The administrative divisions of Hunan, a province of the People's Republic of China, consists of prefecture-level divisions subdivided into county-level divisions then subdivided into township-level divisions.
Administrative divisions
All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. This chart lists only prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Hunan.
{| class="wikitable" style="padding: 24em 0; font-size: 90%;"
!rowspan="2"|Prefecture level!!colspan="5"|County Level
|-
!Name!!Chinese!!Hanyu Pinyin!!colspan="2"|Division code
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=9 | Changsha city <br /><br /><br /> (Capital)<br />(4301 / CSX)
|Furong District |||||| 430102 || FRQ
|-
|Tianxin District |||||| 430103 || TXQ
|-
|Yuelu District |||||| 430104 || YLU
|-
|Kaifu District |||||| 430105 || KFQ
|-
|Yuhua District |||||| 430111 || YHA
|-
|Wangcheng District |||||| 430112 || WCE
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Changsha County |||||| 430121 || CSA
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Liuyang city |||||| 430181 || LYS
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Ningxiang city |||||| 430182 || NXH
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=9 | Zhuzhou city <br /><br /><br />(4302 / ZZS)
|Hetang District |||||| 430202 || HTZ
|-
|Lusong District |||||| 430203 || LZZ
|-
|Shifeng District |||||| 430204 || SFG
|-
|Tianyuan District |||||| 430211 || TYQ
|-
|Lukou District |||||| 430212 ||
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Youxian County |||||| 430223 || YOU
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Chaling County |||||| 430224 || CAL
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Yanling County |||||| 430225 || YLX
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Liling city |||||| 430281 || LIL
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=5 | Xiangtan city <br /><br /><br />(4303 / XGT)
|Yuhu District |||||| 430302 || YHU
|-
|Yuetang District |||||| 430304 || YTG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xiangtan County |||||| 430321 || XTX
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Xiangxiang city |||||| 430381 || XXG
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Shaoshan city |||||| 430382 || SSN
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=12 | Hengyang city <br /><br /><br />(4304 / HNY)
|Zhuhui District |||||| 430405 || ZIQ
|-
|Yanfeng District |||||| 430406 || YNQ
|-
|Shigu District |||||| 430407 || SIG
|-
|Zhengxiang District |||||| 430408 || ZXU
|-
|Nanyue District |||||| 430412 || NYQ
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Hengyang County |||||| 430421 || HYO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Hengnan County |||||| 430422 || HNX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Hengshan County |||||| 430423 || HSH
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Hengdong County |||||| 430424 || HED
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Qidong County |||||| 430426 || QDX
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Leiyang city |||||| 430481 || LEY
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Changning city |||||| 430482 || CNS
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=12 | Shaoyang city <br /><br /><br />(4305 / SYR)
|Shuangqing District |||||| 430502 || SGQ
|-
|Daxiang District |||||| 430503 || DXS
|-
|Beita District |||||| 430511 || BET
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Shaoyang County |||||| 430522 || SDG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xinshao County |||||| 430523 || XSO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Longhui County |||||| 430524 || SYW
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Dongkou County |||||| 430525 || LGH
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Suining County |||||| 430527 || DGK
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xinning County |||||| 430528 || SNX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Chengbu County |||||| 430529 || XNI
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Wugang city |||||| 430581 || CBU
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Shaodong city |||||| 430582 || WGS
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=9 | Yueyang city <br /><br /><br />(4306 / YYG)
|Yueyanglou District |||||| 430602 || YYL
|-
|Yunxi District |||||| 430603 || YXI
|-
|Junshan District |||||| 430611 || JUS
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Yueyang County |||||| 430621 || YYX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Huarong County |||||| 430623 || HRG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xiangyin County |||||| 430624 || XYN
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Pingjiang County |||||| 430626 || PJH
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Miluo city |||||| 430681 || MLU
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Linxiang city |||||| 430682 || LXY
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=9 | Changde city <br /><br /><br />(4307 / CDE)
|Wuling District |||||| 430702 || WLQ
|-
|Dingcheng District |||||| 430703 || DCE
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Anxiang County |||||| 430721 || AXG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Hanshou County |||||| 430722 || HSO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Lixian County |||||| 430723 || LXX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Linli County |||||| 430724 || LNL
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Taoyuan County |||||| 430725 || TOY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Shimen County |||||| 430726 || SHM
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Jinshi city |||||| 430781 || JSS
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=4 | Zhangjiajie city <br /><br /><br />(4308 / ZJJ)
|Yongding District |||||| 430802 || YDQ
|-
|Wulingyuan District |||||| 430811 || WLY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Cili County |||||| 430821 || CLI
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Sangzhi County |||||| 430822 || SZT
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=6 | Yiyang city <br /><br /><br />(4309 / YYS)
|Ziyang District |||||| 430902 || ZYC
|-
