County-level city

A county-level city () is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judicial but no legislative rights over their own local law and are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions.

A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated counties.

County-level cities are not "cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size of their urban, built-up area. This is because the counties that county-level cities have replaced are themselves large administrative units containing towns, villages and farmland. To distinguish a "county-level city" from its actual urban area (the traditional meaning of the word "city"), the term "" (shìqū) or "urban area", is used.

Comparable territorial divisions in other countries

While the idea of a "city" being a unit consisting of several "towns" is not a common one in English-speaking world, a somewhat similar naming convention is used for local government areas in some parts of Australia.

For example, in New South Wales such a unit may often be called a "city" (rather than a traditional "shire"), and consist of "towns". E.g. City of Blue Mountains is made of a number of towns (Katoomba, Springwood, etc.).

List

thumb|right|In the main urban area of [[Daye, Hubei|Daye, a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Huangshi, Hubei. Daye also includes some separate towns, such as Dajipu ()]]

As of 3 April 2023, there are 408 county-level cities in total:

{|class="wikitable sortable"

!City!!Chinese!!Province!!Prefecture!!Area !!Founded

| Chaohu || || Anhui || Hefei || 2,082 || 2011-07-14

| Guangde || || Anhui || Xuancheng || 2,165 || 2019-07-12

| Jieshou || || Anhui || Fuyang || 666 || 1989-09-27

| Mingguang || || Anhui || Chuzhou || 2,335 || 1994-05-31

| Ningguo || || Anhui || Xuancheng || 2,447 || 1997-03-11

| Qianshan || || Anhui || Anqing || 1,692 || 2018-07-02

| Tianchang || || Anhui || Chuzhou || 1,770 || 1993-09-18

| Tongcheng || || Anhui || Anqing || 1,572 || 1996-08-20

| Wuwei || || Anhui || Wuhu || 2,042 || 2019-11-20

| Fu'an || || Fujian || Ningde || 1,880 || 1989-11-13

| Fuding || || Fujian || Ningde || 1,526 || 1995-10-13

| Fuqing || || Fujian || Fuzhou || 1,518 || 1990-12-26

| Jian'ou || || Fujian || Nanping || 4,200 || 1992-10-20

| Jinjiang || || Fujian || Quanzhou || 642 || 1992-03-06

| Longhai || || Fujian || Zhangzhou || 1,115 || 1993-05-12

| Nan'an || || Fujian || Quanzhou || 1,985 || 1993-05-12

| Shaowu || || Fujian || Nanping || 2,851 || 1983-08-17

| Shishi || || Fujian || Quanzhou || 160 || 1987-12-17

| Wuyishan || || Fujian || Nanping || 2,814 || 1989-08-21

| Yong'an || || Fujian || Sanming || 2,942 || 1984-09-12

| Zhangping || || Fujian || Longyan || 2,976 || 1990-08-15

| Dunhuang || || Gansu || Jiuquan || 31,200 || 1987-08-21

| Hezuo || || Gansu || Gannan || 2,670|| 1996-05-28

| Huating || || Gansu || Pingliang || 1,183 || 2018-07-02

| Linxia || || Gansu || Linxia || 89 || 1983-08-31

| Yumen || || Gansu || Jiuquan || 13,389 || 1961-11-15

| Enping || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1,698 || 1994-02-28

| Gaozhou || || Guangdong || Maoming || 3,389 || 1993-06-08

| Heshan || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1,083 || 1993-11-08

| Huazhou || || Guangdong || Maoming || 2,404 || 1994-07-04

| Kaiping || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 1,659 || 1993-01-05

