL-City)	reorganized
1987-01-23	Zhoushan Prefecture	Zhoushan (PL-City)	reorganized
	Dinghai County	Dinghai District	reorganized
	Putuo County	Putuo District	reorganized
1987-04-15	Ruian County	Ruian (CL-City)	reorganized
1987-09-14	Binhai District	Beilun District	renamed
1987-11-27	Xiaoshan County	Xiaoshan (CL-City)	reorganized
	Jiangshan County	Jiangshan (CL-City)	reorganized
1988-05-25	Yiwu County	Yiwu (CL-City)	reorganized
	Dongyang County	Dongyang (CL-City)	reorganized
1988-09-01	Cheng District, Huzhou	Huzhou (PL-City) city district	disestablished
	Jiao District, Huzhou		disestablished
1988-10-13	Cixi County	Cixi (CL-City)	reorganized
	Fenghua County	Fenghua (CL-City)	reorganized
1989-09-27	Huangyan County	Huangyan (CL-City)	reorganized
	Zhuji County	Zhuji (CL-City)	reorganized
1990-01-17	Banshan District	Gongshu District	merged
1990-12-26	Longquan County	Longquan (CL-City)	reorganized
1991-06-15	Pinghu	Pinghu (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1991]16
1992-03-09	Ouhai County	Ouhai District	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1992]24
1992-04-01	Jiande County	Jiande (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1992]33
1992-08-24	Yongkang County	Yongkang (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1992]93
1992-08-24	Shangyu County	Shangyu (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1992]94
1993-03-26	Tongxiang County	Tongxiang (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1993]62
1993-09-18	Yueqing County	Yueqing (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1993]188
1993-12-01	Cheng District, Jiaxing	Xiucheng District	renamed	Civil Affairs [1993]238
1994-08-22	Taizhou Prefecture	Taizhou (PL-City)	reorganized	State Council [1994]86
	Jiaojiang (CL-City)	Jiaojiang District	reorganized
	Huangyan (CL-City)	Huangyan District	reorganized
		Luqiao District	established
1994-01-18	Fuyang County	Fuyang (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1994]6
1994-02-18	Wenling County	Wenling (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1994]30
1994-04-05	Yuhang County	Yuhang (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1994]50
1995-08-30	Sheng County	Shengzhou (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1995]58
1996-10-28	Lin'an County	Lin'an (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [1996]79
1996-12-12	Xihu District	Binjiang District	established	State Council [1996]121
1999-06-21	Jiao District, Jiaxing	Xiuzhou District	merged	Civil Affairs [1999]44
2000-05-20	Lishui Prefecture	Lishui (PL-City)	reorganized
	Lishui (CL-City)	Liandu District	reorganized
2000-12-30	Jinhua County	Jindong District	reorganized
2001-02-02	Xiaoshan (CL-City)	Xiaoshan District	reorganized	State Council [2001]13
	Yuhang (CL-City)	Yuhang District	reorganized
2001-12-10	Qu County	Qujiang District	reorganized	State Council [2001]161
2002-02-01	Yin County	Yinzhou District	reorganized	State Council [2002]8
2003-01-02	Huzhou (PL-City) city district	Wuxing District	disestablished & established	State Council [2003]2
		Nanxun District	disestablished & established
2005-05-17	Xiucheng District	Nanhu District	renamed	Civil Affairs [2005]103
2013-10-18	Shaoxing County	Keqiao District	reorganized	State Council [2013]112
	Shangyu (CL-City)	Shangyu District	reorganized
2014-12-13	Fuyang County	Fuyang District	reorganized	State Council [2014]157
2015-07-23	Dongtou County	Dongtou District	reorganized	State Council [2015]122
2016-09-14	Jiangdong District	Yinzhou District	merged into	State Council [2016]158
	Yinzhou District	Haishu District	transferred
	Fenghua City	Fenghua District	reorganized
2017-04-09	Yuhuan County	Yuhuan (CL-City)	reorganized	Civil Affairs [2017]70
2017-07-18	Lin'an (CL-City)	Lin'an District	reorganized	State Council [2017]102
2019-08-26	Cangnan County	Longgang (CL-City)	established	Civil Affairs [2018]83

Population composition

Prefectures

Prefecture	2010	2000
Hangzhou	8,700,400	6,878,700
Ningbo	7,605,689	5,962,602
Huzhou	2,893,542	2,625,789
Jiaxing	4,501,700	3,583,000
Jinhua	5,361,600	4,571,900
Lishui	2,117,000	2,161,800
Quzhou	2,122,700	2,129,300
Shaoxing	4,912,200	4,304,200
Taizhou	5,968,800	5,153,300
Wenzhou	9,122,100	7,558,000
Zhoushan	1,121,300	1,001,500

Counties

Name	Prefecture	2010
	Hangzhou	344,600
	Hangzhou	526,100
	Hangzhou	998,800
	Hangzhou	551,900
	Hangzhou	820,000
	Hangzhou	319,000
	Hangzhou	1,511,300
	Hangzhou	1,170,300
	Hangzhou	566,700
	Hangzhou	406,400
	Hangzhou	336,800
	Hangzhou	430,800
	Hangzhou	717,700
	Ningbo	373,742
	Ningbo	361,242
	Ningbo	612,267
	Ningbo	418,500
	Ningbo	503279
	Ningbo	1,359,198
	Ningbo	491,697
	Ningbo	646,074
	Ningbo	1,010,659
	Ningbo	1,462,383
	Wenzhou	1,293,300
	Wenzhou	749,300
	Wenzhou	996,900
	Wenzhou	87,700
	Wenzhou	789,200
	Wenzhou	761,700
	Wenzhou	212,100
	Wenzhou	233,400
	Wenzhou	1,184,600
	Wenzhou	1,424,700
	Wenzhou	1,389,300
	Wenzhou	1,389,300
	Wenzhou
	Jiaxing	612,771
	Jiaxing	589,253
	Jiaxing	574,233
	Jiaxing	430,928
	Jiaxing	807,094
	Jiaxing	671,851
	Jiaxing	815,803
	Huzhou	757,165
	Huzhou	536,054
	Huzhou	491,789
	Huzhou	641,982
	Huzhou	466,552
	Shaoxing	883,800
	Shaoxing	1,325,800
	Shaoxing	380,400
	Shaoxing	1,157,900
	Shaoxing	779,400
	Shaoxing	679,800
	Jinhua	761,700
	Jinhua	315,600
	Jinhua	349,900
	Jinhua	437,300
	Jinhua	174,700
	Jinhua	560,500
	Jinhua	1,234,000
	Jinhua	804,400
	Jinhua	723,500
	Quzhou	464,500
	Quzhou	341,400
	Quzhou	241,400
	Quzhou	245,100
	Quzhou	362,400
	Quzhou	467,900
	Zhoushan	464,200
	Zhoushan	378,800
	Zhoushan	202,200
	Zhoushan	76,100
	Taizhou	653,800
	Taizhou	632,100
	Taizhou	616,600
	Taizhou	616,300
	Taizhou	328,900
	Taizhou	382,800
	Taizhou	342,700
	Taizhou	1,366,800
	Taizhou	1,028,800
	Lishui	451,400
	Lishui	336,500
	Lishui	358,900
	Lishui	190,200
	Lishui	185,100
	Lishui	111,600
	Lishui	141,500
	Lishui	107,100
	Lishui	234,600
	Ningbo	366,648

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/xzqhdm/201504/t20150415_712722.html . zh:最新县及县以上行政区划代码（截止2014年10月31日）. . 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.