|Heshan District |||||| 430903 || HSY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Nanxian County |||||| 430921 || NXN
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Taojiang County |||||| 430922 || TJG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Anhua County |||||| 430923 || ANH
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Yuanjiang city |||||| 430981 || YJS
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=11 | Chenzhou city <br /><br /><br />(4310 / CNZ)
|Beihu District |||||| 431002 || BHQ
|-
|Suxian District |||||| 431003 || SUX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Guiyang County |||||| 431021 || GYX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Yizhang County |||||| 431022 || YZA
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Yongxing County |||||| 431023 || YXX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Jiahe County |||||| 431024 || JAH
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Linwu County |||||| 431025 || LWX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Rucheng County |||||| 431026 || RCE
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Guidong County |||||| 431027 || GDO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Anren County |||||| 431028 || ARN
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Zixing city |||||| 431081 || ZXG
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=11 | Yongzhou city <br /><br /><br />(4311 / YZS)
|Lingling District |||||| 431102 || LIG
|-
|Lengshuitan District |||||| 431103 || LST
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Dong'an County |||||| 431122 || DOA
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Shuangpai County |||||| 431123 || SPA
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Daoxian County |||||| 431124 || DAO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Jiangyong County |||||| 431125 || JYD
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Ningyuan County |||||| 431126 || NYN
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Lanshan County |||||| 431127 || LNS
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xintian County |||||| 431128 || XTN
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Jianghua County |||||| 431129 || JHX
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Qiyang City|||||| 431181 || QIY
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=12 | Huaihua city <br /><br /><br />(4312 / HHS)
|Hecheng District |||||| 431202 || HCG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Zhongfang County |||||| 431221 || ZFX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Yuanling County |||||| 431222 || YNL
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Chenxi County |||||| 431223 || CXX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xupu County |||||| 431224 || XUP
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Huitong County |||||| 431225 || HTG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Mayang County |||||| 431226 || MYX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Xinhuang County |||||| 431227 || XHD
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Zhijiang County |||||| 431228 || ZJX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Jingzhou County |||||| 431229 || JZO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
| Tongdao County |||||| 431230 || TDD
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Hongjiang city |||||| 431281 || HGJ
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=5 | Loudi city <br /><br /><br />(4313 / LDI)
|Louxing District |||||| 431302 || LOX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Shuangfeng County |||||| 431321 || SFX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xinhua County |||||| 431322 || XNH
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Lengshuijiang city |||||| 431381 || LSJ
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
| Lianyuan city |||||| 431382 || LYU
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan=8 | Xiangxi Prefecture <br /><br /><br />(4331 / XXZ)
| Jishou city |||||| 433101 || JSO
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Luxi County |||||| 433122 || LXW
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Fenghuang County |||||| 433123 || FHX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Huayuan County |||||| 433124 || HYH
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Baojing County |||||| 433125 || BJG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Guzhang County |||||| 433126 || GZG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Yongshun County |||||| 433127 || YSF
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Longshan County |||||| 433130 || LSR
|}
Recent changes in administrative divisions
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" align="center"
! Date !! Before !! After !! Note !! Reference
|-
|rowspan="12"| 1980-02-20 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xiangtan Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xiangtan (P-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="6"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
|rowspan="5"| ↳ Xiangtan (PC-City) || ↳ Yuhu District || established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Bantong District || established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xiangjiang District || established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Yutang District || established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jiao District, Xiangtan || established
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Shaoyang (P-City) city district ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
|bgcolor="lightgreen"| ↳ Shaoyang (PC-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Hengyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Hengyang (P-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="4"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
|rowspan="3"| ↳ Hengyang (PC-City) || ↳ Jiangdong District || established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Chengnan District || established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Chengbei District || established
|-
| 1980-07-15 || Lianyuan County || Loudi (PC-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1980-08-22 || Jiangdong District ||rowspan="3"| Jiao District, Hengyang || established ||rowspan="3"|
