thumb|300px|Prefecture-level cities of Jiangsu
Jiangsu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of three levels of administrative division: prefectures, counties, and townships.
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 Jiangsu.
{| 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="11"|Nanjing city<br /><br><br /> (Capital – Sub-provincial)<br />(3201 / NKG)
|Xuanwu District|||||| 320102 || XWU
|-
|Qinhuai District|||||| 320104 || QHU
|-
|Jianye District|||||| 320105 || JYQ
|-
|Gulou District|||||| 320106 || GLQ
|-
|Pukou District|||||| 320111 || PKO
|-
|Qixia District|||||| 320113 || QXA
|-
|Yuhuatai District|||||| 320114 || YHT
|-
|Jiangning District|||||| 320115 || JNN
|-
|Luhe District|||||| 320116 || LHE
|-
|Lishui District|||||| 320117 || LDS
|-
|Gaochun District|||||| 320118 || GCU
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="7"|Wuxi city<br /><br><br />(3202 / WUX)
|Xishan District|||||| 320205 || XSW
|-
|Huishan District|||||| 320206 || HSU
|-
|Binhu District|||||| 320211 || BNH
|-
|Liangxi District|||||| 320213 || LXB
|-
|Xinwu District|||||| 320214 || XIW
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Jiangyin city|||||| 320281 || JIA
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Yixing city|||||| 320282 || YIX
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="10"|Xuzhou city<br /><br><br />(3203 / XUZ)
|Gulou District|||||| 320302 || GLU
|-
|Yunlong District|||||| 320303 || YLF
|-
|Jiawang District|||||| 320305 || JWQ
|-
|Quanshan District|||||| 320311 || QSX
|-
|Tongshan District|||||| 320312 || TSN
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Fengxian County|||||| 320321 || FXN
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Peixian County|||||| 320322 || PEI
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Suining County|||||| 320324 || SNI
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Xinyi city|||||| 320381 || XYW
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Pizhou city|||||| 320382 || PZO
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="6"|Changzhou city<br /><br><br />(3204 / CZX)
|Tianning District|||||| 320402 || TNQ
|-
|Zhonglou District|||||| 320404 || ZLQ
|-
|Xinbei District|||||| 320411 || XBQ
|-
|Wujin District|||||| 320412 || WJN
|-
|Jintan District |||||| 320413 || JTN
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Liyang city|||||| 320481 || LYR
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="9"|Suzhou city<br /><br><br />(3205 / SZH)
|Huqiu District|||||| 320505 || HUQ
|-
|Wuzhong District|||||| 320506 || WZQ
|-
|Xiangcheng District|||||| 320507 || XAU
|-
|Gusu District|||||| 320508 || GSU
|-
|Wujiang District|||||| 320509 || WJU
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Changshu city|||||| 320581 || CGS
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Zhangjiagang city|||||| 320582 || ZJG
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Kunshan city|||||| 320583 || KUS
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Taicang city|||||| 320585 || TAC
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="7"|Nantong city<br /><br><br />(3206 / NTG)
|Chongchuan District|||||| 320602 || CCQ
|-
|Tongzhou District|||||| 320612 || TZT
|-
|Haimen District|||||| 320613 ||
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Rudong County|||||| 320623 || RDG
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Qidong city|||||| 320681 || QID
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Rugao city|||||| 320682 || RGO
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Hai'an city|||||| 320685 ||
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="6"|Lianyungang city<br /><br><br />(3207 / LYG)
|Lianyun District|||||| 320703 || LYB
|-
|Haizhou District|||||| 320706 || HIZ
|-
|Ganyu District|||||| 320707 || GYB
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Donghai County|||||| 320722 || DHX
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Guanyun County|||||| 320723 || GYS
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Guannan County|||||| 320724 || GUN
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="7"|Huai'an city<br /><br><br />(3208 / HAS)
|Huai'an District|||||| 320803 || HAA
|-
|Huaiyin District|||||| 320804 || HUU
|-
|Qingjiangpu District|||||| 320812 || QJP
|-
|Hongze District|||||| 320813 || HZK
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Lianshui County|||||| 320826 || LSI
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xuyi County|||||| 320830 || XUY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Jinhu County|||||| 320831 || JHU
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="9"|Yancheng city<br /><br><br />(3209 / YCK)
|Tinghu District|||||| 320902 || TNH
|-
|Yandu District|||||| 320903 || YDU
|-
|Dafeng District|||||| 320904 || DFE
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Xiangshui County|||||| 320921 || XSH
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Binhai County|||||| 320922 || BHI
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Funing County|||||| 320923 || FNG
