List of administrative divisions of Gansu
| Gansu Province | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
| Capital: Lanzhou | |
| Prefecture-level divisions | |
| Prefectural cities | 12 |
| Autonomous prefectures | 2 |
| County level divisions | |
| County cities | 5 |
| Counties | 57 |
| Autonomous counties | 7 |
| Districts | 17 |
| Township level divisions | |
| Towns | 457 |
| Townships | 740 |
| Ethnic townships | 30 |
| Subdistricts | 121 |
| Villages level divisions | |
| Communities | 1,338 |
| Administrative villages | 16,038 |
| Jiayuguan districts are not counted into the figures above. | |
| Administrative divisions of China |
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
Gansu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions
[edit]These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. The following table lists only the prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Gansu.
| Prefecture level (Division code) |
County Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Division code[1] | ||
| Lanzhou city 兰州市 Lánzhōu Shì (Capital) (6201 / LHW) |
Chengguan District | 城关区 | Chéngguān Qū | 620102 | CLZ |
| Qilihe District | 七里河区 | Qīlǐhé Qū | 620103 | QLH | |
| Xigu District | 西固区 | Xīgù Qū | 620104 | XGU | |
| Anning District | 安宁区 | Ānníng Qū | 620105 | ANQ | |
| Honggu District | 红古区 | Hónggǔ Qū | 620111 | HOG | |
| Yongdeng County | 永登县 | Yǒngdēng Xiàn | 620121 | YDG | |
| Gaolan County | 皋兰县 | Gāolán Xiàn | 620122 | GAL | |
| Yuzhong County | 榆中县 | Yúzhōng Xiàn | 620123 | YZX | |
| Jiayuguan city 嘉峪关市 Jiāyùguān Shì (6202 / JYG) |
Xiongguan District[a] | 雄关区 | Xióngguān Qū | 620201 | JYG |
| Changcheng District[a] | 长城区 | Chángchéng Qū | |||
| Jingtie District[a] | 镜铁区 | Jìngtiě Qū | |||
| Jinchang city 金昌市 Jīnchāng Shì (6203 / JCS) |
Jinchuan District | 金川区 | Jīnchuān Qū | 620302 | JCU |
| Yongchang County | 永昌县 | Yǒngchāng Xiàn | 620321 | YCF | |
| Baiyin city 白银市 Báiyín Shì (6204 / BYS) |
Baiyin District | 白银区 | Báiyín Qū | 620402 | BYB |
| Pingchuan District | 平川区 | Píngchuān Qū | 620403 | PCQ | |
| Jingyuan County | 靖远县 | Jìngyuǎn Xiàn | 620421 | JYH | |
| Huining County | 会宁县 | Huìníng Xiàn | 620422 | HNI | |
| Jingtai County | 景泰县 | Jǐngtài Xiàn | 620423 | JGT | |
| Tianshui city 天水市 Tiānshuǐ Shì (6205 / TSU) |
Qinzhou District | 秦州区 | Qínzhōu Qū | 620502 | QZQ |
| Maiji District | 麦积区 | Màijī Qū | 620503 | MJI | |
| Qingshui County | 清水县 | Qīngshuǐ Xiàn | 620521 | QSG | |
| Qin'an County | 秦安县 | Qín'ān Xiàn | 620522 | QNA | |
| Gangu County | 甘谷县 | Gāngǔ Xiàn | 620523 | GGU | |
| Wushan County | 武山县 | Wǔshān Xiàn | 620524 | WSX | |
| Zhangjiachuan County[b] | 张家川县 | Zhāngjiāchuān Xiàn | 620525 | ZJC | |
| Wuwei city 武威市 Wǔwēi Shì (6206 / WWS) |
Liangzhou District | 凉州区 | Liángzhōu Qū | 620602 | LQZ |
| Minqin County | 民勤县 | Mínqín Xiàn | 620621 | MQN | |
| Gulang County | 古浪县 | Gǔlàng Xiàn | 620622 | GLG | |
| Tianzhu County[c] | 天祝县 | Tiānzhù Xiàn | 620623 | TZG | |
| Zhangye city 张掖市 Zhāngyè Shì (6207 / ZYE) |
Ganzhou District | 甘州区 | Gānzhōu Qū | 620702 | GOU |
| Sunan County[d] | 肃南县 | Sùnán Xiàn | 620721 | SUN | |
| Minle County | 民乐县 | Mínlè Xiàn | 620722 | MLE | |