|-
| Chengnan District || established
|-
| Chengbei District || established
|-
| 1981-01-12 || Shaoshan (CC-District) || Xiangtan County || merged into ||
|-
| 1981-06-30 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Qianyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huaihua Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| renamed ||
|-
| 1981-10-20 || Yueyang County || Yueyang (PC-City) || merged into ||
|-
| 1982-01-22 || Yongzhou (CC-Town) || Yongzhou (PC-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1982-08-03 || Jishou County || Jishou (PC-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1982-12-11 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Lianyuan Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| renamed ||
|-
| 1982-12-24 || Huaihua County || Huaihua (PC-City) || merged into ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983-01-18 ||bgcolor="thistle" colspan="3"| all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) ||rowspan="2"| Civil Affairs Announcement
|-
| bgcolor="thistle" colspan="3"| all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City)
|-
|rowspan="12"| 1983-02-08 ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Xiangtan Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xiangtan (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||rowspan="6"|
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Zhuzhou (PL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ You County || ↳ You County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Chaling County || ↳ Chaling County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Ling County || ↳ Ling County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Liling County || ↳ Liling County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Hengyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Hengyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||rowspan="6"|
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Chenzhou Prefecture || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Leiyang County || ↳ Leiyang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Anren County || ↳ Anren County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Zhuzhou Prefecture || Lingling Prefecture || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Qiyang County || ↳ Qiyang County || transferred
|-
|rowspan="15"| 1983-02-28 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xiangtan (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished ||rowspan="4"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Loudi (CL-City) || ↳ Loudi District || transferred & reorganized
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Shuangfeng County || ↳ Shuangfeng County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Lianyuan County || ↳ Lianyuan County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished ||rowspan="4"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Lengshuijiang (CL-City) || ↳ Lengshuijiang District || transferred & reorganized
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Shaodong County || ↳ Shaodong County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xinshao County || ↳ Xinshao County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Yueyang (PL-City) city district ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="5"|
|-
|bgcolor="lightgreen" rowspan="2"| ↳ Yueyang (CL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Yueyang County || established
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Changsha (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xiangyin County || ↳ Xiangyin County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang (PL-City) city district || Qiaotou District || established ||
|-
|rowspan="21"| 1983-07-13 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xiangtan (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="4"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Loudi District || ↳ Loudi (CL-City) || transferred & reorganized
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Shuangfeng County || ↳ Shuangfeng County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Lianyuan County || ↳ Lianyuan County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred ||rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Lengshuijiang District || ↳ Lengshuijiang (CL-City) || transferred & reorganized
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="7"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Miluo County || ↳ Miluo County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Pingjiang County || ↳ Pingjiang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Huarong County || ↳ Huarong County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Linxiang County || ↳ Linxiang County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Changsha (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xiangyin County || ↳ Xiangyin County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="8"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Shaoyang County || ↳ Shaoyang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Longhui County || ↳ Longhui County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Dongkou County || ↳ Dongkou County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Wugang County || ↳ Wugang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xinning County || ↳ Xinning County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Suining County || ↳ Suining County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Mabu County (Aut.) || ↳ Mabu County (Aut.) || transferred
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1984-04-06 ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="3"| Yueyang (PL-City) city district || Nan District, Yueyang || established ||rowspan="3"|
|-
| Bei District, Yueyang || established
|-
| Jiao District, Yueyang || established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1984-05-22 || Xiangtan County || Shaoshan District || established ||
|-
| Hengshan County || Nanyue District || established ||
|-
| 1984-06-22 || Lingling County || Lengshuitan (CL-City) || merged into ||
|-
