Prefecture-level city
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Literal meaning | Regional-level municipality | ||||||||||||||
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A prefectural-level municipality (Chinese: 地级市), prefectural-level city or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative structure (alongside prefectures, leagues and autonomous prefectures). Administrative chiefs (mayors) of prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief (Chinese: 司长) of a national ministry. Since the 1980s, most former prefectures have been renamed into prefectural level cities.
A prefectural level city is a "city" (Chinese: 市; pinyin: shì) and "prefecture" (Chinese: 地区; pinyin: dìqū) that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entry with subordinate districts, and a prefecture with subordinate county-level cities and counties which is an administrative division of a province.
A prefectural level city is often not a "city" in the usual sense of the term (i.e., a large continuous urban settlement), but instead an administrative unit comprising, typically, a main central urban area (a city in the usual sense, usually with the same name as the prefectural level city), and its much larger surrounding rural area containing many smaller cities, towns and villages. The larger prefectural level cities span over 100 kilometres (62 mi).
Prefectural level cities nearly always contain multiple counties, county level cities, and other such sub-divisions. This results from the fact that the formerly predominant prefectures, which prefectural level cities have mostly replaced, were themselves large administrative units containing cities, smaller towns, and rural areas. To distinguish a prefectural level city from its actual urban area (city in the strict sense), the term 市区 shìqū ("urban area"), is used.
The first prefectural level cities were created on 5 November 1983. Over the following two decades, prefectural level cities have come to replace the vast majority of Chinese prefectures; the process is still ongoing.
Most provinces are composed entirely or nearly entirely of prefectural level cities. Of the 22 provinces and 5 autonomous regions of the PRC, only 9 provinces (Yunnan, Guizhou, Qinghai, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Gansu, Jilin, Hubei, Hunan) and 3 autonomous regions (Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia) have at least one or more second level or prefectural level divisions that are not prefectural level cities.
Criteria that a prefecture must meet to become a prefectural level city:
- An urban centre with a non-rural population over 250,000
- gross output of value of industry of 200,000,000 RMB (US$32 million)
- the output of tertiary industry supersedes that of primary industry, contributing over 35% of the GDP[1]
15 large prefectural level cities have been granted the status of sub-provincial city, which gives them much greater autonomy.
Shijiazhuang and Zhengzhou are the largest prefectural level cities with populations approaching or exceeding some sub-provincial cities.
A sub-prefecture-level city is a county-level city with powers approaching those of prefectural level cities.
Classification
There are total of three classification of prefecture-level city:
- Regular prefectural level city which consist of counties, county level cities, and districts subdivisions.
- Consolidated district-governed prefectural level city which only consist of districts as it subdivisions.
- Prefectural level city with no county-level divisions (Direct-piped city) are cities that are not governed by any county-level divisions such as counties, county level cities, or legal administrative districts.
Cartographic expression and statistics
In Europe and North America, cities are generally represented as points, while counties are represented as areas. Thus, Bloomington, Indiana is indicated on the map by a point, which is distinct from, and enclosed by, the area of Monroe County, Indiana. In China, however, large cities such as City of Xianning may, in reality, contain both urban and rural elements. Moreover, they may enclose counties or other cities. On a less detailed map, City of Xianning would be indicated by a point, more or less corresponding to the coordinates of its city government. Other populous areas may also be exhibited as points, such as County of Tongshan, with no indication that County of Tongshan is, in fact, enclosed by City of Xianning. On a more detailed map, City of Xianning would be drawn as an area, similar to a county of the United States, and County of Tongshan would be drawn as a smaller area within City of Xianning.
This convention may lead to difficulty in the identification of places mentioned in older sources. For example, Guo Moruo writes that he was born in Town of Shawan, within Prefecture of Leshan, and attended primary school in Town of Jiading. A modern map is unlikely to show either town: Shawan, because it is too small, and Jiading, because it is the seat of City of Leshan, and is therefore indicated on the map by a point labelled "Leshan." A more detailed map would show Shawan as a district within City of Leshan, but Jiading would still be missing.
