County-level city
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| County-level city 县级市 Xiànjíshì | |
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| Category | Third level administrative division of a unitary state |
| Location | People's Republic of China |
| Found in | Prefectures, Provinces |
| Number | 411 (408 controlled, 3 claimed) (as of 3 April 2023) |
| Populations | 15,124 (Tsona) – 2,054,703 (Puning) |
| Areas | 89 km2 (34 sq mi) (Linxia) – 119,165 km2 (46,010 sq mi) (Golmud) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 县级市 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 縣級市 | ||||||||
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| Tibetan | རྫོང་རིམ་པ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར། | ||||||||
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| Mongolian script | ᠬᠣᠰᠢᠭᠤᠨ ᠤ ᠡᠩ ᠲᠡᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||||||||
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| Uyghur | ناھىيىسى دەرىجىلىك شەھەر | ||||||||
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A county-level municipality (Chinese: 县级市), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: 专辖市; 1970–1983: Chinese: 地辖市), 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" (市; shì) and "county" (县; xiàn) 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 "市区" (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
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History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Administrative division codes |
As of 3 April 2023, there are 408 county-level cities in total:
| City | Chinese | Province | Prefecture | Area (km²) |
Founded (PRC) |
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| Chaohu | 巢湖市 | Anhui | Hefei | 2,082 | 2011-07-14 |
| Guangde | 广德市 | Anhui | Xuancheng | 2,165 | 2019-07-12 |
| Jieshou | 界首市 | Anhui | Fuyang | 666 | 1989-09-27 |
| Mingguang | 明光市 | Anhui | Chuzhou | 2,335 | 1994-05-31 |
| Ningguo | 宁国市 | Anhui | Xuancheng | 2,447 | 1997-03-11 |
| Qianshan | 潜山市 | Anhui | Anqing | 1,692 | 2018-07-02 |
| Tianchang | 天长市 | Anhui | Chuzhou | 1,770 | 1993-09-18 |
| Tongcheng | 桐城市 | Anhui | Anqing | 1,572 | 1996-08-20 |
| Wuwei | 无为市 | Anhui | Wuhu | 2,042 | 2019-11-20 |
| Fu'an | 福安市 | Fujian | Ningde | 1,880 | 1989-11-13 |
| Fuding | 福鼎市 | Fujian | Ningde | 1,526 | 1995-10-13 |
| Fuqing | 福清市 | Fujian | Fuzhou | 1,518 | 1990-12-26 |
| Jian'ou | 建瓯市 | Fujian | Nanping | 4,200 | 1992-10-20 |
| Jinjiang | 晋江市 | Fujian | Quanzhou | 642 | 1992-03-06 |
| Longhai | 龙海市 | Fujian | Zhangzhou | 1,115 | 1993-05-12 |
| Nan'an | 南安市 | Fujian | Quanzhou | 1,985 | 1993-05-12 |
| Shaowu | 邵武市 | Fujian | Nanping | 2,851 | 1983-08-17 |
| Shishi | 石狮市 | Fujian | Quanzhou | 160 | 1987-12-17 |
| Wuyishan | 武夷山市 | Fujian | Nanping | 2,814 | 1989-08-21 |
| Yong'an | 永安市 | Fujian | Sanming | 2,942 | 1984-09-12 |
| Zhangping | 漳平市 | Fujian | Longyan | 2,976 | 1990-08-15 |
| Dunhuang | 敦煌市 | Gansu | Jiuquan | 31,200 | 1987-08-21 |
| Hezuo | 合作市 | Gansu | Gannan | 2,670 | 1996-05-28 |
| Huating | 华亭市 | Gansu | Pingliang | 1,183 | 2018-07-02 |
| Linxia | 临夏市 | Gansu | Linxia | 89 | 1983-08-31 |
| Yumen | 玉门市 | Gansu | Jiuquan | 13,389 | 1961-11-15 |
| Enping | 恩平市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 1,698 | 1994-02-28 |
| Gaozhou | 高州市 | Guangdong | Maoming | 3,389 | 1993-06-08 |
| Heshan | 鹤山市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 1,083 | 1993-11-08 |
