List of administrative divisions of Liaoning

Liaoning, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division.

Liaoning Province
Province
Capital: Shenyang
Prefectural level divisions
Sub-provincial cities2
Prefectural cities12
County level divisions
County cities16
Counties18
Autonomous counties8
Districts59
Township level divisions
Towns585
Townships313
Ethnic townships / towns*78
Subdistricts526
Villages level divisions
Communities4,293
Administrative villages11,558
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Shennongjia Forestry District

Liuzhi Special District

Wolong Special Administrative Region

Workers and peasants districts

(obsolete)
Analogous county level units
Management areas
Management committee
Township level (4th)
Townships

Ethnic townships

Towns

Subdistricts
Subdistrict bureaux

Sum

Ethnic sum

County-controlled districts
County-controlled district bureaux
(obsolete)

Management committees

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(pilot)
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Management areas
Management committee

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Farms area (Overseas Chinese Farm Region), Prison area, University towns, etc.
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present

Administrative division codes

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
NameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision 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东陵区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 8,106,171 7,203,717
Dalian 6,690,432 5,893,692
Anshan 3,645,884 3,584,039
Benxi 1,709,538 1,567,408
Chaoyang 3,044,641 3,194,828
Dandong 2,444,697 2,390,524
Fushun 2,220,545
Fuxin 1,819,339 1,889,774
Huludao 2,623,541 2,580,685
Jinzhou 3,126,463 3,076,735
Liaoyang 1,858,768 1,801,207
Panjin 1,392,493 1,261,753
Tieling 2,717,732 2,823,220
Yingkou 2,428,534 2,296,540

Counties
NamePrefecture2010
HepingShenyang638,959
ShenheShenyang719,033
DadongShenyang696,711
HuangguShenyang809,100
TiexiShenyang878,261
SujiatunShenyang429,143
DonglingShenyang301,832
ShenbeiShenyang318,895
YuhongShenyang408,798
LiaozhongShenyang538,220
KangpingShenyang351,188
FakuShenyang446,223
XinminShenyang696,895
ZhongshanDalian357,091
XigangDalian307,850
ShahekouDalian653,762
GanjingziDalian722,559
LushunkouDalian212,752
JinzhouDalian729,100
ChanghaiDalian74,010
WafangdianDalian1,026,160
PulandianDalian827,585
ZhuangheDalian922,876
HaizhouFuxin277,902
XinqiuFuxin91,376
TaipingFuxin171,625
QinghemenFuxin73,923
XiheFuxin165,525
ZhangwuFuxin417,724
FuxinFuxin732,630
PingshanBenxi349,130
XihuBenxi252,671
MingshanBenxi409,576
NanfenBenxi82,917
BenxiBenxi296,218
HuanrenBenxi319,026
YuanbaoDandong191,200
ZhenxingDandong372,400
Zhen'anDandong173,800
KuandianDandong434,900
DonggangDandong664,000
FengchengDandong587,900
BaitaLiaoyang210,317
WenshengLiaoyang184,129
HongweiLiaoyang117,776
GongchanglingLiaoyang89,441
TaiziheLiaoyang123,415
DengtaLiaoyang513,538
LiaoyangLiaoyang595,189
ShuangtaiziPanjin195,486
XinglongtaiPanjin398,919
DawaPanjin393,318
PanshanPanjin294,646
YinzhouTieling346,613
QingheTieling98,421
TielingTieling389,494
XifengTieling349,187
ChangtuTieling1,038,848
DiaobingshanTieling241,028
KaiyuanTieling590,888
ShuangtaChaoyang315,437
LongchengChaoyang188,434
BeipiaoChaoyang617,236
LingyuanChaoyang644,630
ChaoyangChaoyang628,066
JianpingChaoyang583,307
HarqinChaoyang424,546
XinfuFushun276,518
DongzhouFushun335,779
WanghuaFushun371,592
ShunchengFushun416,856
FushunFushun190,528
XinbinFushun306,018
QingyuanFushun339,969
TiedongAnshan491,707
TiexiAnshan294,585
LishanAnshan427,434
QianshanAnshan259,819
Tai'anAnshan377,706
XiuyanAnshan517,152
HaichengAnshan1,134,065
ZhanqianYingkou383,241
XishiYingkou204,105
BayuquanYingkou431,329
LaobianYingkou165,047
GaizhouYingkou723,218
DashiqiaoYingkou721,363
GutaJinzhou250,577
TaiheJinzhou454,883
LingheJinzhou212,030
HeishanJinzhou630,472
Yi(xian)Jinzhou439,377
LinghaiJinzhou576,143
BeizhenJinzhou530,645
LianshanHuludao626,573
LonggangHuludao202,306
NanpiaoHuludao147,047
SuizhongHuludao636,858
JianchangHuludao622,068
XingchengHuludao552,180

References
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