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List of administrative divisions of Jiangsu
![]() Prefecture-level cities of Jiangsu
Jiangsu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of three levels of administrative division: prefectural, count, and township.
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 Jiangsu.
Recent changes in administrative divisions
| Date |
Before |
After |
Note |
Reference[2][3]
|
| 1970-01-28 |
Lianyungang District Office |
Lianyun District |
reorganized |
|
| Yan District Office |
Yan District |
reorganized
|
| parts of Qixia District |
Zhongshan Special District |
established |
|
| parts of Yaowu District |
established
|
| 1971-02-22 |
Luhe Prefecture |
Nanjing (P-City) |
merged into |
|
| Huaiyin Prefecture |
transferred
|
| ↳ Xuyi County |
↳ Xuyi County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Jinhu County |
↳ Jinhu County |
transferred
|
| parts of Luhe Prefecture |
Yangzhou Prefecture |
transferred
|
| ↳ Luhe County |
↳ Luhe County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Yizheng County |
↳ Yizheng County |
transferred
|
| 1971-02-22 |
parts of Zhenjiang Prefecture |
Nanjing (P-City) |
transferred |
|
| ↳ Jiangning County |
↳ Jiangning County |
transferred
|
| 1973-09-01 |
parts of Jiangpu County |
Dachang District |
established |
|
| 1973-11-01 |
Yaowu District |
Xuanwu District |
renamed |
|
| Chaoyang District |
Baixia District |
renamed
|
| Zunyi District |
Qinhuai District |
renamed
|
| Hongwei District, Nanjing |
Jianye District |
renamed
|
| Yan'an District, Nanjing |
Gulou District, Nanjing |
renamed
|
| Dongfang District |
Xiaguan District |
renamed
|
| 1973-10-19 |
parts of Wujin County |
Jiao District, Changzhou |
established |
|
| 1975-11-08 |
parts of Yangzhou Prefecture |
Nanjing (P-City) |
transferred |
|
| ↳ Luhe County |
↳ Luhe County |
transferred
|
| 1975-05-03 |
Hongwei District, Xuzhou |
Yunlong District |
renamed |
|
| 1975-10-05 |
Dachang District |
Pukou District |
merged into |
|
| Zhongshan Special District |
Qixia District |
merged into
|
| 1978-07-31 |
Jiao District Office |
Tongshan County |
merged into |
|
| 1978-08-25 |
Chongwu District |
Chong'an District |
renamed |
|
| 1979-03-19 |
Yan'an District, Xuzhou |
Gulou District, Xuzhou |
renamed |
|
| Nantong (P-City) city district |
Chengzhong District |
established |
|
| Gangzha District |
established
|
| Jiao District, Nantong |
established
|
| 1980-04-26 |
parts of Luhe County |
Dachang District |
established |
|
| 1980-06-09 |
Dongfeng District, Changzhou |
Tianning District |
renamed |
|
| Xiangyang District |
Guanghua District |
renamed
|
| Shengli District |
Zhonglou District |
renamed
|
| Weidong District |
Qishuyan District |
renamed
|
| Dongfeng District, Suzhou |
Pingjiang District |
renamed |
|
| Hongqi District |
Changlang District |
renamed
|
| Yan'an District |
Jinchang District |
renamed
|
| 1981-09-07 |
parts of Guanyun County |
Jiao District, Lianyungang |
established |
|
| 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)
|
| 1983-01-18 |
Huaiyin Prefecture |
Huaiyin (PL-City) city district |
reorganized |
|
| ↳ Qingjiang (CL-City) |
disestablished
|
| ↳ Huaiyin County |
disestablished
|
| Yancheng Prefecture |
Yancheng (PL-City) city district |
reorganized |
|
| ↳ Yancheng County |
disestablished
|
| Yangzhou Prefecture |
Yangzhou (PL-City) city district |
reorganized |
|
| ↳ Yangzhou (CL-City) |
disestablished
|
| Zhenjiang Prefecture |
Zhenjiang (PL-City) city district |
reorganized |
|
| ↳ Zhenjiang (CL-City) |
disestablished
|
| parts of Zhenjiang Prefecture |
Nanjing (PL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Lishui County |
