Liaoning, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following three levels of administrative division.
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 Liaoning. Prefecture levelCounty LevelNameChineseHanyu PinyinDivision codeShenyang city (Capital – Sub-provincial)(2101 / SHE)Heping District 210102 HEPShenhe District 210103 SHQDadong District 210104 DDQHuanggu District 210105 HGUTiexi District 210106 TXISujiatun District 210111 SJTHunnan District 210112 DLQShenbei New Area 210113 SBXYuhong District 210114 YHQLiaozhong District 210115 LZFKangping County 210123 KPGFaku County 210124 FKUXinmin city 210181 XMSDalian city (Sub-provincial)(2102 / DLC)Zhongshan District 210202 ZSDXigang District 210203 XGDShahekou District 210204 SHKGanjingzi District 210211 GJZLüshunkou District 210212 LSKJinzhou District 210213 JZHPulandian District 210214 PLNChanghai County 210224 CHXWafangdian city 210281 WFDZhuanghe city 210283 ZHHAnshan city (2103 / ASN)Tiedong District 210302 TEDTiexi District 210303 TXLLishan District 210304 LASQianshan District 210311 QSQTai'an County 210321 TAXXiuyan County 210323 XYLHaicheng city 210381 HCLFushun city (2104 / FSN)Xinfu District 210402 XFUDongzhou District 210403 DOZWanghua District 210404 WHFShuncheng District 210411 SCFFushun County 210421 FSXXinbin County 210422 XBNQingyuan County 210423 QYABenxi city (2105 / BXS)Pingshan District 210502 PSNXihu District 210503 XHBMingshan District 210504 MSBNanfen District 210505 NFQBenxi County 210521 BXXHuanren County 210522 HRLDandong city (2106 / DDG)Yuanbao District 210602 YBDZhenxing District 210603 ZXQZhen'an District 210604 ZAQKuandian County 210624 KDNDonggang city 210681 DGSFengcheng city 210682 FCLJinzhou city (2107 / JNZ)Guta District 210702 GTQLinghe District 210703 LHFTaihe District 210711 THJHeishan County 210726 HSLYixian County 210727 YXLLinghai city 210781 LHLBeizhen city 210782 BZNYingkou city (2108 / YIK)Zhanqian District 210802 ZQQXishi District 210803 XIIBayuquan District 210804 BYQLaobian District 210811 LOBGaizhou city 210881 GZUDashiqiao city 210882 DSQFuxin city (2109 / FXS)Haizhou District 210902 HZFXinqiu District 210903 XQFTaiping District 210904 TPGQinghemen District 210905 QHMXihe District 210911 XHOFuxin County 210921 FXXZhangwu County 210922 ZWULiaoyang city (2110 / LYL)Baita District 211002 BTLWensheng District 211003 WSLHongwei District 211004 HWQGongchangling District 211005 GCLTaizihe District 211011 TZHLiaoyang County 211021 LYXDengta city 211081 DTAPanjin city (2111 / PJS)Shuangtaizi District 211102 STZXinglongtai District 211103 XLTDawa District 211104 DWLPanshan County 211122 PNSTieling city (2112 / TLS)Yinzhou District 211202 YZUQinghe District 211204 QHQTieling County 211221 TLGXifeng County 211223 XIFChangtu County 211224 CTXDiaobingshan city 211281 DBSKaiyuan city 211282 KYSChaoyang city(2113 / CYS)Shuangta District 211302 STQLongcheng District 211303 LCLChaoyang County 211321 CYGJianping County 211322 JPGKalaqin Zuoyi County 211324 HAZBeipiao city 211381 BPOLingyuan city 211382 LYKHuludao city (2114 / HLD)Lianshan District 211402 LSQLonggang District 211403 LGDNanpiao District 211404 NPQSuizhong County 211421 SZLJianchang County 211422 JCLXingcheng city 211481 XCL
Recent changes in administrative divisions Date Before After Note Reference 1970-01-16 Tai'an County Panshan District (County) established Dawa District (County) established 1973-01-01 Yingkou (P-City) Anshan (P-City) transferred ↳ Haicheng County ↳ Haicheng County transferred 1975-11-09 Panjin Prefecture Yingkou (P-City) disestablished & merged into ↳ Panshan District (County) ↳ Panshan County transferred & reorganized ↳ Dawa District (County) ↳ Dawa County transferred & reorganized Panjin Prefecture Anshan (P-City) disestablished & merged into ↳ Tai'an County ↳ Tai'an County transferred 1978-04-13 Shaling District Shoushan District disestablished & established Jiao District, Liaoyuan disestablished & established Shaling District Hongwei District disestablished & established 1978-12-16 Fushun County Jiao District, Fushun established 1979-05-30 Liaoning Province Inner Mongolia A.R. provincial transferred Ju'ud League Ju'ud League transferred ↳ Chifeng County ↳ Chifeng County transferred ↳ Ningcheng County ↳ Ningcheng County transferred ↳ Linxi County ↳ Linxi County transferred ↳ Aohan Banner ↳ Aohan Banner transferred ↳ Ongniud Banner ↳ Ongniud Banner transferred ↳ Harqin Banner ↳ Harqin Banner transferred ↳ Bairin Right Banner ↳ Bairin Right Banner transferred ↳ Bairin Left Banner ↳ Bairin Left Banner transferred ↳ Hexigten Banner ↳ Hexigten Banner transferred ↳ Arhorqin Banner ↳ Arhorqin Banner transferred ↳ Chifeng (PC-City) ↳ Chifeng (PC-City) transferred 1979-08-30 Chaoyang County Chaoyang (PC-City) established 1980-03-08 Jiao District, Dandong Zhen'an District renamed 1980-04-15 Shoushan District Liaoyang County reorganized Dengta District Dengta County reorganized 1981-02-09 Lüda (P-City) Dalian (P-City) renamed 1981-09-21 Tieling County Tiefa (PC-City) established Faku County established 1982-09-09 Jinxi County Nanpiao District established Huludao District established Jiao District, Jinzhou Taihe District