Statistics of China such as population and industrial activity are generally reported along prefectural city lines. Thus, the relatively unknown City of Huangshi has 2.5 million residents, more than most European capitals, but upon closer inspection, the city covers an area almost 100 kilometers across. Furthermore, Huangshi contains several other cities, such as City of Daye. If a person wished to calculate the population of the urban area of Huangshi, and had a map of Huangshi, and a table of its population by district, the task might not be easy. The urban area might be split between several districts, and some of those districts may include rural elements as well.
Prefecture-level city list
As of February 2016, there are 293 Prefecture-level city in total:
City | Chinese | Province | Area (K㎡) | Founded (PRC) |
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Anqing | 安庆市 | Anhui | 13,492 | 1979-11-04 |
Bengbu | 蚌埠市 | Anhui | 5,912 | 1949-10-01 |
Bozhou | 亳州市 | Anhui | 8,429 | 2000-05-21 |
Chizhou | 池州市 | Anhui | 8,272 | 2000-06-25 |
Chuzhou | 滁州市 | Anhui | 13,398 | 1992-12-20 |
Fuyang | 阜阳市 | Anhui | 9,775 | 1996-01-01 |
Hefei | 合肥市 | Anhui | 11,496 | 1949-10-01 |
Huaibei | 淮北市 | Anhui | 2,732 | 1960-04-16 |
Huainan | 淮南市 | Anhui | 5,533 | 1952-06-02 |
Huangshan | 黄山市 | Anhui | 9,807 | 1987-11-27 |
Lu'an | 六安市 | Anhui | 15,451 | 1999-09-02 |
Ma'anshan | 马鞍山市 | Anhui | 4,042 | 1956-10-12 |
Suzhou | 宿州市 | Anhui | 9,787 | 1998-12-06 |
Tongling | 铜陵市 | Anhui | 3,008 | 1971-12-11 |
Wuhu | 芜湖市 | Anhui | 5,987 | 1972-12-30 |
Xuancheng | 宣城市 | Anhui | 12,340 | 2000-06-25 |
Fuzhou | 福州市 | Fujian | 11,788 | 1949-10-01 |
Longyan | 龙岩市 | Fujian | 19,052 | 1996-11-20 |
Nanping | 南平市 | Fujian | 26,312 | 1994-09-05 |
Ningde | 宁德市 | Fujian | 13,644 | 1999-11-14 |
Putian | 莆田市 | Fujian | 3,895 | 1983-09-09 |
Quanzhou | 泉州市 | Fujian | 10,864 | 1985-05-14 |
Sanming | 三明市 | Fujian | 23,191 | 1983-04-28 |
Xiamen | 厦门市 | Fujian | 1,516 | 1949-10-01 |
Zhangzhou | 漳州市 | Fujian | 12,608 | 1985-05-14 |
Baiyin | 白银市 | Gansu | 21,210 | 1985-05-14 |
Dingxi | 定西市 | Gansu | 20,330 | 2003-04-04 |
Jiayuguan | 嘉峪关市 | Gansu | 2,935 | 1971-09-10 |
Jinchang | 金昌市 | Gansu | 8,927 | 1981-02-09 |