↳ Lishui County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Gaochun County |
↳ Gaochun County |
transferred
|
| parts of Zhenjiang Prefecture |
Changzhou (PL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Wujin County |
↳ Wujin County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Jintan County |
↳ Jintan County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Liyang County |
↳ Liyang County |
transferred
|
| parts of Zhenjiang Prefecture |
Wuxi (PL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Yixing County |
↳ Yixing County |
transferred
|
| Xuzhou Prefecture |
Xuzhou (PL-City) |
merged into |
|
| Lianyungang (PL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Donghai County |
↳ Donghai County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Ganyu County |
↳ Ganyu County |
transferred
|
| Suzhou Prefecture |
Suzhou (PL-City) |
merged into |
|
| Wuxi (PL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Jiangyin County |
↳ Jiangyin County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Wuxi County |
↳ Wuxi County |
transferred
|
| Nantong Prefecture |
Nantong (PL-City) |
merged into |
|
| 1983-02-12 |
Yancheng (PL-City) city district |
Cheng District, Yancheng |
established |
|
| Jiao District, Yancheng |
established
|
| 1983-02-16 |
Chengzhong District |
Cheng District, Nantong |
disestablished & established |
|
| Gangzha District |
disestablished & established
|
| 1983-02-12 |
Huaiyin (PL-City) city district |
Qingjiang District |
established |
|
| Qingpu District |
established
|
| 1983-02-26 |
Yangzhou (PL-City) city district |
Guangling District |
established |
|
| 1983-03-29 |
parts of Tongshan County |
Jiao District, Xuzhou |
established |
|
| 1983-06-14 |
Xinpu District |
Xinhai District |
disestablished & established |
|
| Haizhou District |
disestablished & established
|
| Yan District |
Lianyun District |
disestablished & established
|
| Jiao District, Lianyungang |
disestablished & established
|
| 1983-08-17 |
Zhenjiang (PL-City) city district |
Cheng District, Zhenjiang |
established |
|
| Jiao District, Zhenjiang |
established
|
| 1983-11-24 |
parts of Wu County |
Jiao District, Suzhou |
established |
|
| 1984-10-13 |
Cheng District, Zhenjiang |
Jingkou District |
renamed |
|
| Jiao District, Zhenjiang |
Runzhou District |
renamed
|
| parts of Hanjiang County |
Jiao District, Yangzhou |
established |
|
| 1986-04-07 |
parts of Xinhai District |
Haizhou District |
merged into |
|
| 1986-04-21 |
Yizheng County |
Yizheng (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1986-04-27 |
Guanghua District |
Zhonglou District |
merged into |
|
| Tianning District |
merged into
|
| 1986-09-16 |
Shazhou County |
Zhangjiagang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1987-04-23 |
Jiangyin County |
Jiangyin (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1987-12-15 |
Suqian County |
Suqian (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| Danyang County |
Danyang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1987-12-17 |
Dongtai County |
Dongtai (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1987-12-22 |
Xinghua County |
Xinghua (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| Huai'an County |
Huai'an (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| parts of Wuxi County |
Mashan District |
reorganized |
|
| 1988-01-09 |
Yixing County |
Yixing (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1989-07-27 |
Kunshan County |
Kunshan (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1989-11-13 |
Qidong County |
Qidong (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1990-02-05 |
Xinyi County |
