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.

Anhui Province
Province
Capital: Hefei
Prefecture-level divisions
Prefectural cities16
County level divisions
County cities9
Counties50
Districts45
Township level divisions
Towns898
Townships377
Ethnic townships7
Subdistricts225
Villages level divisions
Communities3,480
Administrative villages14,514

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
(Division code)
County Level
NameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision code[1]
Hefei city
合肥市
Héféi Shì
(Capital)
(3401 / HFE)
Yaohai District瑶海区Yáohǎi Qū340102YAI
Luyang District庐阳区Lúyáng Qū340103LUG
Shushan District蜀山区Shǔshān Qū340104SSA
Baohe District包河区Bāohé Qū340111BAH
Changfeng County长丰县Chángfēng Xiàn340121CFG
Feidong County肥东县Féidōng Xiàn340122FDO
Feixi County肥西县Féixī Xiàn340123FIX
Lujiang County庐江县Lújiāng Xiàn340124LJG
Chaohu city巢湖市Cháohú Shì340181CHB
Wuhu city
芜湖市
Wúhú Shì
(3402 / WHI)
Jinghu District镜湖区Jìnghú Qū340202JHW
Yijiang District弋江区Yìjiāng Qū340203YIJ
Jiujiang District鸠江区Jiūjiāng Qū340207JJW
Wanzhi District湾沚区Wānzhǐ Qū340209
Fanchang District繁昌区Fánchāng Qū340210
Nanling County南陵县Nánlíng Xiàn340223NLX
Wuwei city无为市Wúwéi shì340281
Bengbu city
蚌埠市
Bèngbù Shì [a]
(3403 / BBU)
Longzihu District龙子湖区Lóngzǐhú Qū340302LOZ
Bengshan District蚌山区Bèngshān Qū [b]340303BES
Yuhui District禹会区Yǔhuì Qū340304YUI
Huaishang District淮上区Huáishàng Qū340311HIQ
Huaiyuan County怀远县Huáiyuǎn Xiàn340321HYW
Wuhe County五河县Wǔhé Xiàn340322WHE
Guzhen County固镇县Gùzhèn Xiàn340323GZX
Huainan city
淮南市
Huáinán Shì
(3404 / HNS)
Datong District大通区Dàtōng Qū340402DTQ
Tianjia'an District田家庵区Tiánjiā'ān Qū340403TJA
Xiejiaji District谢家集区Xièjiājí Qū340404XJJ
Bagongshan District八公山区Bāgōngshān Qū340405BGS
Panji District潘集区Pānjí Qū340406PJI
Fengtai County凤台县Fèngtái Xiàn340421FTX
Shouxian County[c]寿县Shòuxiàn340422SHO
Ma'anshan city
马鞍山市
Mǎ'ānshān Shì
(3405 / MAA)
Huashan District花山区Huāshān Qū340503HSM
Yushan District雨山区Yǔshān Qū340504YSQ
Bowang District博望区Bówàng Qū340506BWG
Dangtu County当涂县Dāngtú Xiàn340521DTU
Hanshan County含山县Hánshān Xiàn340522HSW
Hexian County[c]和县Héxiàn340523HEX
Huaibei city
淮北市
Huáiběi Shì
(3406 / HBE)
Duji District杜集区Dùjí Qū340602DJQ
Xiangshan District相山区Xiàngshān Qū340603XSA
Lieshan District烈山区Lièshān Qū340604LHB
Suixi County濉溪县Suīxī Xiàn340621SXW
Tongling city
铜陵市
Tónglíng Shì
(3407 / TOL)
Tongguan District铜官区Tóngguān Qū340705TGG
Yi'an District义安区Yì'ān Qū340706YIA
Jiaoqu District[c]郊区Jiāoqū340711JTL
Zongyang County枞阳县Zōngyáng Xiàn340722ZYW
Anqing city
安庆市
Ānqìng Shì
(3408 / AQG)
Yingjiang District迎江区Yíngjiāng Qū340802YJQ