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Sheyang County|||||| 320924 || SEY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Jianhu County|||||| 320925 || JIH
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Dongtai city|||||| 320981 || DTS
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="6"|Yangzhou city<br /><br><br />(3210 / YZH)
|Guangling District|||||| 321002 || GGL
|-
|Hanjiang District|||||| 321003 || HAJ
|-
|Jiangdu District|||||| 321012 || JDJ
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Baoying County|||||| 321023 || BYI
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Yizheng city|||||| 321081 || YZE
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Gaoyou city|||||| 321084 || GYO
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="6"|Zhenjiang city<br /><br><br />(3211 / ZHE)
|Jingkou District|||||| 321102 || JKQ
|-
|Runzhou District|||||| 321111 || RZQ
|-
|Dantu District|||||| 321112 || DNT
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Danyang city|||||| 321181 || DNY
|- bgcolor="DCDCDC"
|Yangzhong city|||||| 321182 || YZG
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Jurong city|||||| 321183 || JRG
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="6"|Taizhou city<br /><br><br />(3212 / TZS)
|Hailing District|||||| 321202 || HIL
|-
|Gaogang District|||||| 321203 || GGQ
|-
|Jiangyan District|||||| 321204 || JYR
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Jingjiang city|||||| 321282 || XHS
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Taixing city|||||| 321283 || JGJ
|- bgcolor="#DCDCDC"
|Xinghua city|||||| 321281 || TXG
|-
|- style = "background:#606060; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "6" |
|-
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF" rowspan="5"|Suqian city<br /><br><br />(3213 / SUQ)
|Sucheng District|||||| 321302 || SCE
|-
|Suyu District|||||| 321311 || SYY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Shuyang County|||||| 321322 || SYD
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Siyang County|||||| 321323 || SIY
|- bgcolor="#E6E6FA"
|Sihong County|||||| 321324 || SIH
|}
Recent changes in administrative divisions
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" align="center"
! Date !! Before !! After !! Note !! Reference
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1970-01-28 || Lianyungang District Office || Lianyun District || reorganized ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Yan District Office || Yan District || reorganized
|-
| Qixia District ||rowspan="2"| Zhongshan Special District || established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Yaowu District || established
|-
|rowspan="7"| 1971-02-22 ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Luhe Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Nanjing (P-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||rowspan="7"|
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huaiyin Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xuyi County || ↳ Xuyi County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jinhu County || ↳ Jinhu County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Luhe Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yangzhou Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Luhe County || ↳ Luhe County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Yizheng County || ↳ Yizheng County || transferred
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1971-02-22 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Zhenjiang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Nanjing (P-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred ||rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jiangning County || ↳ Jiangning County || transferred
|-
| 1973-09-01 || Jiangpu County || Dachang District || established ||
|-
|rowspan="6"| 1973-11-01 || Yaowu District || Xuanwu District || renamed ||rowspan="6"|
|-
| Chaoyang District || Baixia District || renamed
|-
| Zunyi District || Qinhuai District || renamed
|-
| Hongwei District, Nanjing || Jianye District || renamed
|-
| Yan'an District, Nanjing || Gulou District, Nanjing || renamed
|-
| Dongfang District || Xiaguan District || renamed
|-
| 1973-10-19 || Wujin County || Jiao District, Changzhou || established ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1975-11-08 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yangzhou Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Nanjing (P-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| transferred ||rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Luhe County || ↳ Luhe County || transferred
|-
| 1975-05-03 || Hongwei District, Xuzhou || Yunlong District || renamed ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1975-10-05 || Dachang District || Pukou District || merged into ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Zhongshan Special District || Qixia District || merged into
|-
| 1978-07-31 || Jiao District Office || Tongshan County || merged into ||
|-