| 1984-12-20 || Zixing County || Zixing (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1985-05-24 || Liling County || Liling (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| Dayong County || Dayong (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1986-01-27 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yueyang (PL-City) || merged into ||
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Shaoyang (PL-City) || mered into ||
|-
| 1986-09-12 || Xiangxiang County || Xiangxiang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1986-09-22 || Zhijiang County || Zhijiang County (Aut.) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1986-11-11 || Leiyang County || Leiyang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1987-02-12 ||rowspan="3"| Qiaotou District || Dong District, Shaoyang || disestablished & established ||rowspan="3"|
|-
| Xi District, Shaoyang || disestablished & established
|-
| Jiao District, Shaoyang || disestablished & established
|-
| 1987-02-19 || Jing County || Jingzhou County (Aut.) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1987-06-10 || Lianyuan County || Lianyuan (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1987-09-23 || Miluo County || Miluo (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1988-01-23 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Changde Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Changde (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="3"|
|-
|rowspan="2"| Changde County || Wuling District || established
|-
| Dingcheng District || established
|-
|rowspan="6"| 1988-05-23 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xiangxi Prefecture (Aut.) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Dayong (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="6"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
|rowspan="2"| ↳ Dayong (CL-City) || ↳ Yongding District || transferred & established
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Wulingyuan District || transferred & established
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Changde (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Dayong (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Cili County || ↳ Cili County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Sangzhi County || ↳ Sangzhi County || transferred
|-
| 1988-10-11 || Yuanjiang County || Yuanjiang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1988-10-30 || Mayang County || Mayang County (Aut.) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1990-12-27 || Shaoshan District || Shaoshan (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1992-06-25 || Xiangjiang District || Yuhu District || merged into ||rowspan="3"| Civil Affairs [1992]64
|-
| Yuetong District ||rowspan="2"| Yuetang District || merged into
|-
| Jiao District, Xiangtan || merged into
|-
| 1992-09-01 || Linxiang County || Linxiang (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1992]96
|-
| 1993-01-16 || Liuyang County || Liuyang (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1999]6
|-
| 1994-02-18 || Wugang County || Wugang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1994-04-04 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Dayong (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Zhangjiajie (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| renamed || State Council [1994]25
|-
| 1994-04-05 || Ling County || Yanling County || renamed || State Council [1994]55
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1994-04-07 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yiyang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yiyang (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="5"| State Council [1994]17
|-
|rowspan="2"| Yiyang (CL-City) || Ziyang District || disestablished & established
|-
| Heshan District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| Yiyang County || Ziyang District || disestablished & established
|-
| Heshan District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1994-12-17 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Chenzhou Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Chenzhou (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="5"| State Council [1994]136
|-
|rowspan="2"| Chenzhou (CL-City) || Beihu District || disestablished & established
|-
| Suxian District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| Chenzhou County || Beihu District || disestablished & established
|-
| Suxian District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1995-11-21 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Lingling Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yongzhou (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="3"| State Council [1995]110
|-
| Yongzhou (CL-City) || Lingling District || reorganized
|-
| Lengshuitan (CL-City) || Lengshuitan District || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1996-03-16 ||rowspan="2"| Nan District, Yueyang || Yueyanglou District || disestablished & established ||rowspan="5"| State Council [1996]16
|-
| Junshan District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| Jiao District, Yueyang || Yueyanglou District || disestablished & established
|-
| Junshan District || disestablished & established
|-
| Bei District, Yueyang || Yunxi District || renamed
|-
|rowspan="5"| 1996-04-22 || Dong District, Changsha || Furong District || disestablished & established ||rowspan="5"| State Council [1996]29
|-
| Xi District, Changsha || Yuelu District || disestablished & established
|-
| Nan District, Changsha || Tianxin District || disestablished & established
|-
| Bei District, Changsha || Kaifu District || disestablished & established
|-
| Jiao District, Changsha || Yuhua District || disestablished & established
|-
| 1996-11-26 || Changning County || Changning (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1996]86
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1997-05-31 || Dong District, Zhuzhou || Hetang District || disestablished & established ||rowspan="4"| State Council [1997]40
|-
| Nan District, Zhuzhou || Lusong District || disestablished & established
|-
| Bei District, Zhuzhou || Shifeng District || disestablished & established
|-
| Jiao District, Zhuzhou || Tianyuan District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1997-08-29 || Dong District, Shaoyang || Shuangqing District || disestablished & established ||rowspan="3"| State Council [1997]83