| Lechang || || Guangdong || Shaoguan || 2,384|| 1994-04-28

| Leizhou || || Guangdong || Zhanjiang || 3,025 || 1994-04-26

| Lianjiang || || Guangdong || Zhanjiang || 2,543|| 1993-12-10

| Lianzhou || || Guangdong || Qingyuan || 2,665 || 1994-04-22

| Lufeng || || Guangdong || Shanwei || 1,777 || 1995-01-19

| Luoding || || Guangdong || Yunfu || 2,328 || 1993-04-08

| Nanxiong || || Guangdong || Shaoguan || 2,402 || 1996-06-17

| Puning || || Guangdong || Jieyang || 1,620 || 1993-04-06

| Sihui || || Guangdong || Zhaoqing || 1,258 || 1993-11-25

| Taishan || || Guangdong || Jiangmen || 3,296 || 1992-04-17

| Wuchuan || || Guangdong || Zhanjiang || 848 || 1994-05-26

| Xingning || || Guangdong || Meizhou || 2,107 || 1994-06-06

| Xinyi || || Guangdong || Maoming || 3,081 || 1995-09-11

| Yangchun || || Guangdong || Yangjiang || 4,055 || 1994-05-05

| Yingde || || Guangdong || Qingyuan || 5,671 || 1994-01-12

| Beiliu || || Guangxi || Yulin || 2,457 || 1994-04-18

| Cenxi || || Guangxi || Wuzhou || 2,783 || 1995-09-11

| Dongxing || || Guangxi || Fangchenggang || 590 || 1996-04-29

| Guiping || || Guangxi || Guigang || 4,074 || 1994-05-18

| Hengzhou || || Guangxi || Nanning || 3,464 || 2021-01-20

| Heshan || || Guangxi || Laibin || 365 || 1981-06-29

| Jingxi || || Guangxi || Baise || 3,232 || 2015-08-01

| Lipu || || Guangxi || Guilin || 1,759 || 2018-07-02

| Pingguo || || Guangxi || Baise || 2,485 || 2019-11-20

| Pingxiang || || Guangxi || Chongzuo || 645 || 1961-05-27

| Chishui || || Guizhou || Zunyi || 1,801 || 1990-09-30

| Duyun || || Guizhou || Qiannan || 2,278 || 1966-03-09

| Fuquan || || Guizhou || Qiannan || 1,691 || 1996-12-02

| Kaili || || Guizhou || Qiandongnan || 1,570 || 1983-08-19

| Panzhou || || Guizhou || Liupanshui || 4,057 || 2017-04-09

| Qianxi || || Guizhou || Bijie || 2,380 || 2021-01-20

| Qingzhen || || Guizhou || Guiyang || 1,302 || 1992-11-06

| Renhuai || || Guizhou || Zunyi || 1,788 || 1995-11-30

| Xingren || || Guizhou || Qianxinan || 1,785 || 2018-07-02

| Xingyi || || Guizhou || Qianxinan || 2,911 || 1987-11-06

| Dongfang || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 2,272 || 1997-03-12

| Qionghai || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1,692 || 1992-11-06

| Wanning || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1,883 || 1996-08-05

| Wenchang || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 2,486 || 1995-11-07

| Wuzhishan || || Hainan || ZZZZ-none || 1,130 || 1986-06-12

| Anguo || || Hebei || Baoding || 486 || 1991-05-06

| Bazhou || || Hebei || Langfang || 802 || 1990-01-04

| Botou || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1,009 || 1982-12-13

| Dingzhou || || Hebei || Baoding || 1,283 || 1986-03-05

| Gaobeidian || || Hebei || Baoding || 618 || 1993-04-09

| Hejian || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1,333 || 1990-10-18

| Huanghua || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1,545 || 1989-07-27

| Jinzhou || || Hebei || Shijiazhuang || 619 || 1991-11-30

| Luanzhou || || Hebei || Tangshan || 1,027 || 2018-07-02

| Nangong || || Hebei || Xingtai || 861 || 1986-03-05

| Pingquan || || Hebei || Chengde || 3,294 || 2017-04-09

| Qian'an || || Hebei || Tangshan || 1,227 || 1996-10-10

| Renqiu || || Hebei || Cangzhou || 1,012 || 1986-03-05

| Sanhe || || Hebei || Langfang || 634 || 1993-03-03

| Shahe || || Hebei || Xingtai || 859 || 1987-02-20

| Shenzhou || || Hebei || Hengshui || 1,245 || 1994-07-04

| Wu'an || || Hebei || Handan || 1,806 || 1988-09-01

| Xinji || || Hebei || Shijiazhuang || 951 || 1986-03-05

| Xinle || || Hebei || Shijiazhuang || 525 || 1992-10-08

| Zhuozhou || || Hebei || Baoding || 751 || 1986-09-24

| Zunhua || || Hebei || Tangshan || 1,509 || 1992-02-17

| Anda || || Heilongjiang || Suihua || 3,586 || 1984-11-17

| Bei'an || || Heilongjiang || Heihe || 7,194 || 1982-12-18

| Dongning || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 7,117 || 2015-12-15

