List of administrative divisions of Liaoning

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Liaoning Province
Capital: Shenyang
Prefectural level divisions
Sub-provincial cities 2
Prefectural cities 12
County level divisions
County cities 16
Counties18
Autonomous counties 8
Districts 59
Township level divisions
Towns 585
Townships313
Ethnic townships / towns*78
Subdistricts 526
Villages level divisions
Communities 4,293
Administrative villages 11,558

Liaoning , 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 Liaoning.

Prefecture levelCounty Level
Name Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Division code [1]
Shenyang city
沈阳市
Shěnyáng Shì
(Capital – Sub-provincial)
(2101 / SHE)
Heping District 和平区Hépíng Qū210102HEP
Shenhe District 沈河区Shěnhé Qū210103SHQ
Dadong District 大东区Dàdōng Qū210104DDQ
Huanggu District 皇姑区Huánggū Qū210105HGU
Tiexi District 铁西区Tiěxī Qū210106TXI
Sujiatun District 苏家屯区Sūjiātún Qū210111SJT
Hunnan District 浑南区Húnnán Qū210112DLQ
Shenbei New Area 沈北新区Shěnběi Xīn Qū210113SBX
Yuhong District 于洪区Yúhóng Qū210114YHQ
Liaozhong District 辽中区Liáozhōng Qū210115LZF
Kangping County 康平县Kāngpíng Xiàn210123KPG
Faku County 法库县Fǎkù Xiàn210124FKU
Xinmin city新民市Xīnmín Shì210181XMS
Dalian city
大连市
Dàlián Shì
(Sub-provincial)
(2102 / DLC)
Zhongshan District 中山区Zhōngshān Qū210202ZSD
Xigang District 西岗区Xīgǎng Qū210203XGD
Shahekou District 沙河口区Shākékǒu Qū210204SHK
Ganjingzi District 甘井子区Gānjǐngzi Qū210211GJZ
Lüshunkou District 旅顺口区Lǚshùnkǒu Qū210212LSK
Jinzhou District 金州区Jīnzhōu Qū210213JZH
Pulandian District 普兰店区Pǔlándiàn Qū210214PLN
Changhai County 长海县Chánghǎi Xiàn210224CHX
Wafangdian city瓦房店市Wǎfángdiàn Shì210281WFD
Zhuanghe city庄河市Zhuānghé Shì210283ZHH
Anshan city
鞍山市
Ānshān Shì
(2103 / ASN)
Tiedong District 铁东区Tiědōng Qū210302TED
Tiexi District 铁西区Tiěxī Qū210303TXL
Lishan District 立山区Lìshān Qū210304LAS
Qianshan District 千山区Qiānshān Qū210311QSQ
Tai'an County 台安县Tái'ān Xiàn210321TAX
Xiuyan County [lower-alpha 1] 岫岩县Xiùyán Xiàn210323XYL
Haicheng city海城市Hǎichéng Shì210381HCL
Fushun city
抚顺市
Fǔshùn Shì
(2104 / FSN)
Xinfu District 新抚区Xīnfǔ Qū210402XFU
Dongzhou District 东洲区Dōngzhōu Qū210403DOZ
Wanghua District 望花区Wànghuā Qū210404WHF
Shuncheng District 顺城区Shùnchéng Qū210411SCF
Fushun County 抚顺县Fǔshùn Xiàn210421FSX
Xinbin County [lower-alpha 2] 新宾县Xīnbīn Xiàn210422XBN
Qingyuan County [lower-alpha 3] 清原县Qīngyuán Xiàn210423QYA
Benxi city
本溪市
Běnxī Shì
(2105 / BXS)
Pingshan District 平山区Píngshān Qū210502PSN
Xihu District 溪湖区Xīhú Qū210503XHB
Mingshan District 明山区Míngshān Qū210504MSB
Nanfen District 南芬区Nánfēn Qū210505NFQ
Benxi County [lower-alpha 4] 本溪县Běnxī Xiàn210521BXX
Huanren County [lower-alpha 5] 桓仁县Huánrén Xiàn210522HRL
Dandong city
丹东市
Dāndōng Shì
(2106 / DDG)
Yuanbao District 元宝区Yuánbǎo Qū210602YBD
Zhenxing District 振兴区Zhènxīng Qū210603ZXQ
Zhen'an District 振安区Zhèn'ān Qū210604ZAQ
Kuandian County [lower-alpha 6] 宽甸县Kuāndiàn Xiàn210624KDN
Donggang city东港市Dōnggǎng Shì210681DGS
Fengcheng city凤城市Fèngchéng Shì210682FCL
Jinzhou city
锦州市
Jǐnzhōu Shì
(2107 / JNZ)
Guta District 古塔区Gǔtǎ Qū210702GTQ
Linghe District 凌河区Línghé Qū210703LHF
Taihe District 太和区Tàihé Qū210711THJ
Heishan County 黑山县Hēishān Xiàn210726HSL
Yixian County [lower-alpha 7] 义县Yìxiàn210727YXL
Linghai city凌海市Línghǎi Shì210781LHL
Beizhen city北镇市Běizhèn Shì210782BZN
Yingkou city
营口市
Yíngkǒu Shì
(2108 / YIK)
Zhanqian District 站前区Zhànqián Qū210802ZQQ
Xishi District 西市区Xīshì Qū210803XII