|-
| Xi District, Shaoyang || Daxiang District || disestablished & established
|-
| Jiao District, Shaoyang || Beita District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997-11-29 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huaihua Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huaihua (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="2"| State Council [1997]105
|-
| Huaihua (CL-City) || Hecheng District || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999-01-20 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Loudi (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="2"| State Council [1999]7
|-
| Loudi (CL-City) || Louxing District || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2001-04-04 || Jiangdong District || Zhuhui District || renamed ||rowspan="4"| State Council [2001]131
|-
| Chengnan District || Yanfeng District || disestablished & established
|-
| Chengbei District || Shigu District || disestablished & established
|-
| Jiao District, Hengyang || Zhengxiang District || disestablished & established
|-
| 2005-06-15 || Zhishan District || Lingling District || renamed || State Council [2005]138
|-
| 2011-05-20 || Wangcheng County || Wangcheng District || reorganized || State Council [2011]57
|-
| 2017-04-09 || Ningxiang County || Ningxiang (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [2017]73
|-
| 2018-06-19 || Zhuzhou County || Lukou District || reorganized || State Council [2018]88
|-
| 2019-07-20 || Shaodong County || Shaodong (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [2019]71
|}
Population composition
Prefectures
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" align="center"
|-
! Prefecture
! 2010
! 2000
|----------
|Changsha
|style="text-align: right;"|7,044,118
|style="text-align: right;"|6,138,719
|----------
|Changde
|style="text-align: right;"|5,717,218
|style="text-align: right;"|
|----------
|Chenzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|4,581,778
|style="text-align: right;"|4,324,812
|----------
|Hengyang
|style="text-align: right;"|7,141,462
|style="text-align: right;"|6,784,891
|----------
|Huaihua
|style="text-align: right;"|4,741,948
|style="text-align: right;"|4,639,738
|----------
|Loudi
|style="text-align: right;"|3,785,627
|style="text-align: right;"|3,783,233
|----------
|Shaoyang
|style="text-align: right;"|7,071,741
|style="text-align: right;"|6,963,619
|----------
|Xiangtan
|style="text-align: right;"|2,748,552
|style="text-align: right;"|2,672,069
|----------
|Yiyang
|style="text-align: right;"|4,313,084
|style="text-align: right;"|4,309,143
|----------
|Yongzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|5,180,235
|style="text-align: right;"|5,367,046
|----------
|Yueyang
|style="text-align: right;"|5,477,911
|style="text-align: right;"|5,011,416
|----------
|Zhangjiajie
|style="text-align: right;"|1,476,521
|style="text-align: right;"|1,493,115
|----------
|Zhuzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|3,855,609
|style="text-align: right;"|3,581,820
|----------
|Xiangxi
|style="text-align: right;"|2,845,797
|style="text-align: right;"|2,277,032
|}
Counties
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" align="center"
|-
!Name!!Prefecture!!2010
|-
|Furong || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 523,730
|-
|Tianxin || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 475,663
|-
|Yuelu || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 801,861
|-
|Kaifu || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 567,373
|-
|Yuhua || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 725,353
|-
|Wangcheng || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 523,489
|-
|Changsha || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 979,665
|-
|Ningxiang || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,168,056
|-
| Liuyang || Changsha ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,278,928
|-
|-
|Hetang || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 309,006
|-
|Lusong || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 248,021
|-
|Shifeng || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 282,975
|-
|Tianyuan || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 215,371
|-
|Lukou || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 383,570
|-
|You(xian) || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 693,178
|-
|Chaling || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 575,303
|-
|Yanling || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 201,692
|-
| Liling || Zhuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 946,493
|-
|-
|Yuetang || Xiangtan ||style="text-align: right;"| 501,348
|-
|Yuhu || Xiangtan ||style="text-align: right;"| 457,955
|-
|Xiangtan || Xiangtan ||style="text-align: right;"| 915,997
|-
| Xiangxiang || Xiangtan ||style="text-align: right;"| 787,216
|-
| Shaoshan || Xiangtan ||style="text-align: right;"| 86,036
|-
|-
|Zhuhui || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 332,463
|-
|Yanfeng || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 212,997
|-
|Shigu || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 231,595
|-
|Zhengxiang || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 298,461
|-
|Nanyue || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 59,650
|-
|Hengyang || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,103,897
|-
|Hengnan || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 953,608
|-
|Hengshan || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 382,086
|-
|Hengdong || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 629,725
|-
|Qidong || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 980,218
|-
| Changning || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 806,521
|-
| Leiyang || Hengyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,150,241
|-
|-
|Shuangqing || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 307,980
|-
|Daxiang || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 340,605
|-
|Beita || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 104,609
|-
|Shaodong || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 896,625
|-
|Xinshao || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 743,073
|-