| Fujin || || Heilongjiang || Jiamusi || 8,224 || 1988-08-30

| Fuyuan || || Heilongjiang || Jiamusi || 6,047 || 2016-01-13

| Hailin || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 8,816 || 1992-07-28

| Hailun || || Heilongjiang || Suihua || 4,667 || 1989-12-23

| Hulin || || Heilongjiang || Jixi || 9,334 || 1996-10-11

| Mishan || || Heilongjiang || Jixi || 7,731 || 1988-11-17

| Mohe || || Heilongjiang || Daxing'anling || 18,367 || 2018-02-22

| Muling || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 6,247 || 1995-03-07

| Nehe || || Heilongjiang || Qiqihar || 6,664 || 1992-09-02

| Nenjiang || || Heilongjiang || Heihe || 15,109 || 2019-07-12

| Ning'an || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 7,227 || 1993-02-12

| Shangzhi || || Heilongjiang || Harbin || 8,891 || 1988-09-14

| Suifenhe || || Heilongjiang || Mudanjiang || 422 || 1975-08-15

| Tieli || || Heilongjiang || Yichun || 6,443 || 1988-09-13

| Tongjiang || || Heilongjiang || Jiamusi || 6,229 || 1987-02-24

| Wuchang || || Heilongjiang || Harbin || 7,512 || 1993-06-01

| Wudalianchi || || Heilongjiang || Heihe || 9,874 || 1983-10-08

| Zhaodong || || Heilongjiang || Suihua || 4,330 || 1986-09-08

| Changge || || Henan || Xuchang || 650 || 1993-12-14

| Changyuan || || Henan || Xinxiang || 1,051 || 2019-07-12

| Dengfeng || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1,220 || 1994-05-30

| Dengzhou || || Henan || Nanyang || 2,294 || 1988-11-17

| Gongyi || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1,041 || 1991-06-12

| Huixian || || Henan || Xinxiang || 2,007 || 1988-10-11

| Jiyuan || || Henan || ZZZZ-none || 1,965 || 1988-06-25

| Lingbao || || Henan || Sanmenxia || 3,011 || 1993-05-12

| Linzhou || || Henan || Anyang || 2,046 || 1994-01-24

| Mengzhou || || Henan || Jiaozuo || 542 || 1996-04-29

| Qinyang || || Henan || Jiaozuo || 623 || 1989-09-27

| Ruzhou || || Henan || Pingdingshan || 1,573 || 1988-06-25

| Weihui || || Henan || Xinxiang || 882 || 1988-10-08

| Wugang || || Henan || Pingdingshan || 640 || 1990-09-04

| Xiangcheng || || Henan || Zhoukou || 1,083 || 1993-12-16

| Xingyang || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 955 || 1994-04-05

| Xinmi || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 1,001 || 1994-04-05

| Xinzheng || || Henan || Zhengzhou || 873 || 1994-05-16

| Yanshi || || Henan || Luoyang || 888 || 1993-12-15

| Yima || || Henan || Sanmenxia || 112 || 1981-04-04

| Yongcheng || || Henan || Shangqiu || 2,068 || 1996-10-11

| Yuzhou || || Henan || Xuchang || 1,472 || 1988-06-25

| Anlu || || Hubei || Xiaogan || 1,355 || 1987-09-04

| Chibi || || Hubei || Xianning || 1,723 || 1986-05-27

| Dangyang || || Hubei || Yichang || 2,159 || 1988-10-22

| Danjiangkou || || Hubei || Shiyan || 3,121 || 1983-08-19

| Daye || || Hubei || Huangshi || 1,566 || 1994-02-18

| Enshi || || Hubei || Enshi || 3,972 || 1981-11-07

| Guangshui || || Hubei || Suizhou || 2,647 || 1988-10-11

| Hanchuan || || Hubei || Xiaogan || 1,663 || 1997-03-12

| Honghu || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 2,519 || 1987-07-31

| Jianli || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 3,118 || 2020-06-12