Daguan District大观区Dàguān Qū340803DGQ
Yixiu District宜秀区Yíxiù Qū340811YUU
Huaining County怀宁县Huáiníng Xiàn340822HNW
Taihu County太湖县Tàihú Xiàn340825THU
Susong County宿松县Sùsōng Xiàn340826SUS
Wangjiang County望江县Wàngjiāng Xiàn340827WJX
Yuexi County岳西县Yuèxī Xiàn340828YXW
Tongcheng city桐城市Tóngchéng Shì340881TCW
Qianshan city潜山市Qiánshān Shì340882
Huangshan city
黄山市
Huángshān Shì
(3410 / HSN)
Tunxi District屯溪区Túnxī Qū341002TXN
Huangshan District黄山区Huángshān Qū341003HSK
Huizhou District徽州区Huīzhōu Qū341004HZQ
Shexian County[c]歙县Shèxiàn341021SEX
Xiuning County休宁县Xiūníng Xiàn341022XUN
Yixian County[c]黟县Yīxiàn341023YIW
Qimen County祁门县Qímén Xiàn341024QMN
Chuzhou city
滁州市
Chúzhōu Shì
(3411 / CUZ)
Langya District琅琊区Lángyá Qū341102LYV
Nanqiao District南谯区Nánqiáo Qū341103NQQ
Lai'an County来安县Lái'ān Xiàn341122LAX
Quanjiao County全椒县Quánjiāo Xiàn341124QJO
Dingyuan County定远县Dìngyuǎn Xiàn341125DYW
Fengyang County凤阳县Fèngyáng Xiàn341126FYG
Tianchang city天长市Tiāncháng Shì341181TNC
Mingguang city明光市Míngguāng Shì341182MGG
Fuyang city
阜阳市
Fùyáng Shì
(3412 / FYS)
Yingzhou District颍州区Yǐngzhōu Qū341202YGZ
Yingdong District颍东区Yǐngdōng Qū341203YDO
Yingquan District颍泉区Yǐngquán Qū341204YQQ
Linquan County临泉县Línquán Xiàn341221LQN
Taihe County太和县Tàihé Xiàn341222TIH
Funan County阜南县Fùnán Xiàn341225FNX
Yingshang County颍上县Yǐngshàng Xiàn341226YSW
Jieshou city界首市Jièshǒu Shì341282JSW
Suzhou city
宿州市
Sùzhōu Shì
(3413 / SUZ)
Yongqiao District埇桥区Yǒngqiáo Qū341302YQO
Dangshan County砀山县Dàngshān Xiàn341321DSW
Xiaoxian County[c]萧县Xiāoxiàn341322XIO
Lingbi County灵璧县Língbì Xiàn341323LBI
Sixian County[c]泗县Sìxiàn341324SIX
Lu'an city
六安市
Lù'ān Shì [d]
(3415 / LAW)
Jin'an District金安区Jīn'ān Qū341502JAU
Yu'an District裕安区Yù'ān Qū341503YAQ
Yeji District叶集区Yèjí Qū341504YEJ
Huoqiu County霍邱县Huòqiū Xiàn341522HQI
Shucheng County舒城县Shūchéng Xiàn341523SCW
Jinzhai County金寨县Jīnzhài Xiàn341524JZX
Huoshan County霍山县Huòshān Xiàn341525HOS
Bozhou city
亳州市
Bózhōu Shì
(3416 / BOZ)
Qiaocheng District谯城区Qiáochéng Qū341602QCH
Guoyang County涡阳县Guōyáng Xiàn [e]341621GOY
Mengcheng County蒙城县Méngchéng Xiàn341622MCX
Lixin County利辛县Lìxīn Xiàn341623LIX
Chizhou city
池州市
Chízhōu Shì
(3417 / CIZ)
Guichi District贵池区Guìchí Qū341702GCI
Dongzhi County东至县Dōngzhì Xiàn341721DZI
Shitai County石台县Shítái Xiàn341722SHT
Qingyang County青阳县Qīngyáng Xiàn341723QGY
Xuancheng city
宣城市
Xuānchéng Shì
(3418 / XCI)
Xuanzhou District宣州区Xuānzhōu Qū341802XZO
Langxi County郎溪县Lángxī Xiàn341821LGX
Jingxian County[c]泾县Jīngxiàn341823JXA
Jingde County旌德县Jīngdé Xiàn341824JXW
Jixi County绩溪县Jìxī Xiàn341825JDE
Ningguo city宁国市Níngguó Shì341881NGU
Guangde city广德市Guǎngdé shì341882