established 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) 1983-02-21 Jiao District, Fuxin Qinghemen District established 1983-12-30 Jiao District, Anshan Jiubao District renamed 1984-01-27 Gai County Bayuquan District established 1984-05-10 Liaoyang County Gongchangling District established 1984-06-05 Yingkou (PL-City) Panjin (PL-City) established ↳ Panshan County ↳ Xinglongtai District disestablished & established ↳ Panshan District disestablished & established ↳ Jiao District, Panjin disestablished & established ↳ Dawa County ↳ Dawa County transferred 1984-06-30 Jiao District, Liaoyang Taizihe District renamed 1984-06-30 Tieling Prefecture Tieling (PL-City) reorganized Tieling (CL-City) Yinzhou District reorganized Tiefa (CL-City) Tiefa District reorganized Kaiyuan County Qinghe District established Chaoyang Prefecture Chaoyang (PL-City) reorganized Chaoyang (CL-City) Shuangta District disestablished & established Longcheng District disestablished & established Chaoyang County merged into 1984-07-13 Jiao District, Yingkou Laobian District renamed 1984-09-11 Jiao District, Fuxin Xihe District renamed 1984-10-20 Lixin District Mingshan District renamed Nanfen District established Pingshan District merged into Xihu District merged into 1985-01-17 Xiuyan County Xiuyan County (Aut.) reorganized Fengcheng County Fengcheng County (Aut.) reorganized Xinbin County Xinbin County (Aut.) reorganized Jinxi County Jinxi (CL-City) reorganized Beipiao County Beipiao (CL-City) reorganized Haicheng County Haicheng (CL-City) reorganized Fu County Wafangdian (CL-City) reorganized 1986-09-12 Tiefa District Tiefa (CL-City) reorganized 1986-11-05 Jiao District, Panjin Panshan County reorganized Panshan District Shuangtaizi District renamed 1986-12-13 Xingcheng County Xingcheng (CL-City) reorganized 1987-04-21 Jin County Jinzhou District reorganized 1988-03-16 Jiao District, Fushun Shuncheng District renamed 1988-12-27 Kaiyuan County Kaiyuan (CL-City) reorganized 1989-06-12 Jinzhou (PL-City) Jinxi (PL-City) established ↳ Jinxi (CL-City) ↳ Lianshan District reorganized ↳ Huludao District ↳ Huludao County transferred ↳ Nanpiao District ↳ Nanpiao District transferred ↳ Suizhong County ↳ Suizhong County transferred ↳ Xingcheng (CL-City) ↳ Xingcheng (CL-City) transferred Chaoyang (PL-City) Jinxi (PL-City) established ↳ Jianchang County ↳ Jianchang County transferred 1989-06-29 Beizhen County Beizhen County (Aut.) reorganized Qingyuan County Qingyuan County (Aut.) reorganized 1989-09-07 Benxi County Benxi County (Aut.) reorganized Huanren County Huanren County (Aut.) reorganized Kuandian County Kuandian County (Aut.) reorganized 1991-11-30 Xinjin County Pulandian (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 75 1991-12-21 Lingyuan County Lingyuan (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 93 1992-01-23 Dandong (PL-City) Anshan (PL-City) transferred Civil Affairs 9 ↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.) ↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.) transferred 1992-09-21 Zhuanghe County Zhuanghe (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 105 1992-11-03 Gaizhou County Gaizhou (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 128 Yingkou County Dashiqiao (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 129 1992-12-12 Tieling (PL-City) Shenyang (PL-City) transferred Civil Affairs 160 ↳ Kangping County ↳ Kangping County transferred ↳ Faku County ↳ Faku County transferred 1993-06-18 Donggou County Donggang (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 132 1993-06-14 Xinmin County Xinmin (CL-City) reorganized 1993-11-16 Jin County Linghai (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 231 1994-03-08 Fengcheng County (Aut.) Fengcheng (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 41 1994-09-20 Jinxi (PL-City) Huludao (PL-City) renamed State Council 97 Huludao District Longgang District renamed 1995-03-21 Beizhen County (Aut.) Beining (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 21 1996-04-19 Jiubao District Qianshan District renamed Civil Affairs 25 1996-08-29 Dengta County Dengta (CL-City) reorganized Civil Affairs 63 1999-06-16 Lutian District Dongzhou District renamed Civil Affairs 43 2002-02-20 Tiefa (CL-City) Diaobingshan (CL-City) renamed 2006-02-08 Beining (CL-City) Beizhen (CL-City) renamed Civil Affairs 32 2006-09-26 Xinchengzi District Shenbei District renamed Civil Affairs 300 2014-06-17 Dongling District Hunnan District renamed Civil Affairs 171 2015-10-13 Pulandian (CL-City) Pulandian District reorganized State Council 145 2016-01-09 Liaozhong County Liaozhong District reorganized State Council 6 2016-03-20 Dawa County Dawa District reorganized State Council 53
Population composition
Prefectures Prefecture 2010 2000Shenyang8,106,1717,203,717Dalian6,690,4325,893,692Anshan3,645,8843,584,039Benxi1,709,5381,567,408Chaoyang3,044,6413,194,828Dandong2,444,6972,390,524Fushun2,220,545Fuxin1,819,3391,889,774Huludao2,623,5412,580,685Jinzhou3,126,4633,076,735Liaoyang1,858,7681,801,207Panjin1,392,4931,261,753Tieling2,717,7322,823,220Yingkou2,428,5342,296,540
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