| Huazhou | 化州市 | Guangdong | Maoming | 2,404 | 1994-07-04 |
| Kaiping | 开平市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 1,659 | 1993-01-05 |
| Lechang | 乐昌市 | Guangdong | Shaoguan | 2,384 | 1994-04-28 |
| Leizhou | 雷州市 | Guangdong | Zhanjiang | 3,025 | 1994-04-26 |
| Lianjiang | 廉江市 | Guangdong | Zhanjiang | 2,543 | 1993-12-10 |
| Lianzhou | 连州市 | Guangdong | Qingyuan | 2,665 | 1994-04-22 |
| Lufeng | 陆丰市 | Guangdong | Shanwei | 1,777 | 1995-01-19 |
| Luoding | 罗定市 | Guangdong | Yunfu | 2,328 | 1993-04-08 |
| Nanxiong | 南雄市 | Guangdong | Shaoguan | 2,402 | 1996-06-17 |
| Puning | 普宁市 | Guangdong | Jieyang | 1,620 | 1993-04-06 |
| Sihui | 四会市 | Guangdong | Zhaoqing | 1,258 | 1993-11-25 |
| Taishan | 台山市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 3,296 | 1992-04-17 |
| Wuchuan | 吴川市 | Guangdong | Zhanjiang | 848 | 1994-05-26 |
| Xingning | 兴宁市 | Guangdong | Meizhou | 2,107 | 1994-06-06 |
| Xinyi | 信宜市 | Guangdong | Maoming | 3,081 | 1995-09-11 |
| Yangchun | 阳春市 | Guangdong | Yangjiang | 4,055 | 1994-05-05 |
| Yingde | 英德市 | Guangdong | Qingyuan | 5,671 | 1994-01-12 |
| Beiliu | 北流市 | Guangxi | Yulin | 2,457 | 1994-04-18 |
| Cenxi | 岑溪市 | Guangxi | Wuzhou | 2,783 | 1995-09-11 |
| Dongxing | 东兴市 | Guangxi | Fangchenggang | 590 | 1996-04-29 |
| Guiping | 桂平市 | Guangxi | Guigang | 4,074 | 1994-05-18 |
| Hengzhou | 横州市 | Guangxi | Nanning | 3,464 | 2021-01-20 |
| Heshan | 合山市 | Guangxi | Laibin | 365 | 1981-06-29 |
| Jingxi | 靖西市 | Guangxi | Baise | 3,232 | 2015-08-01 |
| Lipu | 荔浦市 | Guangxi | Guilin | 1,759 | 2018-07-02 |
| Pingguo | 平果市 | Guangxi | Baise | 2,485 | 2019-11-20 |
| Pingxiang | 凭祥市 | Guangxi | Chongzuo | 645 | 1961-05-27 |
| Chishui | 赤水市 | Guizhou | Zunyi | 1,801 | 1990-09-30 |
| Duyun | 都匀市 | Guizhou | Qiannan | 2,278 | 1966-03-09 |
| Fuquan | 福泉市 | Guizhou | Qiannan | 1,691 | 1996-12-02 |
| Kaili | 凯里市 | Guizhou | Qiandongnan | 1,570 | 1983-08-19 |
| Panzhou | 盘州市 | Guizhou | Liupanshui | 4,057 | 2017-04-09 |
| Qianxi | 黔西市 | Guizhou | Bijie | 2,380 | 2021-01-20 |
| Qingzhen | 清镇市 | Guizhou | Guiyang | 1,302 | 1992-11-06 |
| Renhuai | 仁怀市 | Guizhou | Zunyi | 1,788 | 1995-11-30 |
| Xingren | 兴仁市 | Guizhou | Qianxinan | 1,785 | 2018-07-02 |
| Xingyi | 兴义市 | Guizhou | Qianxinan | 2,911 | 1987-11-06 |
| Dongfang | 东方市 | Hainan | none | 2,272 | 1997-03-12 |
| Qionghai | 琼海市 | Hainan | none | 1,692 | 1992-11-06 |
| Wanning | 万宁市 | Hainan | none | 1,883 | 1996-08-05 |
| Wenchang | 文昌市 | Hainan | none | 2,486 | 1995-11-07 |
| Wuzhishan | 五指山市 | Hainan | none | 1,130 | 1986-06-12 |
| Anguo | 安国市 | Hebei | Baoding | 486 | 1991-05-06 |
| Bazhou | 霸州市 | Hebei | Langfang | 802 | 1990-01-04 |
| Botou | 泊头市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,009 | 1982-12-13 |
| Dingzhou | 定州市 | Hebei | Baoding | 1,283 | 1986-03-05 |
| Gaobeidian | 高碑店市 | Hebei | Baoding | 618 | 1993-04-09 |
| Hejian | 河间市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,333 | 1990-10-18 |
| Huanghua | 黄骅市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,545 | 1989-07-27 |
| Jinzhou | 晋州市 | Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 619 | 1991-11-30 |
| Luanzhou | 滦州市 | Hebei | Tangshan | 1,027 | 2018-07-02 |
| Nangong | 南宫市 | Hebei | Xingtai | 861 | 1986-03-05 |
| Pingquan | 平泉市 | Hebei | Chengde | 3,294 | 2017-04-09 |
| Qian'an | 迁安市 | Hebei | Tangshan | 1,227 | 1996-10-10 |
| Renqiu | 任丘市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,012 | 1986-03-05 |
| Sanhe | 三河市 | Hebei | Langfang | 634 | 1993-03-03 |