Jiuquan | 酒泉市 | Gansu | 189,997 | 2002-06-18 |
Lanzhou | 兰州市 | Gansu | 13,083 | 1949-10-01 |
Longnan | 陇南市 | Gansu | 27,838 | 2004-01-11 |
Pingliang | 平凉市 | Gansu | 11,169 | 2002-06-02 |
Qingyang | 庆阳市 | Gansu | 27,119 | 2002-06-22 |
Tianshui | 天水市 | Gansu | 14,431 | 1985-07-08 |
Wuwei | 武威市 | Gansu | 33,238 | 2001-05-09 |
Zhangye | 张掖市 | Gansu | 40,826 | 2002-03-01 |
Chaozhou | 潮州市 | Guangdong | 3,098 | 1991-12-07 |
Dongguan | 东莞市 | Guangdong | 2,512 | 1988-01-07 |
Foshan | 佛山市 | Guangdong | 3,875 | 1975-11-22 |
Guangzhou | 广州市 | Guangdong | 7,436 | 1954-06-19 |
Heyuan | 河源市 | Guangdong | 15,644 | 1988-01-07 |
Huizhou | 惠州市 | Guangdong | 11,159 | 1988-01-07 |
Jiangmen | 江门市 | Guangdong | 9,554 | 1975-11-22 |
Jieyang | 揭阳市 | Guangdong | 5,269 | 1991-12-07 |
Maoming | 茂名市 | Guangdong | 11,345 | 1975-11-22 |
Meizhou | 梅州市 | Guangdong | 15,925 | 1988-01-07 |
Qingyuan | 清远市 | Guangdong | 19,265 | 1988-01-07 |
Shantou | 汕头市 | Guangdong | 2,123 | 1975-11-22 |
Shanwei | 汕尾市 | Guangdong | 4,957 | 1988-01-07 |
Shaoguan | 韶关市 | Guangdong | 18,398 | 1975-11-22 |
Shenzhen | 深圳市 | Guangdong | 2,007 | 1979-03-05 |
Yangjiang | 阳江市 | Guangdong | 8,006 | 1988-01-07 |
Yunfu | 云浮市 | Guangdong | 7,778 | 1994-04-05 |
Zhanjiang | 湛江市 | Guangdong | 11,692 | 1975-11-22 |
Zhaoqing | 肇庆市 | Guangdong | 15,006 | 1988-01-07 |
Zhongshan | 中山市 | Guangdong | 1,770 | 1988-01-07 |
Zhuhai | 珠海市 | Guangdong | 1,696 | 1979-03-05 |
Baise | 百色市 | Guangxi | 36,206 | 2002-06-02 |
Beihai | 北海市 | Guangxi | 3,337 | 1983-10-08 |
Chongzuo | 崇左市 | Guangxi | 17,331 | 2002-12-23 |
Fangchenggang | 防城港市 | Guangxi | 6,227 | 1993-05-23 |
Guigang | 贵港市 | Guangxi | 10,596 | 1995-10-27 |
Guilin | 桂林市 | Guangxi | 27,809 | 1961-11-25 |
Hechi | 河池市 | Guangxi | 33,494 | 2002-06-18 |
Hezhou | 贺州市 | Guangxi | 11,855 | 2002-06-18 |
Laibin | 来宾市 | Guangxi | 13,386 | 2002-09-29 |
Liuzhou | 柳州市 | Guangxi | 18,652 | 1961-11-25 |
Nanning | 南宁市 | Guangxi | 22,341 | 1961-12-23 |
Qinzhou | 钦州市 | Guangxi | 10,783 | 1994-06-28 |
Wuzhou | 梧州市 | Guangxi | 12,582 | 1961-11-25 |
Yulin | 玉林市 | Guangxi | 12,839 | 1997-04-22 |
Anshun | 安顺市 | Guizhou | 9,269 | 2000-06-23 |
Bijie | 毕节市 | Guizhou | 26,852 | 2011-10-22 |
Guiyang | 贵阳市 | Guizhou | 8,035 | 1949-10-01 |