| Linze County | 临泽县 | Línzé Xiàn | 620723 | LZE | |
| Gaotai County | 高台县 | Gāotái Xiàn | 620724 | GAT | |
| Shandan County | 山丹县 | Shāndān Xiàn | 620725 | SDN | |
| Pingliang city 平凉市 Píngliáng Shì (6208 / PLS) |
Kongtong District | 崆峒区 | Kōngtóng Qū | 620802 | KTQ |
| Jingchuan County | 泾川县 | Jīngchuān Xiàn | 620821 | JCN | |
| Lingtai County | 灵台县 | Língtái Xiàn | 620822 | LGT | |
| Chongxin County | 崇信县 | Chóngxìn Xiàn | 620823 | COX | |
| Zhuanglang County | 庄浪县 | Zhuānglàng Xiàn | 620825 | ZLG | |
| Jingning County | 静宁县 | Jìngníng Xiàn | 620826 | JNI | |
| Huating city | 华亭市 | Huátíng Shì | 620881 | ||
| Jiuquan city 酒泉市 Jiǔquán Shì (6209 / JQG) |
Suzhou District | 肃州区 | Sùzhōu Qū | 620902 | SOU |
| Jinta County | 金塔县 | Jīntǎ Xiàn | 620921 | JTA | |
| Guazhou County | 瓜州县 | Guāzhōu Xiàn | 620922 | GUZ | |
| Subei County[e] | 肃北县 | Sùběi Xiàn | 620923 | SBE | |
| Akesai County[f] | 阿克塞县 | Ākèsài Xiàn | 620924 | AKX | |
| Yumen city | 玉门市 | Yùmén Shì | 620981 | YMS | |
| Dunhuang city | 敦煌市 | Dūnhuáng Shì | 620982 | DNH | |
| Qingyang city 庆阳市 Qìngyáng Shì (6210 / QYI) |
Xifeng District | 西峰区 | Xīfēng Qū | 621002 | XFE |
| Qingcheng County | 庆城县 | Qìngchéng Xiàn | 621021 | QIC | |
| Huanxian County[g] | 环县 | Huánxiàn | 621022 | HUN | |
| Huachi County | 华池县 | Huáchí Xiàn | 621023 | HCI | |
| Heshui County | 合水县 | Héshuǐ Xiàn | 621024 | HSX | |
| Zhengning County | 正宁县 | Zhèngníng Xiàn | 621025 | ZGN | |
| Ningxian County[g] | 宁县 | Níngxiàn | 621026 | NIG | |
| Zhenyuan County | 镇原县 | Zhènyuán Xiàn | 621027 | ZYN | |
| Dingxi city 定西市 Dìngxī Shì (6211 / DNX) |
Anding District | 安定区 | Āndìng Qū | 621102 | ADQ |
| Tongwei County | 通渭县 | Tōngwèi Xiàn | 621121 | TWE | |
| Longxi County | 陇西县 | Lǒngxī Xiàn | 621122 | LXK | |
| Weiyuan County | 渭源县 | Wèiyuán Xiàn | 621123 | WIY | |
| Lintao County | 临洮县 | Líntáo Xiàn | 621124 | LTO | |
| Zhangxian County[g] | 漳县 | Zhāngxiàn | 621125 | ZGX | |
| Minxian County[g] | 岷县 | Mínxiàn | 621126 | MIN | |
| Longnan city 陇南市 Lǒngnán Shì (6212 / LGN) |
Wudu District | 武都区 | Wǔdū Qū | 621202 | WUD |
| Chengxian County[g] | 成县 | Chéngxiàn | 621221 | CHG | |
| Wenxian County[g] | 文县 | Wénxiàn | 621222 | WEG | |
| Tanchang County | 宕昌县 | Tànchāng Xiàn | 621223 | TCH | |
| Kangxian County[g] | 康县 | Kāngxiàn | 621224 | KNG | |
| Xihe County | 西和县 | Xīhé Xiàn | 621225 | XHE | |
| Lixian County[g] | 礼县 | Lǐxiàn | 621226 | LXG | |
| Huixian County[g] | 徽县 | Huīxiàn | 621227 | HIX | |
| Liangdang County | 两当县 | Liǎngdāng Xiàn | 621228 | LDG | |
| Linxia Prefecture[h] 临夏州 Línxià Zhōu (6229 / LXH) |
Linxia city | 临夏市 | Línxià Shì | 622901 | LXR |
| Linxia County | 临夏县 | Línxià Xiàn | 622921 | LXF | |
| Kangle County | 康乐县 | Kānglè Xiàn | 622922 | KLE | |
| Yongjing County | 永靖县 | Yǒngjìng Xiàn | 622923 | YJG | |
| Guanghe County | 广河县 | Guǎnghé Xiàn | 622924 | GHX | |
| Hezheng County | 和政县 | Hézhèng Xiàn | 622925 | HZG | |
| Dongxiang County[i] | 东乡县 | Dōngxiāng Xiàn | 622926 | DXZ | |
| Jishishan County[j] | 积石山县 | Jīshíshān Xiàn | 622927 | JSN | |
| Gannan Prefecture[k] 甘南州 Gānnán Zhōu (6230 / GNZ) |
Hezuo city | 合作市 | Hézuò Shì | 623001 | HEZ |
| Lintan County | 临潭县 | Líntán Xiàn | 623021 | LTN | |