Xinyi (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1990-08-15 |
Liyang County |
Liyang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1991-02-06 |
Rugao County |
Rugao (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1991]5
|
| Gaoyou County |
Gaoyou (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1991]6
|
| 1991-05-06 |
Cheng District, Nantong |
Chongchuan District |
renamed |
Civil Affairs [1991]9
|
| Jiao District, Nantong |
Gangzha District |
renamed
|
| 1992-02-17 |
Wujiang County |
Wujiang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1992]18
|
| 1992-07-07 |
Pi County |
Pizhou (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1992]70
|
| 1992-09-21 |
Taixing County |
Taixing (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1993-01-08 |
Taicang County |
Taicang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1993]3
|
| Nantong County |
Tongzhou (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1993]4
|
| 1993-07-14 |
Jingjiang County |
Jingjiang (CL-City) |
reorganized |
|
| 1993-09-02 |
Jiao District, Xuzhou |
Quanshan District |
renamed |
Civil Affairs [1993]173
|
| 1993-11-10 |
Jintan County |
Jintan (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1993]212
|
| 1994-04-26 |
Jiangdu County |
Jiangdu (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1994]62
|
| Haimen County |
Haimen (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1994]63
|
| 1994-05-18 |
Yangzhong County |
Yangzhong (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1994]81
|
| 1994-07-17 |
Tai County |
Jiangyan (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1994]114
|
| 1995-04-06 |
Jurong County |
Jurong (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1995]26
|
| 1995-06-08 |
Wu County |
Wuxian (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1995]40
|
| Wujin County |
Wujin (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1995]41
|
| Wuxi County |
Xishan (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1995]42
|
| 1995-12-26 |
Kuang District, Xuzhou |
Jiuli District |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1995]85
|
| 1996-07-19 |
Jiao District, Yancheng |
Yandu County |
disestablished & merged into |
State Council [1996]56
|
| Cheng District, Yancheng |
disestablished & merged into
|
| parts of Yangzhou (PL-City) |
Taizhou (PL-City) |
established |
State Council [1996]57
|
| ↳ Taizhou (CL-City) |
↳ Hailing District |
transferred & reorganized
|
| ↳ Jiangyan (CL-City) |
↳ Jiangyan (CL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Jingjiang (CL-City) |
↳ Jingjiang (CL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Taixing (CL-City) |
↳ Taixing (CL-City) |
transferred
|
| ↳ Xinghua (CL-City) |
↳ Xinghua (CL-City) |
transferred
|
| parts of Huai'an (PL-City) |
Suqian (PL-City) |
established |
State Council [1996]58
|
| ↳ Suqian (CL-City) |
↳ Sucheng District |
transferred & reorganized
|
| ↳ Suyu County |
↳ Suyu County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Shuyang County |
↳ Shuyang County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Siyang County |
↳ Siyang County |
transferred
|
| ↳ Sihong County |
↳ Sihong County |
transferred
|
| 1996-08-01 |
Dafeng County |
Dafeng (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [1996]52
|
| 1997-08-20 |
parts of Hailing District |
Gaogang District |
established |
State Council [1997]77
|
| 2000-01-05 |
Jiao District, Suzhou |
Huqiu District |
renamed |
|
| 2000-12-21 |
Jiangning County |
Jiangning District |
reorganized |
|
| Hanjiang County |
Hanjiang District |
reorganized |
|
| Huaiyin (PL-City) |
Huai'an (PL-City) |
renamed |
|
| Huai'an (CL-City) |
Chuzhou District |
renamed
|
| Huaiyin County |