| Shahe | 沙河市 | Hebei | Xingtai | 859 | 1987-02-20 |
| Shenzhou | 深州市 | Hebei | Hengshui | 1,245 | 1994-07-04 |
| Wu'an | 武安市 | Hebei | Handan | 1,806 | 1988-09-01 |
| Xinji | 辛集市 | Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 951 | 1986-03-05 |
| Xinle | 新乐市 | Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 525 | 1992-10-08 |
| Zhuozhou | 涿州市 | Hebei | Baoding | 751 | 1986-09-24 |
| Zunhua | 遵化市 | Hebei | Tangshan | 1,509 | 1992-02-17 |
| Anda | 安达市 | Heilongjiang | Suihua | 3,586 | 1984-11-17 |
| Bei'an | 北安市 | Heilongjiang | Heihe | 7,194 | 1982-12-18 |
| Dongning | 东宁市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 7,117 | 2015-12-15 |
| Fujin | 富锦市 | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi | 8,224 | 1988-08-30 |
| Fuyuan | 抚远市 | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi | 6,047 | 2016-01-13 |
| Hailin | 海林市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 8,816 | 1992-07-28 |
| Hailun | 海伦市 | Heilongjiang | Suihua | 4,667 | 1989-12-23 |
| Hulin | 虎林市 | Heilongjiang | Jixi | 9,334 | 1996-10-11 |
| Mishan | 密山市 | Heilongjiang | Jixi | 7,731 | 1988-11-17 |
| Mohe | 漠河市 | Heilongjiang | Daxing'anling | 18,367 | 2018-02-22 |
| Muling | 穆棱市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 6,247 | 1995-03-07 |
| Nehe | 讷河市 | Heilongjiang | Qiqihar | 6,664 | 1992-09-02 |
| Nenjiang | 嫩江市 | Heilongjiang | Heihe | 15,109 | 2019-07-12 |
| Ning'an | 宁安市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 7,227 | 1993-02-12 |
| Shangzhi | 尚志市 | Heilongjiang | Harbin | 8,891 | 1988-09-14 |
| Suifenhe | 绥芬河市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 422 | 1975-08-15 |
| Tieli | 铁力市 | Heilongjiang | Yichun | 6,443 | 1988-09-13 |
| Tongjiang | 同江市 | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi | 6,229 | 1987-02-24 |
| Wuchang | 五常市 | Heilongjiang | Harbin | 7,512 | 1993-06-01 |
| Wudalianchi | 五大连池市 | Heilongjiang | Heihe | 9,874 | 1983-10-08 |
| Zhaodong | 肇东市 | Heilongjiang | Suihua | 4,330 | 1986-09-08 |
| Changge | 长葛市 | Henan | Xuchang | 650 | 1993-12-14 |
| Changyuan | 长垣市 | Henan | Xinxiang | 1,051 | 2019-07-12 |
| Dengfeng | 登封市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 1,220 | 1994-05-30 |
| Dengzhou | 邓州市 | Henan | Nanyang | 2,294 | 1988-11-17 |
| Gongyi | 巩义市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 1,041 | 1991-06-12 |
| Huixian | 辉县市 | Henan | Xinxiang | 2,007 | 1988-10-11 |
| Jiyuan | 济源市 | Henan | none | 1,965 | 1988-06-25 |
| Lingbao | 灵宝市 | Henan | Sanmenxia | 3,011 | 1993-05-12 |
| Linzhou | 林州市 | Henan | Anyang | 2,046 | 1994-01-24 |
| Mengzhou | 孟州市 | Henan | Jiaozuo | 542 | 1996-04-29 |
| Qinyang | 沁阳市 | Henan | Jiaozuo | 623 | 1989-09-27 |
| Ruzhou | 汝州市 | Henan | Pingdingshan | 1,573 | 1988-06-25 |
| Weihui | 卫辉市 | Henan | Xinxiang | 882 | 1988-10-08 |
| Wugang | 舞钢市 | Henan | Pingdingshan | 640 | 1990-09-04 |
| Xiangcheng | 项城市 | Henan | Zhoukou | 1,083 | 1993-12-16 |
| Xingyang | 荥阳市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 955 | 1994-04-05 |
| Xinmi | 新密市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 1,001 | 1994-04-05 |
| Xinzheng | 新郑市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 873 | 1994-05-16 |
| Yanshi | 偃师市 | Henan | Luoyang | 888 | 1993-12-15 |
| Yima | 义马市 | Henan | Sanmenxia | 112 | 1981-04-04 |
| Yongcheng | 永城市 | Henan | Shangqiu | 2,068 | 1996-10-11 |
| Yuzhou | 禹州市 | Henan | Xuchang | 1,472 | 1988-06-25 |
| Anlu | 安陆市 | Hubei | Xiaogan | 1,355 | 1987-09-04 |