Administrative divisions history

Recent changes in administrative divisions

DateBeforeAfterNoteReference[2][3]
1980-01-29Wuhu PrefectureXuancheng Prefecturerenamed
parts of Huizhou Prefecturetransferred
↳ Ningguo County↳ Ningguo Countytransferred
parts of Wuhu PrefectureWuhu (P-City)transferred
↳ Wuhu County↳ Wuhu Countytransferred
Chizhou PrefectureAnqing Prefecturedisestablished
↳ Guichi County↳ Guichi Countytransferred
↳ Dongzhi County↳ Dongzhi Countytransferred
Chizhou PrefectureHuizhou Prefecturedisestablished
↳ Taiping County↳ Taiping Countytransferred
↳ Shitai County↳ Shitai Countytransferred
Chizhou PrefectureXuancheng Prefecturedisestablished
↳ Qingyang County↳ Qingyang Countytransferred
1980-05-08parts of Xiangshan DistrictDuji Districtestablished
Lieshan Districtestablished
parts of Dongshi DistrictJiao District, Bengbuestablished
parts of Xishi Districtestablished
parts of Zhongshi Districtestablished
1980-07-30Xiangyang DistrictTongguanshan Districtrenamed
Hongxing DistrictShizishan Districtrenamed
1980-10-03Gugou DistrictPanji Districtrenamed
1982-11-15Chu CountyChuzhou (PC-City)reorganized
parts of Chao CountyChaohu (PC-City)reorganized
1983-01-18all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City)Civil Affairs Announcement
all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City)
1983-09-06parts of Jinjiazhuang DistrictJiao District, Ma'anshanestablished
parts of Huashan Districtestablished
parts of Yushan Districtestablished
parts of Xiangshan Districtestablished
1983-10-08parts of Chaohu PrefectureHefei (PL-City)transferred
↳ Feidong County↳ Feidong Countytransferred
parts of Lu'an PrefectureHefei (PL-City)transferred
↳ Feixi County↳ Feixi Countytransferred
parts of Xuancheng PrefectureWuhu (PL-City)transferred
↳ Fanchang County↳ Fanchang Countytransferred
↳ Nanling County↳ Nanling Countytransferred
↳ Qingyang County↳ Qingyang Countytransferred
parts of Xuancheng PrefectureMa'anshan (PL-City)transferred
↳ Dangtu County↳ Dangtu Countytransferred
parts of Suxian PrefectureBengbu (PL-City)transferred
↳ Huaiyuan County↳ Huaiyuan Countytransferred
↳ Guzhen County↳ Guzhen Countytransferred
↳ Wuhe County↳ Wuhe Countytransferred
Chao CountyChaohu (CL-City)merged into
Taiping CountyHuangshan (CL-City)reorganized
1984-02-01Jiao District, HuaibeiXiangshan Districtmerged into
Lieshan Districtmerged into
Duji Districtmerged into
1984-10-29Jiao District, Ma'anshanXiangshan Districtmerged into
Siheshan DistrictSihe Districtrenamed
1986-03-11Bo CountyBozhou (CL-City)reorganized
1987-06-10Xuancheng CountyXuanzhou (CL-City)reorganized
1987-07-17Tongshan DistrictJiao District, Tonglingmerged into
1987-11-27Huizhou PrefectureHuangshan (PL-City)reorganized
Tunxi (CL-City)Tunxi Districtreorganized
Huangshan (CL-City)Huangshan Districtreorganized
parts of She CountyHuizhou Districtestablished
1988-08-17Anqing PrefectureAnqing (PL-City)reorganized
parts of Anqing PrefectureChizhou Prefectureestablished
↳ Guichi County↳ Guichi (CL-City)transferred & reorganized
↳ Dongzhi County↳ Dongzhi Countytransferred
↳ Shitai County↳ Shitai Countytransferred
parts of Wuhu (PL-City)Chizhou Prefectureestablished
↳ Qingyang County↳ Qingyang Countytransferred
1989-08-17Jieshou CountyJieshou (CL-City)reorganized
1990-02-28Yuxikou DistrictJiujiang Districtdisestablished & established
Siheshan District
Jiao District, Wuhu
1992-11-20Fuyang CountyFuyang (CL-City)merged intoCivil Affairs [1992]152
Lu'an CountyLu'an (CL-City)merged into
Su CountySuzhou (CL-City)merged into
1992-12-20Chuxian PrefectureChuzhou (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [1992]201
Chuzhou (CL-City)Langya Districtreorganized
Nanqiao Districtreorganized
1993-09-18Tianchang CountyTianchang (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1993]187