Liupanshui | 六盘水市 | Guizhou | 9,914 | 1978-12-18 |
Tongren | 铜仁市 | Guizhou | 18,002 | 2011-10-22 |
Zunyi | 遵义市 | Guizhou | 30,763 | 1997-06-10 |
Danzhou | 儋州市 | Hainan | 3,400 | 2015-02-19 |
Haikou | 海口市 | Hainan | 2,315 | 1986-05-31 |
Sansha | 三沙市 | Hainan | 13 | 2012-06-21 |
Sanya | 三亚市 | Hainan | 1,918 | 1987-11-20 |
Baoding | 保定市 | Hebei | 22,136 | 1983-11-15 |
Cangzhou | 沧州市 | Hebei | 13,488 | 1983-11-15 |
Chengde | 承德市 | Hebei | 39,719 | 1983-11-15 |
Handan | 邯郸市 | Hebei | 12,047 | 1983-11-15 |
Hengshui | 衡水市 | Hebei | 8,758 | 1996-05-31 |
Langfang | 廊坊市 | Hebei | 6,420 | 1988-09-13 |
Qinhuangdao | 秦皇岛市 | Hebei | 7,813 | 1983-03-03 |
Shijiazhuang | 石家庄市 | Hebei | 14,530 | 1978-03-11 |
Tangshan | 唐山市 | Hebei | 13,829 | 1978-03-11 |
Xingtai | 邢台市 | Hebei | 12,143 | 1983-11-15 |
Zhangjiakou | 张家口市 | Hebei | 36,303 | 1983-11-15 |
Daqing | 大庆市 | Heilongjiang | 21,643 | 1965-12-28 |
Harbin | 哈尔滨市 | Heilongjiang | 53,186 | 1954-06-19 |
Hegang | 鹤岗市 | Heilongjiang | 14,665 | 1966-02-08 |
Heihe | 黑河市 | Heilongjiang | 68,285 | 1993-02-08 |
Jiamusi | 佳木斯市 | Heilongjiang | 32,470 | 1983-10-08 |
Jixi | 鸡西市 | Heilongjiang | 22,551 | 1966-02-08 |
Mudanjiang | 牡丹江市 | Heilongjiang | 38,827 | 1983-10-08 |
Qiqihar | 齐齐哈尔市 | Heilongjiang | 44,287 | 1964-01-15 |
Qitaihe | 七台河市 | Heilongjiang | 6,221 | 1983-10-08 |
Shuangyashan | 双鸭山市 | Heilongjiang | 22,802 | 1966-02-08 |
Suihua | 绥化市 | Heilongjiang | 35,211 | 1999-12-28 |
Yichun | 伊春市 | Heilongjiang | 32,800 | 1979-12-14 |
Anyang | 安阳市 | Henan | 7,355 | 1982-03-10 |
Hebi | 鹤壁市 | Henan | 2,299 | 1974-01-19 |
Jiaozuo | 焦作市 | Henan | 4,072 | 1974-01-19 |
Kaifeng | 开封市 | Henan | 6,247 | 1961-12-25 |
Luohe | 漯河市 | Henan | 2,617 | 1986-01-18 |
Luoyang | 洛阳市 | Henan | 15,492 | 1964-04-30 |
Nanyang | 南阳市 | Henan | 26,591 | 1994-07-01 |
Pingdingshan | 平顶山市 | Henan | 7,874 | 1969-03-15 |
Puyang | 濮阳市 | Henan | 4,266 | 1983-09-01 |
Sanmenxia | 三门峡市 | Henan | 10,475 | 1986-01-18 |
Shangqiu | 商丘市 | Henan | 10,658 | 1997-06-10 |
Xinxiang | 新乡市 | Henan | 8,629 | 1982-03-10 |
Xinyang | 信阳市 | Henan | 18,819 | 1998-06-09 |
Xuchang | 许昌市 | Henan | 4,977 | 1986-01-18 |
Zhengzhou | 郑州市 | Henan | 7,507 | 1949-10-01 |
Zhoukou | 周口市 | Henan | 11,968 | 2000-06-08 |