| Chibi | 赤壁市 | Hubei | Xianning | 1,723 | 1986-05-27 |
| Dangyang | 当阳市 | Hubei | Yichang | 2,159 | 1988-10-22 |
| Danjiangkou | 丹江口市 | Hubei | Shiyan | 3,121 | 1983-08-19 |
| Daye | 大冶市 | Hubei | Huangshi | 1,566 | 1994-02-18 |
| Enshi | 恩施市 | Hubei | Enshi | 3,972 | 1981-11-07 |
| Guangshui | 广水市 | Hubei | Suizhou | 2,647 | 1988-10-11 |
| Hanchuan | 汉川市 | Hubei | Xiaogan | 1,663 | 1997-03-12 |
| Honghu | 洪湖市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 2,519 | 1987-07-31 |
| Jianli | 监利市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 3,118 | 2020-06-12 |
| Jingshan | 京山市 | Hubei | Jingmen | 3,284 | 2018-02-22 |
| Laohekou | 老河口市 | Hubei | Xiangyang | 1,032 | 1979-11-16 |
| Lichuan | 利川市 | Hubei | Enshi | 4,603 | 1986-05-27 |
| Macheng | 麻城市 | Hubei | Huanggang | 3,599 | 1986-05-27 |
| Qianjiang | 潜江市 | Hubei | none | 2,004 | 1988-05-25 |
| Shishou | 石首市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 1,427 | 1986-05-27 |
| Songzi | 松滋市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 2,235 | 1995-12-29 |
| Tianmen | 天门市 | Hubei | none | 2,622 | 1987-08-03 |
| Wuxue | 武穴市 | Hubei | Huanggang | 1,246 | 1987-10-23 |
| Xiantao | 仙桃市 | Hubei | none | 2,538 | 1986-05-27 |
| Yicheng | 宜城市 | Hubei | Xiangyang | 2,115 | 1994-06-10 |
| Yidu | 宜都市 | Hubei | Yichang | 1,357 | 1987-11-30 |
| Yingcheng | 应城市 | Hubei | Xiaogan | 1,103 | 1986-05-27 |
| Zaoyang | 枣阳市 | Hubei | Xiangyang | 3,277 | 1988-01-08 |
| Zhijiang | 枝江市 | Hubei | Yichang | 1,310 | 1996-07-30 |
| Zhongxiang | 钟祥市 | Hubei | Jingmen | 4,488 | 1992-05-20 |
| Changning | 常宁市 | Hunan | Hengyang | 2,048 | 1996-11-26 |
| Hongjiang | 洪江市 | Hunan | Huaihua | 2,283 | 1979-09-01 |
| Jinshi | 津市市 | Hunan | Changde | 556 | 1979-12-19 |
| Jishou | 吉首市 | Hunan | Xiangxi | 1,078 | 1982-08-03 |
| Leiyang | 耒阳市 | Hunan | Hengyang | 2,648 | 1986-11-11 |
| Lengshuijiang | 冷水江市 | Hunan | Loudi | 438 | 1983-07-13 |
| Lianyuan | 涟源市 | Hunan | Loudi | 1,912 | 1987-06-10 |
| Liling | 醴陵市 | Hunan | Zhuzhou | 2,156 | 1985-05-24 |
| Linxiang | 临湘市 | Hunan | Yueyang | 1,719 | 1992-09-01 |
| Liuyang | 浏阳市 | Hunan | Changsha | 4,997 | 1993-01-16 |
| Miluo | 汨罗市 | Hunan | Yueyang | 1,670 | 1987-09-23 |
| Ningxiang | 宁乡市 | Hunan | Changsha | 2,912 | 2017-04-09 |
| Qiyang | 祁阳市 | Hunan | Yongzhou | 2,538 | 2021-01-20 |
| Shaodong | 邵东市 | Hunan | Shaoyang | 1,778 | 2019-07-12 |
| Shaoshan | 韶山市 | Hunan | Xiangtan | 247 | 1990-12-26 |
| Wugang | 武冈市 | Hunan | Shaoyang | 1,539 | 1994-02-18 |
| Xiangxiang | 湘乡市 | Hunan | Xiangtan | 1,966 | 1986-09-12 |
| Yuanjiang | 沅江市 | Hunan | Yiyang | 2,129 | 1988-10-11 |
| Zixing | 资兴市 | Hunan | Chenzhou | 2,730 | 1984-12-20 |
| Arxan | 阿尔山市 | Inner Mongolia | Hinggan | 7,409 | 1996-06-10 |
| Erenhot | 二连浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | Xilingol | 4,013 | 1966-01-18 |
| Ergun | 额尔古纳市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 28,958 | 1994-07-13 |
| Fengzhen | 丰镇市 | Inner Mongolia | Ulanqab | 2,704 | 1990-11-15 |
| Genhe | 根河市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 19,659 | 1994-04-28 |
| Holingol | 霍林郭勒市 | Inner Mongolia | Tongliao | 585 | 1985-11-09 |
| Manzhouli | 满洲里市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 453 | 1954-05-21 |
| Ulanhot | 乌兰浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | Hinggan | 2,728 | 1980-07-26 |
| Xilinhot | 锡林浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | Xilingol | 14,780 | 1983-10-10 |