1994-05-31Jiashan CountyMingguang (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1994]87
1996-01-01Fuyang PrefectureFuyang (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [1996]1
Fuyang (CL-City)Yingzhou Districtdisestablished & established
Yingdong Districtdisestablished & established
Yingquan Districtdisestablished & established
1996-08-20Tongcheng CountyTongcheng (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1996]59
1997-03-11Ningguo CountyNingguo (CL-City)reorganized
1998-02-01Fuyang (PL-City)provincial-controlledtransferred
↳ Bozhou (CL-City)↳ Bozhou (CL-City)transferred
1998-12-06Suxian PrefectureSuzhou (PL-City)reorganized
Suzhou (CL-City)Yongqiao Districtreorganized
1999-07-09Chaohu PrefectureChaohu (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [1999]80
Chaohu (CL-City)Juchao Districtreorganized
1999-09-02Lu'an PrefectureLu'an (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [1999]109
Lu'an (CL-City)Jin'an Districtdisestablished & established
Yu'an Districtdisestablished & established
2000-05-21provincial-controlledBozhou (PL-City)establishedState Council [2000]47
↳ Bozhou (CL-City)Qiaocheng Districttransferred & reorganized
parts of Fuyang (PL-City)Bozhou (PL-City)transferred
↳ Woyang County↳ Woyang Countytransferred
↳ Mengcheng County↳ Mengcheng Countytransferred
↳ Lixin County↳ Lixin Countytransferred
2000-06-25Chizhou PrefectureChizhou (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [2000]85
Chizhou (CL-City)Guichi Districtreorganized
Xuancheng PrefectureXuancheng (PL-City)reorganizedState Council [2000]87
Xuanzhou (CL-City)Xuanzhou Districtreorganized
2001-07-01parts of
Xiangshan District
Jinjiazhuang Districtdisestablished & merged intoState Council [2001]75
Huashan Districtdisestablished & merged into
Yushan Districtdisestablished & merged into
2002-02-01Dongshi District, HefeiYaohai DistrictrenamedState Council [2002]10
Zhongshi District, HefeiLuyang Districtrenamed
Xishi District, HefeiShushan Districtrenamed
Shijiao District, HefeiBaohe Districtrenamed
2004-01-10Dongshi District, BengbuLongzihu DistrictrenamedState Council [2004]4
Zhongshi District, BengbuBengshan Districtrenamed
Xishi District, BengbuYuhui Districtrenamed
Jiao District, BengbuHuaishang Districtrenamed
2005-05-30Jiao District, AnqingYixiu DistrictrenamedState Council [2005]38
2005-09-30Xinwu DistrictJinghu Districtmerged intoState Council [2005]77
parts of Matang DistrictSanshan Districtestablished
Matang DistrictYijiang Districtrenamed
2011-07-14Chaohu (PL-City)Hefei (PL-City)disestablished & merged intoState Council [2011]84
↳ Lujiang County↳ Lujiang Countytransferred
↳ Juchao District↳ Chaohu (CL-City)transferred & reorganized
Chaohu (PL-City)Ma'anshan (PL-City)disestablished & merged into
↳ Hanshan County↳ Hanshan Countytransferred
↳ He County↳ He Countytransferred
Chaohu (PL-City)Wuhu (PL-City)disestablished & merged into
↳ Wuwei County↳ Wuwei Countytransferred
2012-09-17Jinjiazhuang DistrictHuashan Districtmerged intoState Council [2012]103
parts of Dangtu CountyBowang Districtestablished
2015-10-13Tongguanshan DistrictTongguan DistrictmergedState Council [2015]181
Shizishan District
parts of Huoqiu CountyYeji Districtestablished
parts of Anqing (PL-City)Tongling (PL-City)transferred
↳ Zongyang County↳ Zongyang Countytransferred
2015-12-03parts of Lu'an (PL-City)Huainan (PL-City)transferredState Council [2015]206
↳ Shou County↳ Shou Countytransferred
Tongling CountyYi'an Districtreorganized
2018-07-02Qianshan CountyQianshan (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [2018]104
2019-11-20Wuwei CountyWuwei (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [2019]125
2020-07-??Sanshan DistrictYijiang Districtmerged into
Wuhu CountyWanzhi Districtreorganized