| Zhuoni County | 卓尼县 | Zhuóní Xiàn | 623022 | JON | |
| Zhongqu County | 舟曲县 | Zhōuqū Xiàn | 623023 | ZQU | |
| Diebu County | 迭部县 | Diébù Xiàn | 623024 | TEW | |
| Maqu County | 玛曲县 | Mǎqū Xiàn | 623025 | MQU | |
| Luqu County | 碌曲县 | Lùqū Xiàn | 623026 | LQU | |
| Xiahe County | 夏河县 | Xiàhé Xiàn | 623027 | XHN | |
- ^ a b c These districts within Jiayuguan are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
- ^ Conventional name: Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County; Chinese: 张家川回族自治县; pinyin: Zhāngjiāchuān Huízú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County; Chinese: 天祝藏族自治县; pinyin: Tiānzhù Zàngzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Sunan Yugur Autonomous County; Chinese: 肃南裕固族自治县; pinyin: Sùnán Yùgùzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Subei Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 肃北蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Sùběi Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Aksai Kazakh Autonomous County; Chinese: 阿克塞哈萨克族自治县; pinyin: Ākèsài Hāsàkèzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Official name registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
- ^ Conventional name: Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 临夏回族自治州; pinyin: Línxià Huizù Zìzhìzhōu
- ^ Conventional name: Dongxiang Autonomous County; Chinese: 东乡族自治县; pinyin: Dōngxiāngzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County; Chinese: 积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县; pinyin: Jīshíshān Bǎo'ānzú Dōngxiāngzú Sālāzú Zìzhìxiàn
- ^ Conventional name: Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州; pinyin: Gānnán Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu
Recent changes in administrative divisions
[edit]| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-06-14 | parts of Linxia County | Jishishan County (Aut.) | established | |
| 1981-02-09 | parts of Yongchang County | Jinchang (PC-City) | established | |
| 1981-09-01 | parts of Wuwei Prefecture | Jinchang (P-City) city district | established | |
| ↳ Jinchang (PC-City) | disestablished | |||
| ↳ Yongchang County | ↳ Yongchang County | transferred | ||
| 1983-01-18 | all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) | Civil Affairs Announcement | ||
| all Prefecture-controlled city (PC-City) → County-level city (CL-City) | ||||
| 1983-07-29 | Pingliang County | Pingliang (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1983-09-31 | parts of Linxia County | Linxia (CL-City) | established | |
| 1984-12-14 | Jinchang (PL-City) city district | Jinchuan District | established | |
| 1985-05-14 | Wuwei County | Wuwei (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1985-05-14 | Wudu Prefecture | Longnan Prefecture | renamed | |
| parts of Tianshui Prefecture | Longnan Prefecture | transferred | ||
| ↳ Xihe County | ↳ Xihe County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Li County | ↳ Li County | transferred | ||
| parts of Tianshui Prefecture | Dingxi Prefecture | transferred | ||
| ↳ Zhang County | ↳ Zhang County | transferred | ||
| parts of Wudu Prefecture | Dingxi Prefecture | transferred | ||
| ↳ Min County | ↳ Min County | transferred | ||