| Jingshan || || Hubei || Jingmen || 3,284 || 2018-02-22

| Laohekou || || Hubei || Xiangyang || 1,032 || 1979-11-16

| Lichuan || || Hubei || Enshi || 4,603 || 1986-05-27

| Macheng || || Hubei || Huanggang || 3,599 || 1986-05-27

| Qianjiang || || Hubei || ZZZZ-none || 2,004 || 1988-05-25

| Shishou || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 1,427 || 1986-05-27

| Songzi || || Hubei || Jingzhou || 2,235 || 1995-12-29

| Tianmen || || Hubei || ZZZZ-none || 2,622 || 1987-08-03

| Wuxue || || Hubei || Huanggang || 1,246 || 1987-10-23

| Xiantao || || Hubei || ZZZZ-none || 2,538 || 1986-05-27

| Yicheng || || Hubei || Xiangyang || 2,115 || 1994-06-10

| Yidu || || Hubei || Yichang || 1,357 || 1987-11-30

| Yingcheng || || Hubei || Xiaogan || 1,103 || 1986-05-27

| Zaoyang || || Hubei || Xiangyang || 3,277 || 1988-01-08

| Zhijiang || || Hubei || Yichang || 1,310 || 1996-07-30

| Zhongxiang || || Hubei || Jingmen || 4,488 || 1992-05-20

| Changning || || Hunan || Hengyang || 2,048 || 1996-11-26

| Hongjiang || || Hunan || Huaihua || 2,283 || 1979-09-01

| Jinshi || || Hunan || Changde || 556 || 1979-12-19

| Jishou || || Hunan || Xiangxi || 1,078 || 1982-08-03

| Leiyang || || Hunan || Hengyang || 2,648 || 1986-11-11

| Lengshuijiang || || Hunan || Loudi || 438 || 1983-07-13

| Lianyuan || || Hunan || Loudi || 1,912 || 1987-06-10

| Liling || || Hunan || Zhuzhou || 2,156 || 1985-05-24

| Linxiang || || Hunan || Yueyang || 1,719 || 1992-09-01

| Liuyang || || Hunan || Changsha || 4,997 || 1993-01-16

| Miluo || || Hunan || Yueyang || 1,670 || 1987-09-23

| Ningxiang || || Hunan || Changsha || 2,912 || 2017-04-09

| Qiyang || || Hunan || Yongzhou || 2,538 || 2021-01-20

| Shaodong || || Hunan || Shaoyang || 1,778 || 2019-07-12

| Shaoshan || || Hunan || Xiangtan || 247 || 1990-12-26

| Wugang || || Hunan || Shaoyang || 1,539 || 1994-02-18

| Xiangxiang || || Hunan || Xiangtan || 1,966 || 1986-09-12

| Yuanjiang || || Hunan || Yiyang || 2,129 || 1988-10-11

| Zixing || || Hunan || Chenzhou || 2,730 || 1984-12-20

| Arxan || || Inner Mongolia || Hinggan || 7,409 || 1996-06-10

| Erenhot || || Inner Mongolia || Xilingol || 4,013 || 1966-01-18

| Ergun || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 28,958 || 1994-07-13

| Fengzhen || || Inner Mongolia || Ulanqab || 2,704 || 1990-11-15

| Genhe || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 19,659 || 1994-04-28

| Holingol || || Inner Mongolia || Tongliao || 585 || 1985-11-09

| Manzhouli || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 453 || 1954-05-21

| Ulanhot || || Inner Mongolia || Hinggan || 2,728 || 1980-07-26

| Xilinhot || || Inner Mongolia || Xilingol || 14,780 || 1983-10-10

| Yakeshi || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 27,590 || 1983-10-10

| Zhalantun || || Inner Mongolia || Hulunbuir || 16,800 || 1983-10-10

| Changshu || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 1,276 || 1983-01-18

| Danyang || || Jiangsu || Zhenjiang || 1,047 || 1987-12-15

| Dongtai || || Jiangsu || Yancheng || 3,221 || 1987-12-17

| Gaoyou || || Jiangsu || Yangzhou || 1,922 || 1991-02-06

| Hai'an || || Jiangsu || Nantong || 1,108 || 2018-02-22

| Jiangyin || || Jiangsu || Wuxi || 987 || 1987-04-23

| Jingjiang || || Jiangsu || Taizhou || 656 || 1993-07-14

| Jurong || || Jiangsu || Zhenjiang || 1,387 || 1995-04-06

| Liyang || || Jiangsu || Changzhou || 1,535 || 1990-08-15

| Kunshan || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 932 || 1989-07-27