| Yakeshi | 牙克石市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 27,590 | 1983-10-10 |
| Zhalantun | 扎兰屯市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 16,800 | 1983-10-10 |
| Changshu | 常熟市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 1,276 | 1983-01-18 |
| Danyang | 丹阳市 | Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | 1,047 | 1987-12-15 |
| Dongtai | 东台市 | Jiangsu | Yancheng | 3,221 | 1987-12-17 |
| Gaoyou | 高邮市 | Jiangsu | Yangzhou | 1,922 | 1991-02-06 |
| Hai'an | 海安市 | Jiangsu | Nantong | 1,108 | 2018-02-22 |
| Jiangyin | 江阴市 | Jiangsu | Wuxi | 987 | 1987-04-23 |
| Jingjiang | 靖江市 | Jiangsu | Taizhou | 656 | 1993-07-14 |
| Jurong | 句容市 | Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | 1,387 | 1995-04-06 |
| Liyang | 溧阳市 | Jiangsu | Changzhou | 1,535 | 1990-08-15 |
| Kunshan | 昆山市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 932 | 1989-07-27 |
| Pizhou | 邳州市 | Jiangsu | Xuzhou | 2,088 | 1992-07-07 |
| Qidong | 启东市 | Jiangsu | Nantong | 1,208 | 1989-11-13 |
| Rugao | 如皋市 | Jiangsu | Nantong | 1,492 | 1991-02-06 |
| Taicang | 太仓市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 823 | 1993-01-08 |
| Taixing | 泰兴市 | Jiangsu | Taizhou | 1,170 | 1992-09-21 |
| Xinghua | 兴化市 | Jiangsu | Taizhou | 2,395 | 1987-12-22 |
| Xinyi | 新沂市 | Jiangsu | Xuzhou | 1,571 | 1990-02-05 |
| Yangzhong | 扬中市 | Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | 331 | 1994-05-18 |
| Yixing | 宜兴市 | Jiangsu | Wuxi | 1,997 | 1988-01-09 |
| Yizheng | 仪征市 | Jiangsu | Yangzhou | 902 | 1986-04-21 |
| Zhangjiagang | 张家港市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 990 | 1986-09-16 |
| Dexing | 德兴市 | Jiangxi | Shangrao | 2,082 | 1990-12-26 |
| Fengcheng | 丰城市 | Jiangxi | Yichun | 2,845 | 1988-10-04 |
| Gao'an | 高安市 | Jiangxi | Yichun | 2,439 | 1993-12-08 |
| Gongqingcheng | 共青城市 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang | 307 | 2010-09-10 |
| Guixi | 贵溪市 | Jiangxi | Yingtan | 2,480 | 1996-05-28 |
| Jinggangshan | 井冈山市 | Jiangxi | Ji'an | 1,297 | 1984-12-13 |
| Leping | 乐平市 | Jiangxi | Jingdezhen | 1,973 | 1992-07-27 |
| Longnan | 龙南市 | Jiangxi | Ganzhou | 1,641 | 2020-06-12 |
| Lushan | 庐山市 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang | 596 | 2016-03-20 |
| Ruichang | 瑞昌市 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang | 1,423 | 1989-12-20 |
| Ruijin | 瑞金市 | Jiangxi | Ganzhou | 2,448 | 1994-05-18 |
| Zhangshu | 樟树市 | Jiangxi | Yichun | 1,219 | 1988-10-13 |
| Da'an | 大安市 | Jilin | Baicheng | 4,879 | 1988-08-30 |
| Dehui | 德惠市 | Jilin | Changchun | 3,096 | 1994-07-06 |
| Dunhua | 敦化市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 11,963 | 1985-02-28 |
| Fuyu | 扶余市 | Jilin | Songyuan | 4,189 | 2013-01-24 |
| Gongzhuling | 公主岭市 | Jilin | Changchun | 4,027 | 1985-12-19 |
| Helong | 和龙市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 5,069 | 1993-07-05 |
| Huadian | 桦甸市 | Jilin | Jilin | 6,624 | 1988-05-25 |
| Hunchun | 珲春市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 4,938 | 1988-05-25 |
| Ji'an | 集安市 | Jilin | Tonghua | 3,408 | 1988-03-16 |
| Jiaohe | 蛟河市 | Jilin | Jilin | 6,235 | 1989-08-15 |
| Linjiang | 临江市 | Jilin | Baishan | 3,009 | 1993-11-28 |
| Longjing | 龙井市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 2,193 | 1988-05-25 |
| Meihekou | 梅河口市 | Jilin | Tonghua | 2,175 | 1985-12-19 |
| Panshi | 磐石市 | Jilin | Jilin | 3,867 | 1995-08-30 |
| Shuangliao | 双辽市 | Jilin | Siping | 3,121 | 1996-04-29 |
| Shulan | 舒兰市 | Jilin | Jilin | 4,554 | 1992-10-08 |