Huaiyin District |
reorganized
|
| Xishan (CL-City) |
Xishan District |
reorganized |
|
| Huishan District |
established
|
| Mashan District |
Binhu District |
disestablished & established |
|
| Jiao District, Wuxi |
disestablished & established
|
| 2000-12-31 |
Wuxian (CL-City) |
Wuzhong District |
reorganized |
|
| Xiangcheng District |
established
|
| 2001-10-01 |
parts of
Yuntai District |
Lianyun District |
merged into |
State Council [2001]129
|
| Xinpu District |
merged into
|
| 2002-04-03 |
Wujin (CL-City) |
Wujin District |
reorganized |
State Council [2002]22
|
| Jiao District, Changzhou |
Xinbei District |
renamed
|
| Jiangpu County |
Pukou District |
merged into |
State Council [2002]23
|
| Luhe County |
Luhe District |
reorganized
|
| Dachang District |
merged into
|
| Dantu County |
Dantu District |
reorganized |
State Council [2002]24
|
| 2002-11-12 |
Jiao District, Yangzhou |
Weiyang District |
renamed |
Civil Affairs [2002]182
|
| 2003-12-18 |
Yandu County |
Yandu District |
renamed |
State Council [2003]130
|
| Cheng District, Yancheng |
Tinghu District |
renamed
|
| 2004-01-15 |
Suyu County |
Suyu District |
reorganized |
State Council [2004]6
|
| 2009-03-23 |
Tongzhou (CL-City) |
Tongzhou District |
reorganized |
State Council [2009]34
|
| 2010-09-05 |
parts of Jiuli District |
Gulou District, Xuzhou |
merged into |
State Council [2010]90
|
| Quanshan District |
merged into
|
| Tongshan District |
merged into
|
| Tongshan County |
reorganized
|
| 2011-10-22 |
Jiangdu (CL-City) |
Jiangdu District |
reorganized |
State Council [2011]132
|
| Weiyang District |
Hanjiang District |
reorganized
|
| 2011-12-30 |
Chuzhou District |
Huai'an District |
renamed |
Civil Affairs [2011]357
|
| 2012-08-17 |
Canglang District |
Gusu District |
merged & established |
State Council [2012]102
|
| Pingjiang District |
merged & established
|
| Jinchang District |
merged & established
|
| Wujiang (CL-City) |
Wujiang District |
reorganized
|
| 2012-12-17 |
Jiangyan (CL-City) |
Jiangyan District |
reorganized |
State Council [2012]208
|
| 2013-02-08 |
Baixia District |
Qinhuai District |
merged into |
State Council [2013]24
|
| Xiaguan District |
Gulou District, Nanjing |
merged into
|
| Lishui County |
Lishui District |
reorganized
|
| Gaochun County |
Gaochun District |
reorganized
|
| 2014-05-02 |
Xinpu District |
Haizhou District |
merged into |
State Council [2014]56
|
| Ganyu County |
Ganyu District |
reorganized
|
| 2015-04-29 |
Qishuyan District |
Wujin District |
merged into |
State Council [2015]75
|
| Jintan (CL-City) |
Jintan District |
reorganized
|
| 2015-07-23 |
Dafeng (CL-City) |
Dafeng District |
reorganized |
State Council [2015]120
|
| 2015-10-13 |
Chong'an District |
Liangxi District |
merged & established |
State Council [2015]184
|
| Nanchang District |
merged & established
|
| Beitang District |
merged & established
|
| parts of Binhu District |
Xinwu District |
established
|
| 2016-06-08 |
Qinghe District |
Qingjiangpu District |
merged & established |
State Council [2016]100
|
| Qingpu District
|
| Hongze County |
Hongze District |
reorganized
|
| 2018-02-22 |
Hai'an County |
Hai'an (CL-City) |
reorganized |
Civil Affairs [2018]49
|
| 2020-07-?? |
Gangzha District |
Chongchuan District |
merged into |
|
| Haimen (CL-City) |
Haimen District |
reorganized
|
Population composition
Prefectures
| Prefecture
|
2010
|
2000
|
| Nanjing
|
8,004,680
|
6,238,486
|
| Changzhou
|
4,591,972
|
3,845,507
|
| Huai'an
|
4,799,889
|
5,130,605
|
| Lianyungang
|
4,393,914
|
4,653,701
|
| Nantong
|
7,282,835
|
|
| Suqian
|
4,715,553
|
5,154,397
|
| Suzhou
|
11,769,113
|
10,465,994
|
| Taizhou
|
4,618,558
|
|
| Wuxi
|