| Pizhou || || Jiangsu || Xuzhou || 2,088 || 1992-07-07

| Qidong || || Jiangsu || Nantong || 1,208 || 1989-11-13

| Rugao || || Jiangsu || Nantong || 1,492 || 1991-02-06

| Taicang || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 823 || 1993-01-08

| Taixing || || Jiangsu || Taizhou || 1,170 || 1992-09-21

| Xinghua || || Jiangsu || Taizhou || 2,395 || 1987-12-22

| Xinyi || || Jiangsu || Xuzhou || 1,571 || 1990-02-05

| Yangzhong || || Jiangsu || Zhenjiang || 331 || 1994-05-18

| Yixing || || Jiangsu || Wuxi || 1,997 || 1988-01-09

| Yizheng || || Jiangsu || Yangzhou || 902 || 1986-04-21

| Zhangjiagang || || Jiangsu || Suzhou || 990 || 1986-09-16

| Dexing || || Jiangxi || Shangrao || 2,082 || 1990-12-26

| Fengcheng || || Jiangxi || Yichun || 2,845 || 1988-10-04

| Gao'an || || Jiangxi || Yichun || 2,439 || 1993-12-08

| Gongqingcheng || || Jiangxi || Jiujiang || 307 || 2010-09-10

| Guixi || || Jiangxi || Yingtan || 2,480 || 1996-05-28

| Jinggangshan || || Jiangxi || Ji'an || 1,297 || 1984-12-13

| Leping || || Jiangxi || Jingdezhen || 1,973 || 1992-07-27

| Longnan || || Jiangxi || Ganzhou || 1,641 || 2020-06-12

| Lushan || || Jiangxi || Jiujiang || 596 || 2016-03-20

| Ruichang || || Jiangxi || Jiujiang || 1,423 || 1989-12-20

| Ruijin || || Jiangxi || Ganzhou || 2,448 || 1994-05-18

| Zhangshu || || Jiangxi || Yichun || 1,219 || 1988-10-13

| Da'an || || Jilin || Baicheng || 4,879 || 1988-08-30

| Dehui || || Jilin || Changchun || 3,096 || 1994-07-06

| Dunhua || || Jilin || Yanbian || 11,963 || 1985-02-28

| Fuyu || || Jilin || Songyuan || 4,189 || 2013-01-24

| Gongzhuling || || Jilin || Changchun || 4,027 || 1985-12-19

| Helong || || Jilin || Yanbian || 5,069 || 1993-07-05

| Huadian || || Jilin || Jilin || 6,624 || 1988-05-25

| Hunchun || || Jilin || Yanbian || 4,938 || 1988-05-25

| Ji'an || || Jilin || Tonghua || 3,408 || 1988-03-16

| Jiaohe || || Jilin || Jilin || 6,235 || 1989-08-15

| Linjiang || || Jilin || Baishan || 3,009 || 1993-11-28

| Longjing || || Jilin || Yanbian || 2,193 || 1988-05-25

| Meihekou || || Jilin || Tonghua || 2,175 || 1985-12-19

| Panshi || || Jilin || Jilin || 3,867 || 1995-08-30

| Shuangliao || || Jilin || Siping || 3,121 || 1996-04-29

| Shulan || || Jilin || Jilin || 4,554 || 1992-10-08

| Taonan || || Jilin || Baicheng || 5,108 || 1987-05-21

| Tumen || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1,142 || 1965-03-27