Bayuquan District 鲅鱼圈区Bàyúquān Qū210804BYQ
Laobian District 老边区Lǎobiān Qū210811LOB
Gaizhou city盖州市Gàizhōu Shì210881GZU
Dashiqiao city大石桥市Dàshíqiáo Shì210882DSQ
Fuxin city
阜新市
Fùxīn Shì
(2109 / FXS)
Haizhou District 海州区Hǎizhōu Qū210902HZF
Xinqiu District 新邱区Xīnqiū Qū210903XQF
Taiping District 太平区Tàipíng Qū210904TPG
Qinghemen District 清河门区Qīnghémén Qū210905QHM
Xihe District 细河区Xìhé Qū210911XHO
Fuxin County [lower-alpha 8] 阜新县Fùxīn Xiàn210921FXX
Zhangwu County 彰武县Zhāngwǔ Xiàn210922ZWU
Liaoyang city
辽阳市
Liáoyáng Shì
(2110 / LYL)
Baita District 白塔区Báitǎ Qū211002BTL
Wensheng District 文圣区Wénshèng Qū211003WSL
Hongwei District 宏伟区Hóngwěi Qū211004HWQ
Gongchangling District 弓长岭区Gōngchánglǐng Qū211005GCL
Taizihe District 太子河区Tàizǐhé Qū211011TZH
Liaoyang County 辽阳县Liáoyáng Xiàn211021LYX
Dengta city灯塔市Dēngtǎ Shì211081DTA
Panjin city
盘锦市
Pánjǐn Shì
(2111 / PJS)
Shuangtaizi District 双台子区Shuāngtáizi Qū211102STZ
Xinglongtai District 兴隆台区Xīnglóngtái Qū211103XLT
Dawa District 大洼区Dàwā Qū211104DWL
Panshan County 盘山县Pánshān Xiàn211122PNS
Tieling city
铁岭市
Tiělǐng Shì
(2112 / TLS)
Yinzhou District 银州区Yínzhōu Qū211202YZU
Qinghe District 清河区Qīnghé Qū211204QHQ
Tieling County 铁岭县Tiělǐng Xiàn211221TLG
Xifeng County 西丰县Xīfēng Xiàn211223XIF
Changtu County 昌图县Chāngtú Xiàn211224CTX
Diaobingshan city调兵山市Diàobīngshān Shì211281DBS
Kaiyuan city开原市Kāiyuán Shì211282KYS
Chaoyang city
朝阳市
Cháoyáng Shì
(2113 / CYS)
Shuangta District 双塔区Shuāngtǎ Qū211302STQ
Longcheng District 龙城区Lóngchéng Qū211303LCL
Chaoyang County 朝阳县Cháoyáng Xiàn211321CYG
Jianping County 建平县Jiànpíng Xiàn211322JPG
Kalaqin Zuoyi County [lower-alpha 9] 喀喇沁左翼县Kālāqìn Zuǒyì Xiàn211324HAZ
Beipiao city北票市Běipiào Shì211381BPO
Lingyuan city凌源市Língyuán Shì211382LYK
Huludao city
葫芦岛市
Húludǎo Shì
(2114 / HLD)
Lianshan District 连山区Liánshān Qū211402LSQ
Longgang District 龙港区Lónggǎng Qū211403LGD
Nanpiao District 南票区Nánpiào Qū211404NPQ
Suizhong County 绥中县Suízhōng Xiàn211421SZL
Jianchang County 建昌县Jiànchāng Xiàn211422JCL
Xingcheng city兴城市Xīngchéng Shì211481XCL
  1. Conventional name: Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese :岫岩满族自治县; pinyin :Xiùyán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  2. Conventional name: Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese :新宾满族自治县; pinyin :Xīnbīn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  3. Conventional name: Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese :清原满族自治县; pinyin :Qīngyuán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  4. Conventional name: Benxi Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese :本溪满族自治县; pinyin :Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  5. Conventional name: Huanren Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese :桓仁满族自治县; pinyin :Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  6. Conventional name: Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese :宽甸满族自治县; pinyin :Kuāndiàn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
  7. Official name registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
  8. Conventional name: Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese :阜新蒙古族自治县; pinyin :Fùxīn Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
  9. Conventional name: Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese :喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县; pinyin :Kālāqìn Zuǒyì Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