| 1978-08-25 || Chongwu District || Chong'an District || renamed ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1979-03-19 || Yan'an District, Xuzhou || Gulou District, Xuzhou || renamed ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| Nantong (P-City) city district || Chengzhong District || established ||rowspan="3"|
|-
| Gangzha District || established
|-
| Jiao District, Nantong || established
|-
| 1980-04-26 || Luhe County || Dachang District || established ||
|-
|rowspan="7"| 1980-06-09 || Dongfeng District, Changzhou || Tianning District || renamed ||rowspan="4"|
|-
| Xiangyang District || Guanghua District || renamed
|-
| Shengli District || Zhonglou District || renamed
|-
| Weidong District || Qishuyan District || renamed
|-
| Dongfeng District, Suzhou || Pingjiang District || renamed ||rowspan="3"|
|-
| Hongqi District || Changlang District || renamed
|-
| Yan'an District || Jinchang District || renamed
|-
| 1981-09-07 || Guanyun County || Jiao District, Lianyungang || established ||
|-
|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="27"| 1983-01-18 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huaiyin Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="3"| Huaiyin (PL-City) city district ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="3"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Qingjiang (CL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Huaiyin County ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yancheng Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Yancheng (PL-City) city district ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Yancheng County ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yangzhou Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Yangzhou (PL-City) city district ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="2"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Yangzhou (CL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Zhenjiang Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Zhenjiang (PL-City) city district ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| reorganized ||rowspan="11"|
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Zhenjiang (CL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| disestablished
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Zhenjiang Prefecture || Nanjing (PL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Lishui County || ↳ Lishui County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Gaochun County || ↳ Gaochun County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Zhenjiang Prefecture || Changzhou (PL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Wujin County || ↳ Wujin County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jintan County || ↳ Jintan County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Liyang County || ↳ Liyang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Zhenjiang Prefecture || Wuxi (PL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Yixing County || ↳ Yixing County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Xuzhou Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Xuzhou (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||rowspan="4"|
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Lianyungang (PL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Donghai County || ↳ Donghai County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Ganyu County || ↳ Ganyu County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Suzhou Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Suzhou (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||rowspan="4"|
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
| Wuxi (PL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jiangyin County || ↳ Jiangyin County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Wuxi County || ↳ Wuxi County || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Nantong Prefecture ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Nantong (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| merged into ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983-02-12 ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Yancheng (PL-City) city district || Cheng District, Yancheng || established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Jiao District, Yancheng || established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983-02-16 || Chengzhong District ||rowspan="2"| Cheng District, Nantong || disestablished & established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Gangzha District || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983-02-12 ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Huaiyin (PL-City) city district || Qingjiang District || established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Qingpu District || established
|-
| 1983-02-26 ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yangzhou (PL-City) city district || Guangling District || established ||
|-
| 1983-03-29 || Tongshan County || Jiao District, Xuzhou || established ||
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1983-06-14 || Xinpu District ||rowspan="2"| Xinhai District || disestablished & established ||rowspan="4"|
