Hunan - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Hunan is divided into 14 prefecture-level divisions, of which 13 are prefecture-level cities and the remaining division an autonomous prefecture. The prefecture-level cities are:

#	Name	Administrative Seat	Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)

— Prefecture-level city —
1	Changsha	Tianxin District	长沙市 Chángshā Shì	7,044,118
2	Changde	Wuling District	常德市 Chángdé Shì	5,747,218
3	Chenzhou	Beihu District	郴州市 Chénzhōu Shì	4,581,778
4	Hengyang	Yanfeng District	衡阳市 Héngyáng Shì	7,141,462
5	Huaihua	Hecheng District	怀化市 Huáihuà Shì	4,741,948
6	Loudi	Louxing District	娄底市 Lóudǐ Shì	3,785,627
7	Shaoyang	Shuangqing District	邵阳市 Shàoyáng Shì	7,071,826
8	Xiangtan	Yuetang District	湘潭市 Xiāngtán Shì	2,748,552
9	Yiyang	Heshan District	益阳市 Yìyáng Shì	4,313,084
10	Yongzhou	Lengshuitan District	永州市 Yǒngzhōu Shì	5,180,235
11	Yueyang	Yueyanglou District	岳阳市 Yuèyáng Shì	5,477,911
12	Zhangjiajie	Yongding District	张家界市 Zhāngjiājiè Shì	1,476,521
13	Zhuzhou	Tianyuan District	株洲市 Zhūzhōu Shì	3,855,609
— Autonomous prefecture —
14	Xiangxi (for Tujia and Miao)	Jishou	湘西土家族苗族自治州 Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu	2,547,833

The fourteen prefecture-level divisions of Hunan are subdivided into 122 county-level divisions (34 districts, sixteen county-level cities, 65 counties, seven autonomous counties). Those are in turn divided into 2587 township-level divisions (1098 towns, 1158 townships, 98 ethnic townships, 225 subdistricts, and eight district public offices).