Administrative Division

There are 11 prefectural-level cities under the jurisdiction of Shanxi. Taiyuan City, the provincial capital of Shanxi, is located in its center; the other prefectural-level cities are, in a southerly direction: Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Yangquan, Lvliang, Jinzhong, Changzhi, Jincheng, Linfen, and Yuncheng. Under the jurisdiction of these 11 prefectural-level cities there are 117 counties, which are 25 municipal districts, 11 county-level cities, and 81 counties.

Taiyuan City, located in the province’s heartlands, covers a total area of 6,959 square kilometers and has 6 municipal districts, 3 counties, and 1 city under its jurisdiction, namely Xiaodian District, Yingze District, Xinghualing District, Jiancaoping District, Wanbolin District, Jinyuan District, Qingxu County, Yangqu County, Loufan County, and Gujiao City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 53 neighborhoods, 21 towns, and 31 townships—105 administrative units in all.

Datong City, located at the northernmost tip of Shanxi, covers 14,176 square kilometers of land, and has 4 municipal districts and 6 counties under its jurisdiction, namely Xinrong District, Pingcheng District, Yungang District, Yunzhou District, Yanggao County, Tianzhen County, Guangling County, Liuqiu County, Hunyuan County, and Zuoyun County. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts and counties come 46 neighborhoods, 33 towns, and 66 townships—145 administrative units in all.

Shuozhou City, located in northwestern Shanxi, covers 10,662 square kilometers, and has 2 municipal districts, 3 counties, and 1 city under its jurisdiction, namely Shuocheng District, Pinglu District, Shanyin County, Ying County, Youyu County, and Huairen City Under the jurisdiction of these districts, counties, and cities come 4 neighborhoods, 19 towns, and 50 townships—73 administrative units in all.

Xinzhou City, located in central-north Shanxi, covers 25,180 square kilometers and has 1 municipal districts, 12 counties, and 1 city under its jurisdiction, namely Xinfu District, Dingxiang County, Wutai County, Dai County, Fanshi County, Ningwu County, Jingle County, Shenchi County, Wuzai County, Kelan County, Hequ County, Baode County, Pianguan County, and Yuanping City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 6 neighborhoods, 59 towns, and 126 townships—191 administrative units in all.

Yangquan City, located to the east of the province’s centerline, covers 4,451 square kilometers and has 3 municipal districts and 2 counties under its jurisdiction, namely Municipal District, Mining District, Suburban District, Pingding County, and Yu County. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts and counties come 12 neighborhoods, 20 towns, and 12 townships—44 administrative units in all.

Lvliang City, located to the west of the province’s centerline, covers 21,143 square kilometers and has 1 municipal district, 10 counties, and 2 cities under its jurisdiction, namely Lishi District, Wenshui County, Jiaocheng County, Xin County, Lin County, Liulin County, Shilou County, Lan County, Fangshan County, Zhongyang County, Jiaokou County, Xiaoyi City, and Fenyang City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 13 neighborhoods, 81 towns, and 67 townships—161 administrative units in all.

Jinzhong City, located in central-east Shanxi, covers 16,408 square kilometers and has 1 municipal district, 9 counties, and 1 city under its jurisdiction, namely Yuci District, Yushe County, Zuoquan County, Heshun County, Xiyang County, Shouyang County, Taigu County, Qi County, Pingyao County, Linshi County, and Jiexiu City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 17 neighborhoods, 59 towns, and 59 townships—135 administrative units in all.

Changzhi City, located in southeastern Shanxi, covers 13,864 square kilometers and has 4 municipal districts and 8 counties under its jurisdiction, namely Luzhou District, Shangdang District, Tunliu District, Lucheng District, Xiangyuan County, Pingshun County, Licheng County, Huguan County, Zhangzi County, Wuxiang County, Qin County, and Qinyuan County. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 14 neighborhoods, 68 towns, and 64 townships—146 administrative units in all.

Jincheng City, located at the southeastern end of Shanxi, covers 9,484 square kilometers and has 1 municipal district, 4 counties, and 1 city under its jurisdiction, namely Municipal District, Qinshui County, Yangcheng County, Lingchuan County, Zezhou County, and Gaoping City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 10 neighborhoods, 48 towns, and 26 townships—84 administrative units in all.

Linfen City, located in southwestern Shanxi, covers 20,589 square kilometers and has 1 municipal district, 14 counties, and 2 cities under its jurisdiction, namely Yaodu District, Quwo County, Yicheng County, Xiangfen County, Hongtong County, Gu County, Anze County, Fushan County, Ji County, Xiangning County, Daning County, Xi County, Yonghe County, Pu County, Fenxi County, Houma City, and Huozhou City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 20 neighborhoods, 75 towns, and 76 townships—171 administrative units in all.

Yuncheng City, located at the southwestern end of Shanxi, covers 14,106 square kilometers and has 1 municipal district, 10 counties, and 2 cities under its jurisdiction, namely Yanhu District, Linyi County, Wanrong County, Wenxi County, Jishan County, Xinjiang County, Jiang County, Yuanqu County, Xia County, Pinglu County, Ruicheng County, Yongji City, and Hejin City. Under the jurisdiction of these municipal districts, counties, and cities come 13 neighborhoods, 81 towns, and 55 townships—149 administrative units in all.

There are 11 prefectural-level cities in Shanxi, among which Xinzhou City and Yangquan City have the largest and smallest areas under their jurisdiction respectively; among 117 counties, cities, and municipal districts, the county, city, and municipal district with the largest area in their respective categories are Xing County in Lvliang City, Yuanping City in Xinzhou City, and Pinglu District in Shuozhou City, while the county, city, and municipal district with the smallest area in their respective categories are Quwo County in Linfen City, Houma City in Linfen City, and Mining District in Yangquan City.

There are 117 counties, cities, and municipal districts in all in Shanxi, under whose jurisdiction come 1,398 administrative units (564 towns, 632 townships, and 202 neighborhoods); under the jurisdiction of the towns, townships and neighborhoods of Shanxi come 28,079 organically assigned villages.