Zhumadian | 驻马店市 | Henan | 14,974 | 2000-06-08 |
Ezhou | 鄂州市 | Hubei | 1,505 | 1983-08-19 |
Huanggang | 黄冈市 | Hubei | 17,453 | 1995-12-23 |
Huangshi | 黄石市 | Hubei | 4,576 | 1950-08-30 |
Jingmen | 荆门市 | Hubei | 12,100 | 1983-08-19 |
Jingzhou | 荆州市 | Hubei | 14,104 | 1994-09-29 |
Shiyan | 十堰市 | Hubei | 23,698 | 1973-02-17 |
Suizhou | 随州市 | Hubei | 9,636 | 2000-06-25 |
Wuhan | 武汉市 | Hubei | 8,483 | 1954-06-19 |
Xiangyang | 襄阳市 | Hubei | 19,626 | 1979-06-21 |
Xianning | 咸宁市 | Hubei | 10,019 | 1998-12-06 |
Xiaogan | 孝感市 | Hubei | 8,941 | 1993-04-10 |
Yichang | 宜昌市 | Hubei | 21,081 | 1979-06-21 |
Changde | 常德市 | Hunan | 18,190 | 1988-01-23 |
Changsha | 长沙市 | Hunan | 11,816 | 1949-10-01 |
Chenzhou | 郴州市 | Hunan | 19,342 | 1994-12-17 |
Hengyang | 衡阳市 | Hunan | 15,300 | 1980-02-20 |
Huaihua | 怀化市 | Hunan | 27,573 | 1997-11-29 |
Loudi | 娄底市 | Hunan | 8,110 | 1999-01-20 |
Shaoyang | 邵阳市 | Hunan | 20,822 | 1980-02-20 |
Xiangtan | 湘潭市 | Hunan | 5,005 | 1980-02-20 |
Yiyang | 益阳市 | Hunan | 12,320 | 1994-04-07 |
Yongzhou | 永州市 | Hunan | 22,259 | 1995-11-21 |
Yueyang | 岳阳市 | Hunan | 14,858 | 1983-02-08 |
Zhangjiajie | 张家界市 | Hunan | 9,534 | 1988-05-18 |
Zhuzhou | 株洲市 | Hunan | 11,248 | 1956-11-30 |
Baotou | 包头市 | Inner Mongolia | 27,652 | 1950-02-13 |
Bayannur | 巴彦淖尔市 | Inner Mongolia | 66,263 | 2003-12-01 |
Chifeng | 赤峰市 | Inner Mongolia | 90,064 | 1983-10-10 |
Hohhot | 呼和浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | 17,344 | 1950-01-18 |
Hulunbuir | 呼伦贝尔市 | Inner Mongolia | 262,062 | 2001-10-10 |
Ordos | 鄂尔多斯市 | Inner Mongolia | 86,881 | 2001-02-26 |
Tongliao | 通辽市 | Inner Mongolia | 59,364 | 1999-01-13 |
Ulanqab | 乌兰察布市 | Inner Mongolia | 54,795 | 2003-12-01 |
Wuhai | 乌海市 | Inner Mongolia | 1,754 | 1975-08-30 |
Changzhou | 常州市 | Jiangsu | 4,374 | 1962-06-25 |
Huai'an | 淮安市 | Jiangsu | 10,047 | 1983-01-18 |
Lianyungang | 连云港市 | Jiangsu | 7,614 | 1962-06-25 |
Nanjing | 南京市 | Jiangsu | 6,586 | 1953-12-17 |
Nantong | 南通市 | Jiangsu | 8,001 | 1962-06-25 |
Suqian | 宿迁市 | Jiangsu | 8,462 | 1996-07-19 |
Suzhou | 苏州市 | Jiangsu | 8,488 | 1962-06-25 |
Taizhou | 泰州市 | Jiangsu | 5,788 | 1996-07-19 |
Wuxi | 无锡市 | Jiangsu | 4,628 | 1949-10-01 |
Xuzhou | 徐州市 | Jiangsu | 11,258 | 1962-06-25 |
Yancheng | 盐城市 | Jiangsu | 16,972 | 1983-01-18 |