| Taonan | 洮南市 | Jilin | Baicheng | 5,108 | 1987-05-21 |
| Tumen | 图们市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 1,142 | 1965-03-27 |
| Yanji | 延吉市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 1,731 | 1953-05-04 |
| Yushu | 榆树市 | Jilin | Changchun | 4,691 | 1990-12-26 |
| Beipiao | 北票市 | Liaoning | Chaoyang | 4,469 | 1985-01-17 |
| Beizhen | 北镇市 | Liaoning | Jinzhou | 1,693 | 1995-03-21 |
| Dashiqiao | 大石桥市 | Liaoning | Yingkou | 1,379 | 1992-11-03 |
| Dengta | 灯塔市 | Liaoning | Liaoyang | 1,313 | 1996-08-27 |
| Diaobingshan | 调兵山市 | Liaoning | Tieling | 262 | 1986-09-12 |
| Donggang | 东港市 | Liaoning | Dandong | 2,496 | 1993-06-18 |
| Fengcheng | 凤城市 | Liaoning | Dandong | 5,518 | 1994-03-08 |
| Gaizhou | 盖州市 | Liaoning | Yingkou | 2,953 | 1992-11-03 |
| Haicheng | 海城市 | Liaoning | Anshan | 2,566 | 1985-01-17 |
| Kaiyuan | 开原市 | Liaoning | Tieling | 2,813 | 1988-12-27 |
| Linghai | 凌海市 | Liaoning | Jinzhou | 2,417 | 1993-11-16 |
| Lingyuan | 凌源市 | Liaoning | Chaoyang | 3,264 | 1991-12-21 |
| Wafangdian | 瓦房店市 | Liaoning | Dalian | 3,791 | 1985-01-17 |
| Xingcheng | 兴城市 | Liaoning | Huludao | 2,103 | 1986-12-13 |
| Xinmin | 新民市 | Liaoning | Shenyang | 3,315 | 1993-06-14 |
| Zhuanghe | 庄河市 | Liaoning | Dalian | 3,900 | 1992-09-21 |
| Lingwu | 灵武市 | Ningxia | Yinchuan | 3,846 | 1996-04-29 |
| Qingtongxia | 青铜峡市 | Ningxia | Wuzhong | 2,438 | 1984-12-17 |
| Delingha | 德令哈市 | Qinghai | Haixi | 27,766 | 1988-04-19 |
| Golmud | 格尔木市 | Qinghai | Haixi | 119,167 | 1980-06-14 |
| Mangnai | 茫崖市 | Qinghai | Haixi | 49,800 | 2018-02-22 |
| Tongren | 同仁市 | Qinghai | Huangnan | 3,465 | 2020-06-12 |
| Yushu | 玉树市 | Qinghai | Yushu | 15,413 | 2013-07-04 |
| Binzhou | 彬州市 | Shaanxi | Xianyang | 1,181 | 2018-02-22 |
| Hancheng | 韩城市 | Shaanxi | Weinan | 1,596 | 1983-09-09 |
| Huayin | 华阴市 | Shaanxi | Weinan | 675 | 1990-12-27 |
| Shenmu | 神木市 | Shaanxi | Yulin | 7,481 | 2017-04-09 |
| Xingping | 兴平市 | Shaanxi | Xianyang | 509 | 1993-06-18 |
| Xunyang | 旬阳市 | Shaanxi | Ankang | 3,540 | 2021-01-20 |
| Zichang | 子长市 | Shaanxi | Yan'an | 2,393 | 2019-07-12 |
| Anqiu | 安丘市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,712 | 1994-01-18 |
| Changyi | 昌邑市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,628 | 1994-06-10 |
| Feicheng | 肥城市 | Shandong | Tai'an | 1,277 | 1992-08-01 |
| Gaomi | 高密市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,527 | 1994-05-18 |
| Haiyang | 海阳市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,909 | 1996-04-29 |
| Jiaozhou | 胶州市 | Shandong | Qingdao | 1,324 | 1987-02-12 |
| Laixi | 莱西市 | Shandong | Qingdao | 1,568 | 1990-12-18 |
| Laiyang | 莱阳市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,732 | 1987-02-20 |
| Laizhou | 莱州市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,928 | 1988-02-24 |
| Leling | 乐陵市 | Shandong | Dezhou | 1,173 | 1988-09-01 |
| Linqing | 临清市 | Shandong | Liaocheng | 950 | 1983-08-30 |
| Longkou | 龙口市 | Shandong | Yantai | 901 | 1986-09-23 |
| Pingdu | 平度市 | Shandong | Qingdao | 3,176 | 1989-07-27 |
| Qingzhou | 青州市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,569 | 1986-03-01 |
| Qixia | 栖霞市 | Shandong | Yantai | 2,016 | 1995-11-30 |
| Qufu | 曲阜市 | Shandong | Jining | 815 | 1986-06-02 |
| Rongcheng | 荣成市 | Shandong | Weihai | 1,526 | 1988-11-01 |
| Rushan | 乳山市 | Shandong | Weihai | 1,665 | 1993-07-17 |
| Shouguang | 寿光市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,990 | 1993-06-01 |
| Tengzhou | 滕州市 | Shandong | Zaozhuang | 1,495 | 1988-03-07 |