| Yanji || || Jilin || Yanbian || 1,731 || 1953-05-04

| Yushu || || Jilin || Changchun || 4,691 || 1990-12-26

| Beipiao || || Liaoning || Chaoyang || 4,469 || 1985-01-17

| Beizhen || || Liaoning || Jinzhou || 1,693 || 1995-03-21

| Dashiqiao || || Liaoning || Yingkou || 1,379 || 1992-11-03

| Dengta || || Liaoning || Liaoyang || 1,313 || 1996-08-27

| Diaobingshan || || Liaoning || Tieling || 262 || 1986-09-12

| Donggang || || Liaoning || Dandong || 2,496 || 1993-06-18

| Fengcheng || || Liaoning || Dandong || 5,518 || 1994-03-08

| Gaizhou || || Liaoning || Yingkou || 2,953 || 1992-11-03

| Haicheng || || Liaoning || Anshan || 2,566 || 1985-01-17

| Kaiyuan || || Liaoning || Tieling || 2,813 || 1988-12-27

| Linghai || || Liaoning || Jinzhou || 2,417 || 1993-11-16

| Lingyuan || || Liaoning || Chaoyang || 3,264 || 1991-12-21

| Wafangdian || || Liaoning || Dalian || 3,791 || 1985-01-17

| Xingcheng || || Liaoning || Huludao || 2,103 || 1986-12-13

| Xinmin || || Liaoning || Shenyang || 3,315 || 1993-06-14

| Zhuanghe || || Liaoning || Dalian || 3,900 || 1992-09-21

| Lingwu || || Ningxia || Yinchuan || 3,846 || 1996-04-29

| Qingtongxia || || Ningxia || Wuzhong || 2,438 || 1984-12-17

| Delingha || || Qinghai || Haixi || 27,766 || 1988-04-19

| Golmud || || Qinghai || Haixi || 119,167 || 1980-06-14

| Mangnai || || Qinghai || Haixi || 49,800 || 2018-02-22

| Tongren || || Qinghai || Huangnan || 3,465 || 2020-06-12

| Yushu || || Qinghai || Yushu || 15,413 || 2013-07-04

| Binzhou || || Shaanxi || Xianyang || 1,181 || 2018-02-22

| Hancheng || || Shaanxi || Weinan || 1,596 || 1983-09-09

| Huayin || || Shaanxi || Weinan || 675 || 1990-12-27

| Shenmu || || Shaanxi || Yulin || 7,481 || 2017-04-09

| Xingping || || Shaanxi || Xianyang || 509 || 1993-06-18

|Xunyang || || Shaanxi || Ankang || 3,540 || 2021-01-20

| Zichang || || Shaanxi || Yan'an || 2,393 || 2019-07-12

| Anqiu || || Shandong || Weifang || 1,712 || 1994-01-18

| Changyi || || Shandong || Weifang || 1,628 || 1994-06-10

| Feicheng || || Shandong || Tai'an || 1,277 || 1992-08-01

| Gaomi || || Shandong || Weifang || 1,527 || 1994-05-18

| Haiyang || || Shandong || Yantai || 1,909 || 1996-04-29

| Jiaozhou || || Shandong || Qingdao || 1,324 || 1987-02-12

| Laixi || || Shandong || Qingdao || 1,568 || 1990-12-18

| Laiyang || || Shandong || Yantai || 1,732 || 1987-02-20

| Laizhou || || Shandong || Yantai || 1,928 || 1988-02-24

| Leling || || Shandong || Dezhou || 1,173 || 1988-09-01

| Linqing || || Shandong || Liaocheng || 950 || 1983-08-30

| Longkou || || Shandong || Yantai || 901 || 1986-09-23

| Pingdu || || Shandong || Qingdao || 3,176 || 1989-07-27

| Qingzhou || || Shandong || Weifang || 1,569 || 1986-03-01

| Qixia || || Shandong || Yantai || 2,016 || 1995-11-30

| Qufu || || Shandong || Jining || 815 || 1986-06-02

| Rongcheng || || Shandong || Weihai || 1,526 || 1988-11-01

| Rushan || || Shandong || Weihai || 1,665 || 1993-07-17

| Shouguang || || Shandong || Weifang || 1,990 || 1993-06-01

| Tengzhou || || Shandong || Zaozhuang || 1,495 || 1988-03-07

| Xintai || || Shandong || Tai'an || 1,934 || 1983-08-30

| Yucheng || || Shandong || Dezhou || 992 || 1993-09-09

| Zhaoyuan || || Shandong || Yantai || 1,432 || 1991-12-21

| Zhucheng || || Shandong || Weifang || 2,151 || 1987-04-20

| Zoucheng || || Shandong || Jining || 1,616 || 1992-10-04

| Zouping || || Shandong || Binzhou || 1,250 || 2018-07-02

| Fenyang || || Shanxi || Lüliang || 1,170 || 1996-08-20