|-
| Haizhou District || disestablished & established
|-
| Yan District ||rowspan="2"| Lianyun District || disestablished & established
|-
| Jiao District, Lianyungang || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983-08-17 ||bgcolor="lightyellow" rowspan="2"| Zhenjiang (PL-City) city district || Cheng District, Zhenjiang || established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Jiao District, Zhenjiang || established
|-
| 1983-11-24 || Wu County || Jiao District, Suzhou || established ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1984-10-13 || Cheng District, Zhenjiang || Jingkou District || renamed ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Jiao District, Zhenjiang || Runzhou District || renamed
|-
| Hanjiang County || Jiao District, Yangzhou || established ||
|-
| 1986-04-07 || Xinhai District || Haizhou District || merged into ||
|-
| 1986-04-21 || Yizheng County || Yizheng (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1986-04-27 ||rowspan="2"| Guanghua District || Zhonglou District || merged into ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Tianning District || merged into
|-
| 1986-09-16 || Shazhou County || Zhangjiagang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1987-04-23 || Jiangyin County || Jiangyin (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1987-12-15 || Suqian County || Suqian (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| Danyang County || Danyang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1987-12-17 || Dongtai County || Dongtai (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1987-12-22 || Xinghua County || Xinghua (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| Huai'an County || Huai'an (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| Wuxi County || Mashan District || reorganized ||
|-
| 1988-01-09 || Yixing County || Yixing (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1989-07-27 || Kunshan County || Kunshan (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1989-11-13 || Qidong County || Qidong (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1990-02-05 || Xinyi County || Xinyi (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1990-08-15 || Liyang County || Liyang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1991-02-06 || Rugao County || Rugao (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1991]5
|-
| Gaoyou County || Gaoyou (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1991]6
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1991-05-06 || Cheng District, Nantong || Chongchuan District || renamed ||rowspan="2"| Civil Affairs [1991]9
|-
| Jiao District, Nantong || Gangzha District || renamed
|-
| 1992-02-17 || Wujiang County || Wujiang (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1992]18
|-
| 1992-07-07 || Pi County || Pizhou (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1992]70
|-
| 1992-09-21 || Taixing County || Taixing (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993-01-08 || Taicang County || Taicang (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1993]3
|-
| Nantong County || Tongzhou (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1993]4
|-
| 1993-07-14 || Jingjiang County || Jingjiang (CL-City) || reorganized ||
|-
| 1993-09-02 || Jiao District, Xuzhou || Quanshan District || renamed || Civil Affairs [1993]173
|-
| 1993-11-10 || Jintan County || Jintan (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1993]212
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1994-04-26 || Jiangdu County || Jiangdu (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1994]62
|-
| Haimen County || Haimen (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1994]63
|-
| 1994-05-18 || Yangzhong County || Yangzhong (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1994]81
|-
| 1994-07-17 || Tai County || Jiangyan (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1994]114
|-
| 1995-04-06 || Jurong County || Jurong (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1995]26
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1995-06-08 || Wu County || Wuxian (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1995]40
|-
| Wujin County || Wujin (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1995]41
|-
| Wuxi County || Xishan (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1995]42
|-
| 1995-12-26 || Kuang District, Xuzhou || Jiuli District || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1995]85
|-
|rowspan="14"| 1996-07-19 ||rowspan="2"| Jiao District, Yancheng || Yandu County || disestablished & merged into ||rowspan="2"| State Council [1996]56
|-
| Cheng District, Yancheng || disestablished & merged into
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Yangzhou (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Taizhou (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="6"| State Council [1996]57
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Taizhou (CL-City) || ↳ Hailing District || transferred & reorganized