| Xintai | 新泰市 | Shandong | Tai'an | 1,934 | 1983-08-30 |
| Yucheng | 禹城市 | Shandong | Dezhou | 992 | 1993-09-09 |
| Zhaoyuan | 招远市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,432 | 1991-12-21 |
| Zhucheng | 诸城市 | Shandong | Weifang | 2,151 | 1987-04-20 |
| Zoucheng | 邹城市 | Shandong | Jining | 1,616 | 1992-10-04 |
| Zouping | 邹平市 | Shandong | Binzhou | 1,250 | 2018-07-02 |
| Fenyang | 汾阳市 | Shanxi | Lüliang | 1,170 | 1996-08-20 |
| Gaoping | 高平市 | Shanxi | Jincheng | 980 | 1993-05-12 |
| Gujiao | 古交市 | Shanxi | Taiyuan | 1,512 | 1988-02-24 |
| Hejin | 河津市 | Shanxi | Yuncheng | 593 | 1994-01-12 |
| Houma | 侯马市 | Shanxi | Linfen | 220 | 1971-06-05 |
| Huairen | 怀仁市 | Shanxi | Shuozhou | 1,234 | 2018-02-22 |
| Huozhou | 霍州市 | Shanxi | Linfen | 765 | 1989-12-23 |
| Jiexiu | 介休市 | Shanxi | Jinzhong | 741 | 1992-02-10 |
| Xiaoyi | 孝义市 | Shanxi | Lüliang | 938 | 1992-02-10 |
| Yongji | 永济市 | Shanxi | Yuncheng | 1,208 | 1994-01-12 |
| Yuanping | 原平市 | Shanxi | Xinzhou | 2,550 | 1993-06-17 |
| Barkam | 马尔康市 | Sichuan | Ngawa | 6,633 | 2015-11-02 |
| Chongzhou | 崇州市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,090 | 1994-06-20 |
| Dujiangyan | 都江堰市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,208 | 1988-03-03 |
| Emeishan | 峨眉山市 | Sichuan | Leshan | 1,181 | 1988-09-01 |
| Guanghan | 广汉市 | Sichuan | Deyang | 549 | 1988-02-24 |
| Huaying | 华蓥市 | Sichuan | Guang'an | 466 | 1985-02-04 |
| Huili | 会理市 | Sichuan | Liangshan | 4,527 | 2021-01-20 |
| Jiangyou | 江油市 | Sichuan | Mianyang | 2,721 | 1988-02-24 |
| Jianyang | 简阳市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 2,214 | 1994-04-05 |
| Kangding | 康定市 | Sichuan | Garzê | 11,486 | 2015-02-17 |
| Langzhong | 阆中市 | Sichuan | Nanchong | 1,878 | 1991-01-12 |
| Longchang | 隆昌市 | Sichuan | Neijiang | 794 | 2017-04-09 |
| Mianzhu | 绵竹市 | Sichuan | Deyang | 1,246 | 1996-10-15 |
| Pengzhou | 彭州市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,420 | 1993-12-01 |
| Qionglai | 邛崃市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,384 | 1994-06-19 |
| Shehong | 射洪市 | Sichuan | Suining | 1,496 | 2019-07-12 |
| Shifang | 什邡市 | Sichuan | Deyang | 820 | 1995-11-08 |
| Wanyuan | 万源市 | Sichuan | Dazhou | 4,065 | 1993-07-14 |
| Xichang | 西昌市 | Sichuan | Liangshan | 2,655 | 1979-07-19 |
| Jiayi | 嘉义市 | Taiwan | none | 60 | — |
| Jilong | 基隆市 | Taiwan | none | 132 | — |
| Xinzhu | 新竹市 | Taiwan | none | 104 | — |
| Aksu | 阿克苏市 | Xinjiang | Aksu | 13,647 | 1983-08-19 |
| Alashankou | 阿拉山口市 | Xinjiang | Bortala | 1,204 | 2012-12-17 |
| Altay | 阿勒泰市 | Xinjiang | Altay | 10,819 | 1984-11-17 |
| Aral | 阿拉尔市 | Xinjiang | none | 5,266 | 2002-09-17 |
| Artux | 阿图什市 | Xinjiang | Kizilsu | 15,698 | 1986-06-07 |
| Baiyang | 白杨市 | Xinjiang | none | 4,928 | 2023-01-20 |
| Beitun | 北屯市 | Xinjiang | none | 911 | 2011-12-27 |
| Bole | 博乐市 | Xinjiang | Bortala | 7,802 | 1985-06-24 |
| Changji | 昌吉市 | Xinjiang | Changji | 7,981 | 1983-07-21 |
| Fukang | 阜康市 | Xinjiang | Changji | 8,545 | 1992-11-03 |
| Hotan | 和田市 | Xinjiang | Hotan | 466 | 1983-09-09 |
| Huyanghe | 胡杨河市 | Xinjiang | none | 677.94 | 2019-11-06 |
| Kashgar | 喀什市 | Xinjiang | Kashgar | 791 | 1952-05-22 |
| Khorgas | 霍尔果斯市 | Xinjiang | Ili | 1,909 | 2014-06-26 |
| Kokdala | 可克达拉市 | Xinjiang | none | 979.71 | 2015-03-16 |
| Korla | 库尔勒市 | Xinjiang | Bayingolin | 6,038 | 1979-09-02 |
| Kuytun | 奎屯市 | Xinjiang | Ili | 1,171 | 1975-08-29 |
| Kunyu | 昆玉市 | Xinjiang | none | 687.13 | 2016-01-07 |