| parts of Lanzhou (PL-City) | Baiyin (PL-City) | established | ||
| ↳ Baiyin District | ↳ Baiyin District | transferred | ||
| parts of Dingxi Prefecture | Baiyin (PL-City) | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jingyuan County | ↳ Jingyuan County | transferred | ||
| ↳ parts of Jingyuan County | ↳ Pingchuan District | established | ||
| ↳ Huining County | ↳ Huining County | transferred | ||
| parts of Wuwei Prefecture | Baiyin (PL-City) | transferred | ||
| ↳ Jingtai County | ↳ Jingtai County | transferred | ||
| Zhangye County | Zhangye (CL-City) | reorganized | ||
| Jiuquan County | Jiuquan (CL-City) | reorganized | ||
| parts of Qingyang County | Xifeng (CL-City) | established | ||
| 1985-07-08 | Tianshui Prefecture | Tianshui (PL-City) | established | |
| Tianshui (CL-City) | Qinzhou District | reorganized | ||
| Tianshui County | merged into | |||
| Maiji District | reorganized | |||
| parts of Tianshui Prefecture | Longnan Prefecture | transferred | ||
| ↳ Hui County | ↳ Hui County | transferred | ||
| ↳ Liangdang County | ↳ Liangdang County | transferred | ||
| 1987-08-21 | Dunhuang County | Dunhuang (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1996-05-28 | parts of Xiahe County | Hezuo (CL-City) | established | Civil Affairs [1996]35 |
| 2001-05-09 | Wuwei Prefecture | Wuwei (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2001]47 |
| Wuwei (CL-City) | Liangzhou District | reorganized | ||
| 2002-03-01 | Zhangye Prefecture | Zhangye (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2002]16 |
| Zhangye (CL-City) | Ganzhou District | reorganized | ||
| 2002-06-02 | Pingliang Prefecture | Pingliang (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2002]46 |
| Pingliang (CL-City) | Kongtong District | reorganized | ||
| 2002-06-18 | Jiuquan Prefecture | Jiuquan (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2002]53 |
| Jiuquan (CL-City) | Suzhou District | reorganized | ||
| 2002-06-22 | Qingyang Prefecture | Qingyang (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2002]55 |
| Xifeng (CL-City) | Xifeng District | reorganized | ||
| 2003-04-04 | Dingxi Prefecture | Dingxi (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2003]46 |
| Dingxi County | Anding District | reorganized | ||
| 2004-01-11 | Longnan Prefecture | Longnan (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2004]5 |
| Wudu County | Wudu District | reorganized | ||
| 2004-09-30 | Qincheng District | Qinzhou District | renamed | Civil Affairs [2004]244 |
| Beidao District | Maiji District | renamed | ||
| 2006-02-08 | Anxi County | Guazhou County | renamed | Civil Affairs [2006]1 |
| 2018-07-02 | Huating County | Huating (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [2018]109 |
Population composition
[edit]Prefectures
[edit]| Prefecture | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Jiuquan | 1,095,947 | |
| Jiayuguan | 231,853 | 159,566 |
| Zhangye | 1,199,515 | |
| Jinchang | 464,050 | 451,927 |
| Wuwei | 1815054 | |
| Baiyin | 1,586,544 | |
| Lanzhou | 3,616,163 | 3,142,464 |
| Linxia | 1,946,677 | |
| Gannan | 689,132 | 640,106 |
| Dingxi | 2,698,622 | |