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jiangyan (CL-City) || ↳ Jiangyan (CL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Jingjiang (CL-City) || ↳ Jingjiang (CL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Taixing (CL-City) || ↳ Taixing (CL-City) || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Xinghua (CL-City) || ↳ Xinghua (CL-City) || transferred
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huai'an (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Suqian (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| established ||rowspan="6"| State Council [1996]58
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Suqian (CL-City) ||↳ Sucheng District || transferred & reorganized
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Suyu County || ↳ Suyu County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Shuyang County || ↳ Shuyang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Siyang County || ↳ Siyang County || transferred
|- bgcolor="lightgreen"
| ↳ Sihong County || ↳ Sihong County || transferred
|-
| 1996-08-01 || Dafeng County || Dafeng (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [1996]52
|-
| 1997-08-20 || Hailing District || Gaogang District || established || State Council [1997]77
|-
| 2000-01-05 || Jiao District, Suzhou || Huqiu District || renamed ||
|-
|rowspan="9"| 2000-12-21 || Jiangning County || Jiangning District || reorganized ||
|-
| Hanjiang County || Hanjiang District || reorganized ||
|-
|bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huaiyin (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| Huai'an (PL-City) ||bgcolor="lightyellow"| renamed ||rowspan="3"|
|-
| Huai'an (CL-City) || Chuzhou District || renamed
|-
| Huaiyin County || Huaiyin District || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="2"| Xishan (CL-City) || Xishan District || reorganized ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Huishan District || established
|-
| Mashan District ||rowspan="2"| Binhu District || disestablished & established ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Jiao District, Wuxi || disestablished & established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2000-12-31 ||rowspan="2"| Wuxian (CL-City) || Wuzhong District || reorganized ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Xiangcheng District || established
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001-10-01 ||rowspan="2"| <br>Yuntai District || Lianyun District || merged into ||rowspan="2"| State Council [2001]129
|-
| Xinpu District || merged into
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2002-04-03 || Wujin (CL-City) || Wujin District || reorganized ||rowspan="2"| State Council [2002]22
|-
| Jiao District, Changzhou || Xinbei District || renamed
|-
| Jiangpu County || Pukou District || merged into ||rowspan="3"| State Council [2002]23
|-
| Luhe County ||rowspan="2"| Luhe District || reorganized
|-
| Dachang District || merged into
|-
| Dantu County || Dantu District || reorganized || State Council [2002]24
|-
| 2002-11-12 || Jiao District, Yangzhou || Weiyang District || renamed || Civil Affairs [2002]182
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003-12-18 || Yandu County || Yandu District || renamed ||rowspan="2"| State Council [2003]130
|-
| Cheng District, Yancheng || Tinghu District || renamed
|-
| 2004-01-15 || Suyu County || Suyu District || reorganized || State Council [2004]6
|-
| 2009-03-23 || Tongzhou (CL-City) || Tongzhou District || reorganized || State Council [2009]34
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2010-09-05 ||rowspan="3"| Jiuli District || Gulou District, Xuzhou || merged into ||rowspan="4"| State Council [2010]90
|-
| Quanshan District || merged into
|-
|rowspan="2"| Tongshan District || merged into
|-
| Tongshan County || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011-10-22 || Jiangdu (CL-City) || Jiangdu District || reorganized ||rowspan="2"| State Council [2011]132
|-
| Weiyang District || Hanjiang District || reorganized
|-
| 2011-12-30 || Chuzhou District || Huai'an District || renamed || Civil Affairs [2011]357
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2012-08-17 || Canglang District ||rowspan="3"| Gusu District || merged & established ||rowspan="4"| State Council [2012]102
|-
| Pingjiang District || merged & established
|-
| Jinchang District || merged & established
|-
| Wujiang (CL-City) || Wujiang District || reorganized
|-
| 2012-12-17 || Jiangyan (CL-City) || Jiangyan District || reorganized || State Council [2012]208
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2013-02-08 || Baixia District || Qinhuai District || merged into || rowspan="4"| State Council [2013]24
|-
| Xiaguan District || Gulou District, Nanjing || merged into
|-
| Lishui County || Lishui District || reorganized
|-
| Gaochun County || Gaochun District || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014-05-02 || Xinpu District || Haizhou District || merged into ||rowspan="2"| State Council [2014]56
|-
| Ganyu County || Ganyu District || reorganized
