Shandong - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Shandong is divided into seventeen prefecture-level divisions:

Map # Name Administrative Seat Hanzi
Hanyu Pinyin
Population (2010)
— Sub-provincial city —
1 Jinan Shizhong District 济南市
Jǐnán Shì
6,814,000
2 Qingdao Shinan District 青岛市
Qīngdǎo Shì
8,715,100
— Prefecture-level city —
3 Binzhou Bincheng District 滨州市
Bīnzhōu Shì
3,748,500
4 Dezhou Decheng District 德州市
Dézhōu Shì
5,568,200
5 Dongying Dongying District 东营市
Dōngyíng Shì
2,035,300
6 Heze Mudan District 菏泽市
Hézé Shì
8,287,800
7 Jining Shizhong District 济宁市
Jìníng Shì
8,081,900
8 Laiwu Laicheng District 莱芜市
Láiwú Shì
1,298,500
9 Liaocheng Dongchangfu District 聊城市
Liáochéng Shì
5,789,900
10 Linyi Lanshan District 临沂市
Línyí Shì
10,039,400
11 Rizhao Donggang District 日照市
Rìzhào Shì
2,801,100
12 Tai'an Taishan District 泰安市
Tài'ān Shì
5,494,200
13 Weifang Kuiwen District 潍坊市
Wéifāng Shì
9,086,200
14 Weihai Huancui District 威海市
Wēihǎi Shì
2,804,800
15 Yantai Laishan District 烟台市
Yāntái Shì
6,968,200
16 Zaozhuang Shizhong District 枣庄市
Zǎozhuāng Shì
3,729,300
17 Zibo Zhangdian District 淄博市
Zībó Shì
4,530,600

The seventeen prefecture-level divisions of Shandong are subdivided into 140 county-level divisions (49 districts, 31 county-level cities, and 60 counties). Those are in turn divided into 1941 township-level divisions (1223 towns, 293 townships, two ethnic townships, and 423 subdistricts).

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