| Longnan | 2,567,718 | |
| Tianshui | 3,262,548 | |
| Pingliang | 2,068,033 | |
| Qingyang | 2,062,799 |
Counties
[edit]| Name | Prefecture | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Chengguan | Lanzhou | 1,278,745 |
| Qilihe | Lanzhou | 561,020 |
| Xigu | Lanzhou | 364,050 |
| Anning | Lanzhou | 288,510 |
| Honggu | Lanzhou | 136,101 |
| Yongdeng | Lanzhou | 418,789 |
| Gaolan | Lanzhou | 131,785 |
| Yuzhong | Lanzhou | 437,163 |
| Jinchuan | Jinchang | 228,561 |
| Yongchang | Jinchang | 235,489 |
| Baiyin | Baiyin | 294,400 |
| Pingchuan | Baiyin | 192,398 |
| Jingyuan | Baiyin | 454,925 |
| Huining | Baiyin | 541,273 |
| Jingtai | Baiyin | 225,755 |
| Qinzhou | Tianshui | 643,906 |
| Maiji | Tianshui | 553,268 |
| Qingshui | Tianshui | 266,908 |
| Qin'an | Tianshui | 515,423 |
| Gangu | Tianshui | 559,712 |
| Wushan | Tianshui | 437,268 |
| Zhangjiachuan | Tianshui | 286,063 |
| Liangzhou | Wuwei | 1,010,295 |
| Minqin | Wuwei | 241,251 |
| Gulang | Wuwei | 388,718 |
| Tianzhu | Wuwei | 174,790 |
| Ganzhou | Zhangye | 507,433 |
| Minle | Zhangye | 219,356 |
| Linze | Zhangye | 134,328 |
| Gaotai | Zhangye | 143,446 |
| Shandan | Zhangye | 161,299 |
| Sunan | Zhangye | 33,653 |
| Kongtong | Pingliang | 504,848 |
| Jingchuan | Pingliang | 281,145 |
| Lingtai | Pingliang | 183,937 |
| Chongxin | Pingliang | 102,116 |
| Huating | Pingliang | 189,333 |
| Zhuanglang | Pingliang | 382,827 |
| Jingning | Pingliang | 423,827 |
| Suzhou | Jiuquan | 428,346 |
| Jinta | Jiuquan | 147,460 |
| Guazhou | Jiuquan | 148,798 |
| Subei | Jiuquan | 14,979 |
| Akesai | Jiuquan | 10,545 |
| Yumen | Jiuquan | 159,792 |
| Dunhuang | Jiuquan | 186,027 |
| Xifeng | Qingyang | 377,528 |
| Qingcheng | Qingyang | 261,898 |
| Huan(xian) | Qingyang | 302,918 |
| Huachi | Qingyang | 120,875 |
| Heshui | Qingyang | 145,722 |
| Zhengning | Qingyang | 180,909 |
| Ning(xian) | Qingyang | 405,614 |
| Zhenyuan | Qingyang | 415,727 |
| Anding | Dingxi | 420,614 |
| Tongwei | Dingxi | 349,539 |
| Longxi | Dingxi | 453,257 |
| Weiyuan | Dingxi | 324,215 |
| Lintao | Dingxi | 507,386 |
| Zhang(xian) | Dingxi | 192,957 |
| Min(xian) | Dingxi | 450,654 |
| Wudu | Longnan | 555,004 |
| Cheng(xian) | Longnan | 242,343 |
| Wen(xian) | Longnan | 218,796 |
| Tanchang | Longnan | 274,313 |
| Kang(xian) | Longnan | 180,061 |
| Xihe | Longnan | 393,272 |
| Li(xian) | Longnan | 458,237 |
| Hui(xian) | Longnan | 200,294 |
| Liangdang | Longnan | 45,398 |
| Linxia(shi) | Linxia | 274,466 |
| Linxia(xian) | Linxia | 326,123 |
| Kangle | Linxia | 233,173 |
| Yongjing | Linxia | 180,161 |
| Guanghe | Linxia | 227,466 |
| Hezheng | Linxia | 185,083 |
| Dongxiang | Linxia | 284,507 |
| Jishishan | Linxia | 235,698 |
| Hezuo | Gannan | 90,290 |
| Lintan | Gannan | 137,001 |
| Zhuoni | Gannan | 100,522 |
| Zhugqu | Gannan | 132,108 |
| Diebu | Gannan | 52,166 |
| Maqu | Gannan | 54,745 |
| Luqu | Gannan | 35,630 |
| Xiahe | Gannan | 86,670 |
References
[edit]- ^ 2012国家统计局统计用区划代码 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ 中华人民共和国行政区划沿革 (1949-2006). www.gov.cn. Government of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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