| Kuqa | 库车市 | Xinjiang | Aksu | 14,529 | 2019-11-20 |
| Shawan | 沙湾市 | Xinjiang | Tacheng | 12,460 | 2021-01-20 |
| Shihezi | 石河子市 | Xinjiang | none | 457 | 1976-01-02 |
| Shuanghe | 双河市 | Xinjiang | none | 742 | 2014-01-25 |
| Tacheng | 塔城市 | Xinjiang | Tacheng | 4,007 | 1984-11-17 |
| Tiemenguan | 铁门关市 | Xinjiang | none | 590 | 2012-12-17 |
| Tumxuk | 图木舒克市 | Xinjiang | none | 2,003 | 2002-09-17 |
| Wujiaqu | 五家渠市 | Xinjiang | none | 742 | 2002-09-17 |
| Wusu | 乌苏市 | Xinjiang | Tacheng | 14,394 | 1996-07-10 |
| Xinxing | 新星市 | Xinjiang | none | 539.76 | 2021-02-04 |
| Yining | 伊宁市 | Xinjiang | Ili | 730 | 1952-05-22 |
| Anning | 安宁市 | Yunnan | Kunming | 1,313 | 1995-10-13 |
| Chengjiang | 澄江市 | Yunnan | Yuxi | 773 | 2019-11-20 |
| Chuxiong | 楚雄市 | Yunnan | Chuxiong | 4,482 | 1983-09-09 |
| Dali | 大理市 | Yunnan | Dali | 1,468 | 1983-09-09 |
| Gejiu | 个旧市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 1,597 | 1958-09-16 |
| Jinghong | 景洪市 | Yunnan | Xishuangbanna | 7,133 | 1993-12-22 |
| Kaiyuan | 开远市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 2,009 | 1981-01-18 |
| Lufeng | 禄丰市 | Yunnan | Chuxiong | 3,536 | 2021-01-20 |
| Lushui | 泸水市 | Yunnan | Nujiang | 2,938 | 2016-06-16 |
| Mang/Mangshi | 芒市 | Yunnan | Dehong | 2,987 | 1996-10-28 |
| Mainling | 米林市 | Tibet | Nyingchi | 9,507 | 2023-04-03 |
| Mengzi | 蒙自市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 2,228 | 2010-09-10 |
| Mile | 弥勒市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 4,004 | 2013-01-24 |
| Ruili | 瑞丽市 | Yunnan | Dehong | 1,020 | 1992-06-26 |
| Shangri-La | 香格里拉市 | Yunnan | Dêqên | 11,613 | 2014-12-16 |
| Shuifu | 水富市 | Yunnan | Zhaotong | 319 | 2018-07-02 |
| Tengchong | 腾冲市 | Yunnan | Baoshan | 5,845 | 2015-08-01 |
| Tsona | 错那市 | Tibet | Shannan | 6,703 | 2023-04-03 |
| Wenshan | 文山市 | Yunnan | Wenshan | 3,064 | 2010-12-02 |
| Xuanwei | 宣威市 | Yunnan | Qujing | 6,257 | 1994-02-18 |
| Cixi | 慈溪市 | Zhejiang | Ningbo | 1,154 | 1988-10-13 |
| Dongyang | 东阳市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,739 | 1988-05-25 |
| Haining | 海宁市 | Zhejiang | Jiaxing | 681 | 1986-11-22 |
| Jiande | 建德市 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou | 2,364 | 1992-04-01 |
| Jiangshan | 江山市 | Zhejiang | Quzhou | 2,018 | 1987-11-27 |
| Lanxi | 兰溪市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,310 | 1985-05-15 |
| Linhai | 临海市 | Zhejiang | Taizhou | 2,171 | 1986-03-01 |
| Longgang | 龙港市 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou | 121.92 | 2019-08-16 |
| Longquan | 龙泉市 | Zhejiang | Lishui | 3,059 | 1990-12-26 |
| Pinghu | 平湖市 | Zhejiang | Jiaxing | 536 | 1991-06-15 |
| Rui'an | 瑞安市 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou | 1,278 | 1987-04-15 |
| Shengzhou | 嵊州市 | Zhejiang | Shaoxing | 1,790 | 1995-08-30 |
| Tongxiang | 桐乡市 | Zhejiang | Jiaxing | 723 | 1993-03-26 |
| Wenling | 温岭市 | Zhejiang | Taizhou | 836 | 1994-02-18 |
| Yiwu | 义乌市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,103 | 1988-05-25 |
| Yongkang | 永康市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,049 | 1992-08-24 |
| Yueqing | 乐清市 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou | 1,174 | 1993-09-18 |
| Yuhuan | 玉环市 | Zhejiang | Taizhou | 378 | 2017-04-09 |
| Yuyao | 余姚市 | Zhejiang | Ningbo | 1,346 | 1985-07-16 |
| Zhuji | 诸暨市 | 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).
See also
- Administrative divisions of China
- Counties of the People's Republic of China
- Prefecture-level city
- List of cities in China