Shanxi - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

Shanxi is divided into eleven prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities:

#	Name	Administrative Seat	Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)

— Prefecture-level city —
1	Taiyuan	Xinghualing District	太原市 Tàiyuán Shì	4,201,591
2	Changzhi	Chengqu District	长治市 Chángzhì Shì	3,334,564
3	Datong	Chengqu District	大同市 Dàtóng Shì	3,318,057
4	Jincheng	Chengqu District	晋城市 Jìnchéng Shì	2,279,151
5	Jinzhong	Yuci District	晋中市 Jìnzhōng Shì	3,249,425
6	Linfen	Yaodu District	临汾市 Línfén Shì	4,316,612
7	Lüliang	Lishi District	吕梁市 Lǚliáng Shì	3,727,057
8	Shuozhou	Shuocheng District	朔州市 Shuòzhōu Shì	1,714,857
9	Xinzhou	Xinfu District	忻州市 Xīnzhōu Shì	3,067,501
10	Yangquan	Chengqu District	阳泉市 Yángquán Shì	1,368,502
11	Yuncheng	Yanhu District	运城市 Yùnchéng Shì	5,134,794

The 11 prefecture-level divisions of Shanxi are subdivided into 119 county-level divisions (23 districts, 11 county-level cities, and 85 counties). Those are in turn divided into 1388 township-level divisions (561 towns, 634 townships, and 193 subdistricts).