|Shaoyang || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 915,600
|-
|Longhui || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,095,392
|-
|Dongkou || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 770,473
|-
|Suining || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 351,139
|-
|Xinning || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 560,742
|-
| Chengbu || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 250,633
|-
| Wugang || Shaoyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 734,870
|-
|-
|Yueyanglou || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 814,593
|-
|Yunxi || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 176,872
|-
|Junshan || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 240,668
|-
|Yueyang || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 717,032
|-
|Huarong || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 709,098
|-
|Xiangyin || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 681,075
|-
|Pingjiang || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 947,774
|-
| Miluo || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 692,280
|-
| Linxiang || Yueyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 498,519
|-
|-
|Wuling || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 620,973
|-
|Dingcheng || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 837,563
|-
|Anxiang || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 525,619
|-
|Hanshou || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 799,497
|-
|Li(xian) || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 827,021
|-
|Linli || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 401,071
|-
|Taoyuan || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 854,935
|-
|Shimen || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 599,475
|-
| Jinshi || Changde ||style="text-align: right;"| 251,064
|-
|-
|Yongding || Zhangjiajie ||style="text-align: right;"| 441,333
|-
|Wulingyuan || Zhangjiajie ||style="text-align: right;"| 52,712
|-
|Cili || Zhangjiajie ||style="text-align: right;"| 601,977
|-
|Sangzhi || Zhangjiajie ||style="text-align: right;"| 380,499
|-
|-
|Ziyang || Yiyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 410,542
|-
|Heshan || Yiyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 839,265
|-
|Nan(xian) || Yiyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 725,562
|-
|Taojiang || Yiyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 769,568
|-
|Anhua || Yiyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 901,043
|-
| Yuanjiang || Yiyang ||style="text-align: right;"| 667,104
|-
|-
|Beihu || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 420,531
|-
|Suxian || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 403,299
|-
|Guiyang || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 695,918
|-
|Yizhang || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 579,565
|-
|Yongxing || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 572,960
|-
|Jiahe || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 296,017
|-
|Linwu || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 331,871
|-
|Rucheng || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 330,254
|-
|Guidong || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 230,948
|-
|Anren || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 382,920
|-
| Zixing || Chenzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 337,495
|-
|-
|Lingling || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 528,637
|-
|Lengshuitan || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 479,144
|-
|Qiyang || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 853,197
|-
|Dong'an || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 543,453
|-
|Shuangpai || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 163,274
|-
|Dao(xian) || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 605,799
|-
|Jiangyong || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 232,599
|-
|Ningyuan || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 700,759
|-
|Lanshan || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 332,940
|-
|Xintian || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 329,906
|-
| Jianghua || Yongzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 410,527
|-
|-
|Hecheng || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 552,622
|-
| Hongjiang(qu) || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 64,960
|-
|Zhongfang || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 236,649
|-
|Yuanling || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 582,582
|-
|Chenxi || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 453,565
|-
|Xupu || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 741,014
|-
|Huitong || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 318,686
|-
| Mayang || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 343,309
|-
| Xinhuang || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 244,322
|-
| Zhijiang || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 339,437
|-
| Jingzhou || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 245,116
|-
| Tongdao || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 206,650
|-
| Hongjiang(shi) || Huaihua ||style="text-align: right;"| 413,036
|-
|-
|Louxing || Loudi ||style="text-align: right;"| 497,171
|-
|Shuangfeng || Loudi ||style="text-align: right;"| 854,555
|-
|Xinhua || Loudi ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,110,910
|-
| Lengshuijiang || Loudi ||style="text-align: right;"| 327,279
|-
| Lianyuan || Loudi ||style="text-align: right;"| 995,712
|-
|-
| Jishou || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 301,460
|-
|Luxi || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 273,361
|-
|Fenghuang || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 350,195
|-
|Huayuan || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 288,082
|-
|Baojing || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 277,379
|-
|Guzhang || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 126,756
|-
|Yongshun || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 428,373
|-
|Longshan || Xiangxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 502,227
|}
See also
- List of County-level divisions of Hunan by population