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2015-04-29 || Qishuyan District || Wujin District || merged into ||rowspan="2"| State Council [2015]75
|-
| Jintan (CL-City) || Jintan District || reorganized
|-
| 2015-07-23 || Dafeng (CL-City) || Dafeng District || reorganized || State Council [2015]120
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2015-10-13 || Chong'an District ||rowspan="3"| Liangxi District ||merged & established ||rowspan="4"| State Council [2015]184
|-
| Nanchang District || merged & established
|-
| Beitang District || merged & established
|-
| Binhu District || Xinwu District || established
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2016-06-08 || Qinghe District ||rowspan="2"| Qingjiangpu District ||rowspan="2"| merged & established ||rowspan="3"| State Council [2016]100
|-
| Qingpu District
|-
| Hongze County || Hongze District || reorganized
|-
| 2018-02-22 || Hai'an County || Hai'an (CL-City) || reorganized || Civil Affairs [2018]49
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020-07-?? || Gangzha District || Chongchuan District || merged into ||rowspan="2"|
|-
| Haimen (CL-City) || Haimen District || reorganized
|}
Population composition
Prefectures
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" align="center"
|-
! Prefecture
! 2010
! 2000
|----------
|Nanjing
|style="text-align: right;"|8,004,680
|style="text-align: right;"|6,238,486
|----------
|Changzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|4,591,972
|style="text-align: right;"|3,845,507
|----------
|Huai'an
|style="text-align: right;"|4,799,889
|style="text-align: right;"|5,130,605
|----------
|Lianyungang
|style="text-align: right;"|4,393,914
|style="text-align: right;"|4,653,701
|----------
|Nantong
|style="text-align: right;"|7,282,835
|style="text-align: right;"|
|----------
|Suqian
|style="text-align: right;"|4,715,553
|style="text-align: right;"|5,154,397
|----------
|Suzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|11,769,113
|style="text-align: right;"|10,465,994
|----------
|Taizhou
|style="text-align: right;"|4,618,558
|style="text-align: right;"|
|----------
|Wuxi
|style="text-align: right;"|6,372,624
|style="text-align: right;"|5,179,847
|----------
|Xuzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|8,580,500
|style="text-align: right;"|9,077,400
|----------
|Yancheng
|style="text-align: right;"|7,260,240
|style="text-align: right;"|8,092,241
|----------
|Yangzhou
|style="text-align: right;"|4,459,760
|style="text-align: right;"|4,672,684
|----------
|Zhenjiang
|style="text-align: right;"|3,113,384
|style="text-align: right;"|2,897,016
|}
Counties
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;" align="center"
|-
!Name!!Prefecture!!2010
|-
|Xuanwu || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 651,957
|-
|Qinhuai || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,007,922
|-
|Jianye || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 426,999
|-
|Gulou || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,271,191
|-
|Pukou || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 710,298
|-
|Qixia || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 644,503
|-
|Yuhuatai || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 391,285
|-
|Jiangning || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,145,628
|-
|Luhe || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 915,845
|-
|Lishui || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 421,323
|-
|Gaochun || Nanjing ||style="text-align: right;"| 417,729
|-
|-
|Liangxi || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"|
|-
|Xinwu || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 536,807
|-
|Binhu || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 688,965
|-
|Huishan || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 691,059
|-
|Xishan || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 681,300
|-
|Jiangyin || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,594,829
|-
|Yixing || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,235,476
|-
|-
|Gulou || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 490,855
|-
|Yunlong || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 345,393
|-
|Jiawang || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 430,712
|-
|Quanshan || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 539,693
|-
|Tongshan || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,247,125
|-
|Feng(xian) || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 963,531
|-
|Pei(xian) || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,141,935
|-
|Suining || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,039,315
|-
|Xinyi || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 920,628
|-
|Pizhou || Xuzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,458,038
|-
|-
|Tianning || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 513,682
|-
|Zhonglou || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 505,936
|-
|Qishuyan || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 105,124
|-
|Xinbei || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 596,807
|-