Recent changes in administrative divisions

DateBeforeAfterNoteReference [2] [3]
1970-01-16parts of Tai'an CountyPanshan District (County)established
Dawa District (County)established
1973-01-01Yingkou (P-City)Anshan (P-City)transferred
↳ Haicheng County↳ Haicheng Countytransferred
1975-11-09Panjin PrefectureYingkou (P-City)disestablished & merged into
↳ Panshan District (County)↳ Panshan Countytransferred & reorganized
↳ Dawa District (County)↳ Dawa Countytransferred & reorganized
Panjin PrefectureAnshan (P-City)disestablished & merged into
↳ Tai'an County↳ Tai'an Countytransferred
1978-04-13Shaling DistrictShoushan Districtdisestablished & established
Jiao District, Liaoyuandisestablished & established
Shaling DistrictHongwei Districtdisestablished & established
1978-12-16parts of Fushun CountyJiao District, Fushunestablished
1979-05-30parts of Liaoning ProvinceInner Mongolia A.R.provincial transferred
Ju'ud LeagueJu'ud Leaguetransferred
↳ Chifeng County↳ Chifeng Countytransferred
↳ Ningcheng County↳ Ningcheng Countytransferred
↳ Linxi County↳ Linxi Countytransferred
↳ Aohan Banner↳ Aohan Bannertransferred
↳ Ongniud Banner↳ Ongniud Bannertransferred
↳ Harqin Banner↳ Harqin Bannertransferred
↳ Bairin Right Banner↳ Bairin Right Bannertransferred
↳ Bairin Left Banner↳ Bairin Left Bannertransferred
↳ Hexigten Banner↳ Hexigten Bannertransferred
↳ Arhorqin Banner↳ Arhorqin Bannertransferred
↳ Chifeng (PC-City)↳ Chifeng (PC-City)transferred
1979-08-30parts of Chaoyang CountyChaoyang (PC-City)established
1980-03-08Jiao District, DandongZhen'an Districtrenamed
1980-04-15Shoushan DistrictLiaoyang Countyreorganized
Dengta DistrictDengta Countyreorganized
1981-02-09Lüda (P-City)Dalian (P-City)renamed
1981-09-21parts of Tieling CountyTiefa (PC-City)established
parts of Faku Countyestablished
1982-09-09parts of Jinxi CountyNanpiao Districtestablished
Huludao Districtestablished
Jiao District, JinzhouTaihe Districtestablished
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)
1983-02-21parts of Jiao District, FuxinQinghemen Districtestablished
1983-12-30Jiao District, AnshanJiubao Districtrenamed
1984-01-27parts of Gai CountyBayuquan Districtestablished
1984-05-10parts of Liaoyang CountyGongchangling Districtestablished
1984-06-05parts of Yingkou (PL-City)Panjin (PL-City)established
↳ Panshan County↳ Xinglongtai Districtdisestablished & established
↳ Panshan Districtdisestablished & established
↳ Jiao District, Panjindisestablished & established
↳ Dawa County↳ Dawa Countytransferred
1984-06-30Jiao District, LiaoyangTaizihe Districtrenamed
1984-06-30Tieling PrefectureTieling (PL-City)reorganized
Tieling (CL-City)Yinzhou Districtreorganized
Tiefa (CL-City)Tiefa Districtreorganized
parts of Kaiyuan CountyQinghe Districtestablished
Chaoyang PrefectureChaoyang (PL-City)reorganized
Chaoyang (CL-City)Shuangta Districtdisestablished & established
Longcheng Districtdisestablished & established
parts of Chaoyang Countymerged into
1984-07-13Jiao District, YingkouLaobian Districtrenamed
1984-09-11Jiao District, FuxinXihe Districtrenamed
1984-10-20Lixin DistrictMingshan Districtrenamed
Nanfen Districtestablished
Pingshan Districtmerged into
Xihu Districtmerged into
1985-01-17Xiuyan CountyXiuyan County (Aut.)reorganized
Fengcheng CountyFengcheng County (Aut.)reorganized
Xinbin CountyXinbin County (Aut.)reorganized