| Gaoping || || Shanxi || Jincheng || 980 || 1993-05-12

| Gujiao || || Shanxi || Taiyuan || 1,512 || 1988-02-24

| Hejin || || Shanxi || Yuncheng || 593 || 1994-01-12

| Houma || || Shanxi || Linfen || 220 || 1971-06-05

| Huairen || || Shanxi || Shuozhou || 1,234 || 2018-02-22

| Huozhou || || Shanxi || Linfen || 765 || 1989-12-23

| Jiexiu || || Shanxi || Jinzhong || 741 || 1992-02-10

| Xiaoyi || || Shanxi || Lüliang || 938 || 1992-02-10

| Yongji || || Shanxi || Yuncheng || 1,208 || 1994-01-12

| Yuanping || || Shanxi || Xinzhou || 2,550 || 1993-06-17

| Barkam || || Sichuan || Ngawa || 6,633 || 2015-11-02

| Chongzhou || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1,090|| 1994-06-20

| Dujiangyan || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1,208 || 1988-03-03

| Emeishan || || Sichuan || Leshan || 1,181 || 1988-09-01

| Guanghan || || Sichuan || Deyang || 549 || 1988-02-24

| Huaying || || Sichuan || Guang'an || 466 || 1985-02-04

| Huili || || Sichuan || Liangshan || 4,527 || 2021-01-20

| Jiangyou || || Sichuan || Mianyang || 2,721 || 1988-02-24

| Jianyang || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 2,214 || 1994-04-05

| Kangding || || Sichuan || Garzê || 11,486 || 2015-02-17

| Langzhong || || Sichuan || Nanchong || 1,878 || 1991-01-12

| Longchang || || Sichuan || Neijiang || 794 || 2017-04-09

| Mianzhu || || Sichuan || Deyang || 1,246 || 1996-10-15

| Pengzhou || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1,420 || 1993-12-01

| Qionglai || || Sichuan || Chengdu || 1,384 || 1994-06-19

| Shehong || || Sichuan || Suining || 1,496 || 2019-07-12

| Shifang || || Sichuan || Deyang || 820 || 1995-11-08

| Wanyuan || || Sichuan || Dazhou || 4,065 || 1993-07-14

| Xichang || || Sichuan || Liangshan || 2,655 || 1979-07-19

| Jiayi || || Taiwan || ZZZZ-none || 60 || —

| Jilong || || Taiwan || ZZZZ-none || 132 || —

| Xinzhu || || Taiwan || ZZZZ-none || 104 || —

| Aksu || || Xinjiang || Aksu || 13,647 || 1983-08-19

| Alashankou || || Xinjiang || Bortala || 1,204 || 2012-12-17

| Altay || || Xinjiang || Altay || 10,819 || 1984-11-17

| Aral || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 5,266 || 2002-09-17

| Artux || || Xinjiang || Kizilsu || 15,698 || 1986-06-07

| Baiyang || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 4,928 || 2023-01-20

| Beitun || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 911 || 2011-12-27

| Bole || || Xinjiang || Bortala || 7,802 || 1985-06-24

| Caohu || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || || 2026-04-17

| Changji || || Xinjiang || Changji || 7,981 || 1983-07-21

| Fukang || || Xinjiang || Changji || 8,545 || 1992-11-03

| Hotan || || Xinjiang || Hotan || 466 || 1983-09-09

| Huyanghe || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 677.94 || 2019-11-06

| Kashgar || || Xinjiang || Kashgar || 791 || 1952-05-22

| Khorgas || || Xinjiang || Ili || 1,909 || 2014-06-26

| Kokdala || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 979.71 || 2015-03-16

| Korla || || Xinjiang || Bayingolin || 6,038 || 1979-09-02

| Kuytun || || Xinjiang || Ili || 1,171 || 1975-08-29

| Kunyu || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 687.13 || 2016-01-07

| Kuqa || || Xinjiang || Aksu || 14,529 || 2019-11-20

| Shawan || || Xinjiang || Tacheng || 12,460 || 2021-01-20

| Shihezi || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 457 || 1976-01-02

| Shuanghe || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 742 || 2014-01-25