|Wujin || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,568,999
|-
|Liyang || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 749,377
|-
|Jintan || Changzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 552,047
|-
|-
|Gusu || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 954,455
|-
|Huqiu || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 572,313
|-
|Wuzhong || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,853,656
|-
|Xiangcheng || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 693,576
|-
|Wujiang || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,275,090
|-
|Changshu || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,510,103
|-
|Zhangjiagang || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,248,414
|-
|Kunshan || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,646,318
|-
|Taicang || Suzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 712,069
|-
|-
|Chongchuan || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 868,262
|-
|Tongzhou || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,138,738
|-
|Hai'an || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 866,337
|-
|Rudong || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 995,983
|-
|Qidong || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 972,525
|-
|Rugao || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,267,066
|-
|Haimen || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 907,598
|-
|-
|Lianyun || Lianyungang ||style="text-align: right;"| 231,697
|-
|Haizhou || Lianyungang ||style="text-align: right;"| 818,834
|-
|Ganyu || Lianyungang ||style="text-align: right;"| 949,438
|-
|Donghai || Lianyungang ||style="text-align: right;"| 952,250
|-
|Guanyun || Lianyungang ||style="text-align: right;"| 817,629
|-
|Guannan || Lianyungang ||style="text-align: right;"| 624,766
|-
|-
|Qingjiangpu || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"|
|-
|Chuzhou → Huai'an || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 984,601
|-
|Huaiyin || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 788,634
|-
|Lianshui || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 859,991
|-
|Hongze || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 326,365
|-
|Xuyi || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 658,830
|-
|Jinhu || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 321,283
|-
|-
|Tinghu || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 904,417
|-
|Yandu || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 711,300
|-
|Xiangshui || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 509,524
|-
|Binhai || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 956,162
|-
|Funing || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 843,275
|-
|Sheyang || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 896,639
|-
|Jianhu || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 741,646
|-
|Dongtai || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 990,208
|-
|Dafeng || Yancheng ||style="text-align: right;"| 707,069
|-
|-
|Guangling || Yangzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 340,977
|-
|Hanjiang || Yangzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,051,322
|-
|Baoying || Yangzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 752,074
|-
|Yizheng || Yangzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 563,945
|-
|Gaoyou || Yangzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 744,662
|-
|Jiangdu || Yangzhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,006,780
|-
|-
|Jingkou || Zhenjiang ||style="text-align: right;"| 601,671
|-
|Runzhou || Zhenjiang ||style="text-align: right;"| 296,453
|-
|Dantu || Zhenjiang ||style="text-align: right;"| 302,276
|-
|Danyang || Zhenjiang ||style="text-align: right;"| 960,418
|-
|Yangzhong || Zhenjiang ||style="text-align: right;"| 334,886
|-
|Jurong || Zhenjiang ||style="text-align: right;"| 617,680
|-
|-
|Hailing || Taizhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 475,100
|-
|Gaogang || Taizhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 250,500
|-
|Jiangyan || Taizhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 729,000
|-
|Jingjiang || Taizhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 684,600
|-
|Taixing || Taizhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,074,300
|-
|Xinghua || Taizhou ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,253,800
|-
|-
|Sucheng || Suqian ||style="text-align: right;"| 796,627
|-
|Suyu || Suqian ||style="text-align: right;"| 641,059
|-
|Shuyang || Suqian ||style="text-align: right;"| 1,538,054
|-
|Siyang || Suqian ||style="text-align: right;"| 830,502
|-
|Sihong || Suqian ||style="text-align: right;"| 909,311
|-
|-
|Chong'an || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 228,854
|-
|Nanchang || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 378,490
|-
|Beitang || Wuxi ||style="text-align: right;"| 336,844
|-
|Qinghe || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 529,956
|-
|Qingpu || Huai'an ||style="text-align: right;"| 330,229
|-
|Gangzha || Nantong ||style="text-align: right;"| 266,326
|}