Jinxi CountyJinxi (CL-City)reorganized
Beipiao CountyBeipiao (CL-City)reorganized
Haicheng CountyHaicheng (CL-City)reorganized
Fu CountyWafangdian (CL-City)reorganized
1986-09-12Tiefa DistrictTiefa (CL-City)reorganized
1986-11-05Jiao District, PanjinPanshan Countyreorganized
Panshan DistrictShuangtaizi Districtrenamed
1986-12-13Xingcheng CountyXingcheng (CL-City)reorganized
1987-04-21Jin CountyJinzhou Districtreorganized
1988-03-16Jiao District, FushunShuncheng Districtrenamed
1988-12-27Kaiyuan CountyKaiyuan (CL-City)reorganized
1989-06-12parts of Jinzhou (PL-City)Jinxi (PL-City)established
↳ Jinxi (CL-City)↳ Lianshan Districtreorganized
↳ Huludao District↳ Huludao Countytransferred
↳ Nanpiao District↳ Nanpiao Districttransferred
↳ Suizhong County↳ Suizhong Countytransferred
↳ Xingcheng (CL-City)↳ Xingcheng (CL-City)transferred
parts of Chaoyang (PL-City)Jinxi (PL-City)established
↳ Jianchang County↳ Jianchang Countytransferred
1989-06-29Beizhen CountyBeizhen County (Aut.)reorganized
Qingyuan CountyQingyuan County (Aut.)reorganized
1989-09-07Benxi CountyBenxi County (Aut.)reorganized
Huanren CountyHuanren County (Aut.)reorganized
Kuandian CountyKuandian County (Aut.)reorganized
1991-11-30Xinjin CountyPulandian (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1991]75
1991-12-21Lingyuan CountyLingyuan (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1991]93
1992-01-23parts of Dandong (PL-City)Anshan (PL-City)transferredCivil Affairs [1992]9
↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.)↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.)transferred
1992-09-21Zhuanghe CountyZhuanghe (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1992]105
1992-11-03Gaizhou CountyGaizhou (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1992]128
Yingkou CountyDashiqiao (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1992]129
1992-12-12parts of Tieling (PL-City)Shenyang (PL-City)transferredCivil Affairs [1992]160
↳ Kangping County↳ Kangping Countytransferred
↳ Faku County↳ Faku Countytransferred
1993-06-18Donggou CountyDonggang (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1993]132
1993-06-14Xinmin CountyXinmin (CL-City)reorganized
1993-11-16Jin CountyLinghai (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1993]231
1994-03-08Fengcheng County (Aut.)Fengcheng (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1994]41
1994-09-20Jinxi (PL-City)Huludao (PL-City)renamedState Council [1994]97
Huludao DistrictLonggang Districtrenamed
1995-03-21Beizhen County (Aut.)Beining (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1995]21
1996-04-19Jiubao DistrictQianshan DistrictrenamedCivil Affairs [1996]25
1996-08-29Dengta CountyDengta (CL-City)reorganizedCivil Affairs [1996]63
1999-06-16Lutian DistrictDongzhou DistrictrenamedCivil Affairs [1999]43
2002-02-20Tiefa (CL-City)Diaobingshan (CL-City)renamed
2006-02-08Beining (CL-City)Beizhen (CL-City)renamedCivil Affairs [2006]32
2006-09-26Xinchengzi DistrictShenbei DistrictrenamedCivil Affairs [2006]300
2014-06-17Dongling DistrictHunnan DistrictrenamedCivil Affairs [2014]171
2015-10-13Pulandian (CL-City)Pulandian DistrictreorganizedState Council [2015]145
2016-01-09Liaozhong CountyLiaozhong DistrictreorganizedState Council [2016]6
2016-03-20Dawa CountyDawa DistrictreorganizedState Council [2016]53