Yangzhou | 扬州市 | Jiangsu | 6,592 | 1983-01-18 |
Zhenjiang | 镇江市 | Jiangsu | 3,847 | 1983-01-18 |
Fuzhou | 抚州市 | Jiangxi | 18,817 | 2000-06-23 |
Ganzhou | 赣州市 | Jiangxi | 39,379 | 1998-12-24 |
Ji'an | 吉安市 | Jiangxi | 25,341 | 2000-05-11 |
Jingdezhen | 景德镇市 | Jiangxi | 5,270 | 1953-06-15 |
Jiujiang | 九江市 | Jiangxi | 18,823 | 1980-03-28 |
Nanchang | 南昌市 | Jiangxi | 7,402 | 1949-10-01 |
Pingxiang | 萍乡市 | Jiangxi | 3,802 | 1970-03-10 |
Shangrao | 上饶市 | Jiangxi | 22,791 | 2000-06-23 |
Xinyu | 新余市 | Jiangxi | 3,178 | 1983-07-27 |
Yichun | 宜春市 | Jiangxi | 18,707 | 2000-05-22 |
Yingtan | 鹰潭市 | Jiangxi | 3,554 | 1983-07-27 |
Baicheng | 白城市 | Jilin | 25,683 | 1993-06-14 |
Baishan | 白山市 | Jilin | 17,485 | 1985-02-04 |
Changchun | 长春市 | Jilin | 20,565 | 1954-06-19 |
Jilin | 吉林市 | Jilin | 27,722 | 1949-10-01 |
Liaoyuan | 辽源市 | Jilin | 5,125 | 1983-08-30 |
Siping | 四平市 | Jilin | 14,323 | 1983-08-30 |
Songyuan | 松原市 | Jilin | 20,159 | 1992-06-06 |
Tonghua | 通化市 | Jilin | 15,698 | 1985-02-04 |
Anshan | 鞍山市 | Liaoning | 9,252 | 1954-06-19 |
Benxi | 本溪市 | Liaoning | 8,413 | 1954-06-19 |
Chaoyang | 朝阳市 | Liaoning | 19,736 | 1984-06-30 |
Dalian | 大连市 | Liaoning | 13,238 | 1954-06-19 |
Dandong | 丹东市 | Liaoning | 15,030 | 1949-10-01 |
Fushun | 抚顺市 | Liaoning | 11,344 | 1954-06-19 |
Fuxin | 阜新市 | Liaoning | 10,445 | 1949-10-01 |
Huludao | 葫芦岛市 | Liaoning | 10,434 | 1989-06-12 |
Jinzhou | 锦州市 | Liaoning | 10,059 | 1949-10-01 |
Liaoyang | 辽阳市 | Liaoning | 4,741 | 1965-12-27 |
Panjin | 盘锦市 | Liaoning | 4,121 | 1984-06-05 |
Shenyang | 沈阳市 | Liaoning | 12,980 | 1954-06-19 |
Tieling | 铁岭市 | Liaoning | 13,029 | 1984-06-30 |
Yingkou | 营口市 | Liaoning | 5,262 | 1949-10-01 |
Guyuan | 固原市 | Ningxia | 13,450 | 2001-07-07 |
Shizuishan | 石嘴山市 | Ningxia | 5,208 | 1975-11-23 |
Wuzhong | 吴忠市 | Ningxia | 21,420 | 1998-05-11 |
Yinchuan | 银川市 | Ningxia | 8,874 | 1958-08-11 |
Zhongwei | 中卫市 | Ningxia | 17,448 | 2003-12-31 |
Haidong | 海东市 | Qinghai | 13,202 | 2013-02-08 |
Xining | 西宁市 | Qinghai | 7,679 | 1956-07-14 |
Ankang | 安康市 | Shaanxi | 23,535 | 2000-06-23 |
Baoji | 宝鸡市 | Shaanxi | 18,162 | 1971-10-05 |
Hanzhong | 汉中市 | Shaanxi | 27,093 | 1996-02-21 |
Shangluo | 商洛市 | Shaanxi | 19,581 | 2001-08-31 |