6,372,624
|
5,179,847
|
| Xuzhou
|
8,580,500
|
9,077,400
|
| Yancheng
|
7,260,240
|
8,092,241
|
| Yangzhou
|
4,459,760
|
4,672,684
|
| Zhenjiang
|
3,113,384
|
2,897,016
|
Counties
| Name |
Prefecture |
2010
|
| Xuanwu |
Nanjing |
651,957
|
| Qinhuai |
Nanjing |
1,007,922
|
| Jianye |
Nanjing |
426,999
|
| Gulou |
Nanjing |
1,271,191
|
| Pukou |
Nanjing |
710,298
|
| Qixia |
Nanjing |
644,503
|
| Yuhuatai |
Nanjing |
391,285
|
| Jiangning |
Nanjing |
1,145,628
|
| Luhe |
Nanjing |
915,845
|
| Lishui |
Nanjing |
421,323
|
| Gaochun |
Nanjing |
417,729
|
| Liangxi |
Wuxi |
(not established)
|
| Xinwu |
Wuxi |
536,807
|
| Binhu |
Wuxi |
688,965
|
| Huishan |
Wuxi |
691,059
|
| Xishan |
Wuxi |
681,300
|
| Jiangyin |
Wuxi |
1,594,829
|
| Yixing |
Wuxi |
1,235,476
|
| Gulou |
Xuzhou |
490,855
|
| Yunlong |
Xuzhou |
345,393
|
| Jiawang |
Xuzhou |
430,712
|
| Quanshan |
Xuzhou |
539,693
|
| Tongshan |
Xuzhou |
1,247,125
|
| Feng(xian) |
Xuzhou |
963,531
|
| Pei(xian) |
Xuzhou |
1,141,935
|
| Suining |
Xuzhou |
1,039,315
|
| Xinyi |
Xuzhou |
920,628
|
| Pizhou |
Xuzhou |
1,458,038
|
| Tianning |
Changzhou |
513,682
|
| Zhonglou |
Changzhou |
505,936
|
| Qishuyan |
Changzhou |
105,124
|
| Xinbei |
Changzhou |
596,807
|
| Wujin |
Changzhou |
1,568,999
|
| Liyang |
Changzhou |
749,377
|
| Jintan |
Changzhou |
552,047
|
| Gusu |
Suzhou |
954,455
|
| Huqiu |
Suzhou |
572,313
|
| Wuzhong |
Suzhou |
1,853,656
|
| Xiangcheng |
Suzhou |
693,576
|
| Wujiang |
Suzhou |
1,275,090
|
| Changshu |
Suzhou |
1,510,103
|
| Zhangjiagang |
Suzhou |
1,248,414
|
| Kunshan |
Suzhou |
1,646,318
|
| Taicang |
Suzhou |
712,069
|
| Chongchuan |
Nantong |
868,262
|
| Tongzhou |
Nantong |
1,138,738
|
| Hai'an |
Nantong |
866,337
|
| Rudong |
Nantong |
995,983
|
| Qidong |
Nantong |
972,525
|
| Rugao |
Nantong |
1,267,066
|
| Haimen |
Nantong |
907,598
|
| Lianyun |
Lianyungang |
231,697
|
| Haizhou |
Lianyungang |
818,834
|
| Ganyu |
Lianyungang |
949,438
|
| Donghai |
Lianyungang |
952,250
|
| Guanyun |
Lianyungang |
817,629
|
| Guannan |
Lianyungang |
624,766
|
| Qingjiangpu |
Huai'an |
(not established)
|
| Chuzhou → Huai'an |
Huai'an |
984,601
|
| Huaiyin |
Huai'an |
788,634
|
| Lianshui |
Huai'an |
859,991
|
| Hongze |
Huai'an |
326,365
|
| Xuyi |
Huai'an |
658,830
|
| Jinhu |
Huai'an |
321,283
|
| Tinghu |
Yancheng |
904,417
|
| Yandu |
Yancheng |
711,300
|
| Xiangshui |
Yancheng |
509,524
|
| Binhai |
Yancheng |
956,162
|
| Funing |
Yancheng |
843,275
|
| Sheyang |
Yancheng |
896,639
|
| Jianhu |
Yancheng |
741,646
|
| Dongtai |
Yancheng |
990,208
|
| Dafeng |
Yancheng |
707,069
|
| Guangling |
Yangzhou |
340,977
|
| Hanjiang |
Yangzhou |
1,051,322
|
| Baoying |
Yangzhou |
752,074
|
| Yizheng |
Yangzhou |
563,945
|
| Gaoyou |
Yangzhou |
744,662
|
| Jiangdu |
Yangzhou |
1,006,780
|
| Jingkou |
Zhenjiang |
601,671
|
| Runzhou |
Zhenjiang |
296,453
|
| Dantu |
Zhenjiang |
302,276
|
| Danyang |
Zhenjiang |
960,418
|
| Yangzhong |
Zhenjiang |
334,886
|
| Jurong |
Zhenjiang |
617,680
|
| Hailing |
Taizhou |
475,100
|
| Gaogang |
Taizhou |
250,500
|
| Jiangyan |
Taizhou |
729,000
|
| Jingjiang |
Taizhou |
684,600
|
| Taixing |
Taizhou |
1,074,300
|
| Xinghua |
Taizhou |
1,253,800
|
| Sucheng |
Suqian |
796,627
|
| Suyu |
Suqian |
641,059
|
| Shuyang |
Suqian |
1,538,054
|
| Siyang |
Suqian |
830,502
|
| Sihong |
Suqian |
909,311
|
| Chong'an (disestablished) |
Wuxi |
228,854
|
| Nanchang (disestablished) |
Wuxi |
378,490
|
| Beitang (disestablished) |
Wuxi |
336,844
|
| Qinghe (disestablished) |
Huai'an |
529,956
|
| Qingpu (disestablished) |
Huai'an |
330,229
|
| Gangzha (disestablished) |
Nantong |
266,326
|
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