Population composition

Prefectures

Prefecture 2010 2000
Shenyang 8,106,1717,203,717
Dalian 6,690,4325,893,692
Anshan 3,645,8843,584,039
Benxi 1,709,5381,567,408
Chaoyang 3,044,6413,194,828
Dandong 2,444,6972,390,524
Fushun 2,220,545
Fuxin 1,819,3391,889,774
Huludao 2,623,5412,580,685
Jinzhou 3,126,4633,076,735
Liaoyang 1,858,7681,801,207
Panjin 1,392,4931,261,753
Tieling 2,717,7322,823,220
Yingkou 2,428,5342,296,540

Counties

NamePrefecture 2010
Heping Shenyang638,959
Shenhe Shenyang719,033
Dadong Shenyang696,711
Huanggu Shenyang809,100
Tiexi Shenyang878,261
Sujiatun Shenyang429,143
Dongling Shenyang301,832
Shenbei Shenyang318,895
Yuhong Shenyang408,798
Liaozhong Shenyang538,220
Kangping Shenyang351,188
Faku Shenyang446,223
Xinmin Shenyang696,895
Zhongshan Dalian357,091
Xigang Dalian307,850
Shahekou Dalian653,762
Ganjingzi Dalian722,559
Lushunkou Dalian212,752
Jinzhou Dalian729,100
Changhai Dalian74,010
Wafangdian Dalian1,026,160
Pulandian Dalian827,585
Zhuanghe Dalian922,876
Haizhou Fuxin277,902
Xinqiu Fuxin91,376
Taiping Fuxin171,625
Qinghemen Fuxin73,923
Xihe Fuxin165,525
Zhangwu Fuxin417,724
Fuxin Fuxin732,630
Pingshan Benxi349,130
Xihu Benxi252,671
Mingshan Benxi409,576
Nanfen Benxi82,917
Benxi Benxi296,218
Huanren Benxi319,026
Yuanbao Dandong191,200
Zhenxing Dandong372,400
Zhen'an Dandong173,800
Kuandian Dandong434,900
Donggang Dandong664,000
Fengcheng Dandong587,900
Baita Liaoyang210,317
Wensheng Liaoyang184,129
Hongwei Liaoyang117,776
Gongchangling Liaoyang89,441
Taizihe Liaoyang123,415
Dengta Liaoyang513,538
Liaoyang Liaoyang595,189
Shuangtaizi Panjin195,486
Xinglongtai Panjin398,919
Dawa Panjin393,318
Panshan Panjin294,646
Yinzhou Tieling346,613
Qinghe Tieling98,421
Tieling Tieling389,494
Xifeng Tieling349,187
Changtu Tieling1,038,848
Diaobingshan Tieling241,028
Kaiyuan Tieling590,888
Shuangta Chaoyang315,437
Longcheng Chaoyang188,434
Beipiao Chaoyang617,236
Lingyuan Chaoyang644,630
Chaoyang Chaoyang628,066
Jianping Chaoyang583,307
Harqin Chaoyang424,546
Xinfu Fushun276,518
Dongzhou Fushun335,779
Wanghua Fushun371,592
Shuncheng Fushun416,856
Fushun Fushun190,528
Xinbin Fushun306,018
Qingyuan Fushun339,969
Tiedong Anshan491,707
Tiexi Anshan294,585
Lishan Anshan427,434
Qianshan Anshan259,819
Tai'an Anshan377,706
Xiuyan Anshan517,152
Haicheng Anshan1,134,065
Zhanqian Yingkou383,241
Xishi Yingkou204,105
Bayuquan Yingkou431,329
Laobian Yingkou165,047
Gaizhou Yingkou723,218
Dashiqiao Yingkou721,363
Guta Jinzhou250,577
Taihe Jinzhou454,883
Linghe Jinzhou212,030
Heishan Jinzhou630,472
Yi(xian) Jinzhou439,377
Linghai Jinzhou576,143
Beizhen Jinzhou530,645
Lianshan Huludao626,573
Longgang Huludao202,306
Nanpiao Huludao147,047
Suizhong Huludao636,858
Jianchang Huludao622,068
Xingcheng Huludao552,180

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