Tongchuan | 铜川市 | Shaanxi | 3,881 | 1966-06-24 |
Weinan | 渭南市 | Shaanxi | 13,033 | 1994-12-17 |
Xi'an | 西安市 | Shaanxi | 10,106 | 1954-06-19 |
Xianyang | 咸阳市 | Shaanxi | 10,283 | 1983-09-09 |
Yan'an | 延安市 | Shaanxi | 37,032 | 1996-11-05 |
Yulin | 榆林市 | Shaanxi | 42,923 | 1999-12-05 |
Binzhou | 滨州市 | Shandong | 9,156 | 2000-06-10 |
Dezhou | 德州市 | Shandong | 10,361 | 1994-12-17 |
Dongying | 东营市 | Shandong | 8,617 | 1982-11-10 |
Heze | 菏泽市 | Shandong | 12,256 | 2000-06-23 |
Jinan | 济南市 | Shandong | 8,177 | 1949-10-01 |
Jining | 济宁市 | Shandong | 11,191 | 1983-08-30 |
Laiwu | 莱芜市 | Shandong | 2,246 | 1992-11-22 |
Liaocheng | 聊城市 | Shandong | 8,721 | 1997-08-29 |
Linyi | 临沂市 | Shandong | 17,192 | 1994-12-17 |
Qingdao | 青岛市 | Shandong | 11,064 | 1949-10-01 |
Rizhao | 日照市 | Shandong | 5,359 | 1989-06-12 |
Tai'an | 泰安市 | Shandong | 7,762 | 1985-03-27 |
Weifang | 潍坊市 | Shandong | 16,138 | 1983-08-30 |
Weihai | 威海市 | Shandong | 5,797 | 1987-06-15 |
Yantai | 烟台市 | Shandong | 13,654 | 1983-08-30 |
Zaozhuang | 枣庄市 | Shandong | 4,564 | 1961-09-12 |
Zibo | 淄博市 | Shandong | 5,964 | 1961-09-12 |
Changzhi | 长治市 | Shanxi | 13,945 | 1975-07-09 |
Datong | 大同市 | Shanxi | 14,056 | 1972-03-09 |
Jincheng | 晋城市 | Shanxi | 9,425 | 1985-04-30 |
Jinzhong | 晋中市 | Shanxi | 16,391 | 1999-09-24 |
Linfen | 临汾市 | Shanxi | 20,301 | 2000-06-23 |
Lüliang | 吕梁市 | Shanxi | 21,140 | 2003-10-23 |
Shuozhou | 朔州市 | Shanxi | 10,626 | 1988-03-24 |
Taiyuan | 太原市 | Shanxi | 6,909 | 1949-10-01 |
Xinzhou | 忻州市 | Shanxi | 25,154 | 2000-06-14 |
Yangquan | 阳泉市 | Shanxi | 4,559 | 1972-03-09 |
Yuncheng | 运城市 | Shanxi | 14,183 | 2000-06-14 |
Bazhong | 巴中市 | Sichuan | 12,292 | 2000-06-14 |
Chengdu | 成都市 | Sichuan | 12,098 | 1949-10-01 |
Dazhou | 达州市 | Sichuan | 16,605 | 1999-06-20 |
Deyang | 德阳市 | Sichuan | 5,911 | 1983-08-18 |
Guang'an | 广安市 | Sichuan | 6,344 | 1998-07-31 |
Guangyuan | 广元市 | Sichuan | 16,310 | 1985-02-08 |
Leshan | 乐山市 | Sichuan | 12,759 | 1985-02-11 |
Luzhou | 泸州市 | Sichuan | 12,232 | 1983-03-03 |
Meishan | 眉山市 | Sichuan | 7,134 | 2000-06-10 |
Mianyang | 绵阳市 | Sichuan | 20,257 | 1985-02-08 |
Neijiang | 内江市 | Sichuan | 5,386 | 1985-02-11 |
Nanchong | 南充市 | Sichuan | 12,514 | 1993-07-02 |
Panzhihua | 攀枝花市 | Sichuan | 7,440 | 1965-04-22 |