Population composition

Prefectures

Prefecture20102000
Hefei5,702,4664,467,384
Anqing5,311,0005,180,000
Bengbu3,164,4673,040,605
Bozhou4,850,6575,078,908
Chizhou1,402,5181,389,469
Chuzhou3,937,8684,001,488
Fuyang7,599,9188,003,963
Huaibei2,114,2761,8746,00
Huainan2,333,8962,040,649
Huangshan1,359,0001,370,000
Lu'an5,611,7015,953,440
Ma'anshan1,366,3021,196,916
Suzhou5,352,9245,189,425
Tongling723,958684,600
Wuhu2,263,1232,115,421
Xuancheng2,532,9002,658,600
Chaohu (disestablished)3,873,0003,574,000

Counties

NamePrefecture2010
YaohaiHefei902,830
LuyangHefei609,239
ShushanHefei1,022,321
BaoheHefei817,686
ChangfengHefei629,535
FeidongHefei861,960
FeixiHefei858,895
LujiangHefei973,850
Juchao → ChaohuHefei780,700
JinghuWuhu533,330
YijiangWuhu309,514
JiujiangWuhu421,695
Wuhu → WanzhiWuhu294,039
FanchangWuhu257,764
NanlingWuhu404,278
WuweiWuhu1,180,069
LongzihuBengbu243,123
BengshanBengbu334,426
YuhuiBengbu249,361
HuaishangBengbu145,874
HuaiyuanBengbu1,028,066
WuheBengbu621,973
GuzhenBengbu541,644
DatongHuainan180,917
Tianjia'anHuainan593,981
XiejiajiHuainan320,251
BagongshanHuainan175,993
PanjiHuainan395,684
FengtaiHuainan667,070
Shou(xian)Lu'an → Huainan1,008,116
HuashanMa'anshan431,859
YushanMa'anshan309,672
BowangMa'anshan169,888
DangtuMa'anshan624,771
HanshanMa'anshan376,436
He(xian)Ma'anshan460,161
DujiHuaibei324,398
XiangshanHuaibei467,358
LieshanHuaibei321,565
SuixiHuaibei1,000,955
TongguanshanTongling(not established)
Jiao(qu)Tongling72,301
TonglingTongling249,595
ZongyangTongling839,000
YingjiangAnqing251,000
DaguanAnqing275,000
YixiuAnqing254,000
HuainingAnqing593,000
QianshanAnqing500,000
TaihuAnqing515,000
SusongAnqing571,000
WangjiangAnqing527,000
YuexiAnqing322,000
TongchengAnqing664,000
TunxiHuangshan217,600
HuangshanHuangshan147,600
HuizhouHuangshan95,500
She(xian)Huangshan409,300
XiuningHuangshan250,500
Yi(xian)Huangshan80,700
QimenHuangshan157,800
LangyaChuzhou310427
NanqiaoChuzhou251,894
Lai'anChuzhou432,021
QuanjiaoChuzhou383,885
DingyuanChuzhou779,174
FengyangChuzhou644,895
MingguangChuzhou602,840
TianchangChuzhou532,732
YingzhouFuyang691,698
YingdongFuyang519,562
YingquanFuyang557,687
LinquanFuyang1,543,218
TaiheFuyang1,361,145
FunanFuyang1,168,117
YingshangFuyang1,196,535
JieshouFuyang561,956
YongqiaoSuzhou1,647,642
DangshanSuzhou800,408
Xiao(xian)Suzhou1,130,916
LingbiSuzhou975,308
Si(xian)Suzhou798,650
Jin'anLu'an923,938
Yu'anLu'an854,645
YejiLu'an(not established)
HuoqiuLu'an1,246,129
ShuchengLu'an749,273
JinzhaiLu'an514,456
HuoshanLu'an315,144
QiaochengBozhou1,409,436
GuoyangBozhou1212054
MengchengBozhou1,062,080
LixinBozhou1,167,087
GuichiChizhou595,268
DongzhiChizhou468,280
ShitaiChizhou92,238
QingyangChizhou246,732
XuanzhouXuancheng772,500
LangxiXuancheng320,600
GuangdeXuancheng487,200
Jing(xian)Xuancheng299,600
JixiXuancheng156100
JingdeXuancheng120,000
NingguoXuancheng376,900
Tongguanshan (disestablished)Tongling287,765
Shizishan (disestablished)Tongling114,297
Sanshan (disestablished)Wuhu144,378

References