| Tacheng || || Xinjiang || Tacheng || 4,007 || 1984-11-17

| Tiemenguan || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 590 || 2012-12-17

| Tumxuk || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 2,003 || 2002-09-17

| Wujiaqu || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 742 || 2002-09-17

| Wusu || || Xinjiang || Tacheng || 14,394 || 1996-07-10

| Xinxing || || Xinjiang || ZZZZ-none || 539.76 || 2021-02-04

| Yining || || Xinjiang || Ili || 730 || 1952-05-22

| Anning || || Yunnan || Kunming || 1,313 || 1995-10-13

| Chengjiang || || Yunnan || Yuxi || 773 || 2019-11-20

| Chuxiong || || Yunnan || Chuxiong || 4,482 || 1983-09-09

| Dali || || Yunnan || Dali || 1,468 || 1983-09-09

| Gejiu || || Yunnan || Honghe || 1,597 || 1958-09-16

| Jinghong || || Yunnan || Xishuangbanna || 7,133 || 1993-12-22

| Kaiyuan || || Yunnan || Honghe || 2,009 || 1981-01-18

| Lufeng || || Yunnan || Chuxiong || 3,536 || 2021-01-20

| Lushui || || Yunnan || Nujiang || 2,938 || 2016-06-16

| Mang/Mangshi || || Yunnan || Dehong || 2,987 || 1996-10-28

| Mainling || || Tibet || Nyingchi || 9,507 || 2023-04-03

| Mengzi || || Yunnan || Honghe || 2,228 || 2010-09-10

| Mile || || Yunnan || Honghe || 4,004 || 2013-01-24

| Ruili || || Yunnan || Dehong || 1,020 || 1992-06-26

| Shangri-La || || Yunnan || Dêqên || 11,613 || 2014-12-16

| Shuifu || || Yunnan || Zhaotong || 319 || 2018-07-02

| Tengchong || || Yunnan || Baoshan || 5,845 || 2015-08-01

| Tsona || || Tibet || Shannan || 6,703 || 2023-04-03

| Wenshan || || Yunnan || Wenshan || 3,064 || 2010-12-02

| Xuanwei || || Yunnan || Qujing || 6,257 || 1994-02-18

| Cixi || || Zhejiang || Ningbo || 1,154 || 1988-10-13

| Dongyang || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1,739 || 1988-05-25

| Haining || || Zhejiang || Jiaxing || 681 || 1986-11-22

| Jiande || || Zhejiang || Hangzhou || 2,364 || 1992-04-01

| Jiangshan || || Zhejiang || Quzhou || 2,018 || 1987-11-27

| Lanxi || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1,310 || 1985-05-15

| Linhai || || Zhejiang || Taizhou || 2,171 || 1986-03-01

| Longgang || || Zhejiang || Wenzhou || 121.92 || 2019-08-16

| Longquan || || Zhejiang || Lishui || 3,059 || 1990-12-26

| Pinghu || || Zhejiang || Jiaxing || 536 || 1991-06-15

| Rui'an || || Zhejiang || Wenzhou || 1,278 || 1987-04-15

| Shengzhou || || Zhejiang || Shaoxing || 1,790 || 1995-08-30

| Tongxiang || || Zhejiang || Jiaxing || 723 || 1993-03-26

| Wenling || || Zhejiang || Taizhou || 836 || 1994-02-18

| Yiwu || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1,103 || 1988-05-25

| Yongkang || || Zhejiang || Jinhua || 1,049 || 1992-08-24

| Yueqing || || Zhejiang || Wenzhou || 1,174 || 1993-09-18

| Yuhuan || || Zhejiang || Taizhou || 378 || 2017-04-09

| Yuyao || || Zhejiang || Ningbo || 1,346 || 1985-07-16

| Zhuji || || Zhejiang || Shaoxing || 2,311 || 1989-09-27

Sub-prefectural cities

A sub-prefectural city is a county-level city with powers approaching those of prefecture-level cities. Examples include, Xiantao (Hubei), Qianjiang (Hubei), Tianmen (Hubei) and Jiyuan (Henan).

References

Understanding the Chinese Economies, Rongxing Guo · 2012

Comparable territorial divisions in other countries

List

Sub-prefectural cities

See also

References