Suining | 遂宁市 | Sichuan | 5,326 | 1985-02-08 |
Ya'an | 雅安市 | Sichuan | 15,303 | 2000-06-14 |
Yibin | 宜宾市 | Sichuan | 13,271 | 1996-10-05 |
Zigong | 自贡市 | Sichuan | 4,382 | 1949-10-01 |
Ziyang | 资阳市 | Sichuan | 7,971 | 2000-06-14 |
Lhasa | 拉萨市 | Tibet | 31,662 | 1960-01-07 |
Chamdo | 昌都市 | Tibet | 110,154 | 2014-10-20 |
Nyingchi | 林芝市 | Tibet | 116,175 | 2015-03-16 |
Shannan | 山南市 | Tibet | 79,699 | 2016-01-07 |
Shigatse | 日喀则市 | Tibet | 182,000 | 2014-06-26 |
Hami | 哈密市 | Xinjiang | 138,919 | 2016-01-07 |
Karamay | 克拉玛依市 | Xinjiang | 7,734 | 1982-02-16 |
Turpan | 吐鲁番市 | Xinjiang | 70,049 | 2015-03-16 |
Ürümqi | 乌鲁木齐市 | Xinjiang | 13,788 | 1949-10-01 |
Baoshan | 保山市 | Yunnan | 19,637 | 2000-12-30 |
Kunming | 昆明市 | Yunnan | 21,473 | 1949-10-01 |
Lincang | 临沧市 | Yunnan | 24,469 | 2003-12-26 |
Lijiang | 丽江市 | Yunnan | 21,219 | 2002-12-26 |
Pu'er | 普洱市 | Yunnan | 45,385 | 2003-10-30 |
Qujing | 曲靖市 | Yunnan | 29,855 | 1997-05-06 |
Yuxi | 玉溪市 | Yunnan | 15,285 | 1997-12-13 |
Zhaotong | 昭通市 | Yunnan | 23,021 | 2001-01-13 |
Hangzhou | 杭州市 | Zhejiang | 16,596 | 1949-10-01 |
Huzhou | 湖州市 | Zhejiang | 5,794 | 1983-07-27 |
Jiaxing | 嘉兴市 | Zhejiang | 3,915 | 1983-07-27 |
Jinhua | 金华市 | Zhejiang | 10,919 | 1985-05-15 |
Lishui | 丽水市 | Zhejiang | 17,298 | 2000-05-20 |
Ningbo | 宁波市 | Zhejiang | 9,365 | 1949-12-20 |
Quzhou | 衢州市 | Zhejiang | 8,837 | 1985-05-15 |
Shaoxing | 绍兴市 | Zhejiang | 8,256 | 1983-07-27 |
Taizhou | 台州市 | Zhejiang | 9,413 | 1994-08-22 |
Wenzhou | 温州市 | Zhejiang | 11,784 | 1949-11-06 |
Zhoushan | 舟山市 | Zhejiang | 1,440 | 1987-01-23 |
Dissolved Prefecture-level cities
City | Chinese | Province | Founded | Dissolved |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chaohu | 巢湖市 | Anhui | 1999-07-09 | 2011-07-14 |
Yumen | 玉门市 | Gansu | 1958-02-15 | 1961-11-15 |
Tianjin | 天津市 | Hebei | 1958-02-11 | 1967-01-02 |
Shashi | 沙市市 | Hubei | 1979-06-21 | 1994-09-29 |
Gongzhuling | 公主岭市 | Jilin | 1985-02-04 | 1985-12-19 |
Meihekou | 梅河口市 | Jilin | 1985-02-04 | 1985-12-19 |
Chongqing | 重庆市 | Sichuan | 1954-06-19 | 1997-03-14 |
Fuling | 涪陵市 | Sichuan | 1995-11-05 | 1997-03-14 |
Wanxian | 万县市 | Sichuan | 1992-12-11 | 1997-03-14 |
Dongchuan | 东川市 | Yunnan | 1958-10-20 | 1998-12-06 |