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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Direct-administered municipality</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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ương (Trung Quốc)" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%B4%E8%BD%84%E5%B8%82_(%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B)" title="直轄市 (中華人民共和國) – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="直轄市 (中華人民共和國)" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%B4%E8%BE%96%E5%B8%82_(%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD)" title="直辖市 (中华人民共和国) – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="直辖市 (中华人民共和国)" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet 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selflink">Municipalities</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_China" title="Provinces of China">Provinces</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_regions_of_China" title="Autonomous regions of China">Autonomous regions</a> </p> <hr /> <a href="/wiki/Special_administrative_regions_of_China" title="Special administrative regions of China">Special administrative regions</a><br /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><div style="background:#fdd; width:100%; height:100%;"><a href="/wiki/Sub-provincial_division" title="Sub-provincial division">Sub-provincial level</a></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/Sub-provincial_division" title="Sub-provincial division">Sub-provincial cities</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Sub-provincial_division" title="Sub-provincial division">Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures</a> </p> <hr /> <a href="/wiki/Sub-provincial_division" title="Sub-provincial division">Sub-provincial city districts</a></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Prefecture-level_divisions_of_China" title="Prefecture-level divisions of China">Prefecture-level (2nd)</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/Prefecture-level_city" title="Prefecture-level city">Prefectural cities</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_prefecture" title="Autonomous prefecture">Autonomous prefectures</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Leagues_of_China" title="Leagues of China">Leagues (Aimag)</a><br /> (abolishing) </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_China" title="Prefectures of China">Prefectures</a><br /> </p> (abolishing)</div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><div style="background:#fdd; width:100%; height:100%;"><a href="/wiki/Sub-prefecture-level_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Sub-prefecture-level city">Sub-prefectural-level</a></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/Sub-prefectural_city" title="Sub-prefectural city">Sub-prefectural cities</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Provincial-controlled_division" title="Provincial-controlled division">Provincial-controlled cities</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Provincial-controlled_division" title="Provincial-controlled division">Provincial-controlled counties</a> </p> <hr /> <a href="/wiki/Provincial-controlled_division" title="Provincial-controlled division">Provincial-controlled districts</a></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td 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(Hoxu)</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Banners_of_Inner_Mongolia#Autonomous_banner" title="Banners of Inner Mongolia">Autonomous banners</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Shennongjia" title="Shennongjia">Shennongjia Forestry District</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Liuzhi_Special_District" title="Liuzhi Special District">Liuzhi Special District</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Wolong_Special_Administrative_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolong Special Administrative Region">Wolong Special Administrative Region</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=Workers_and_peasants_districts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Workers and peasants districts (page does not exist)">Workers and peasants districts</a><br /> </p> (obsolete)</div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><div style="background: lightgray; width: 100%; height: 100%;"><i>Analogous county level units</i></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Management_area_of_China&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Management area of China (page does not exist)">Management areas</a><br />Management committee</div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Townships_of_China" title="Townships of China">Township level (4th)</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/Townships_of_China" title="Townships of China">Townships</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Townships_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic Townships of China">Ethnic townships</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Towns_of_China" title="Towns of China">Towns</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Subdistricts_of_China" title="Subdistricts of China">Subdistricts</a><br /> Subdistrict bureaux </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Sum_(administrative_division)" title="Sum (administrative division)">Sum</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Townships_of_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic Townships of China">Ethnic sum</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/District_(China)#County-controlled_districts_(obsolete)" class="mw-redirect" title="District (China)">County-controlled districts</a><br /> County-controlled district bureaux<br /> (obsolete) </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Sansha#Administrative_divisions" title="Sansha">Management committees</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Town-level_city" title="Town-level city">Town-level city</a><br /> </p> (pilot)</div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><div style="background: lightgray; width: 100%; height: 100%;"><i>Analogous township level units</i></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Management_area_of_China&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Management area of China (page does not exist)">Management areas</a><br />Management committee <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Area_(Beijing)" title="Area (Beijing)">Areas</a> </p> <hr /> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Farm_area_(China)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Farm area (China) (page does not exist)">Farms area</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Overseas_Chinese_Farm_Region&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Overseas Chinese Farm Region (page does not exist)">Overseas Chinese Farm Region</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%AF%E5%83%91%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4" class="extiw" title="zh:華僑農場">zh</a>]</span>), <a 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<hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Residential_community" title="Residential community">Communities</a><br /> </p> Residential Committees</div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:#ddf; text-align:center;;color: var(--color-base)"><div style="background:#dfd; width:100%; height:100%;"><i>Others</i></div></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_China" title="List of regions of China">Regions</a> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_China" title="List of capitals in China">Capital cities</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/New_areas" title="New areas">New areas</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_administrative_divisions_of_China" title="Autonomous administrative divisions of China">Autonomous administrative divisions</a> </p> <hr /> <p><a href="/wiki/National_Central_City" class="mw-redirect" title="National Central City">National Central Cities</a> </p> <hr /> <a href="/wiki/Special_economic_zones_of_China" title="Special economic zones of China">Special Economic Zones</a></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below" style="font-weight:normal;"> <p>History: <a href="/wiki/Administration_of_territory_in_dynastic_China" title="Administration of territory in dynastic China">before 1912</a>, <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Administrative divisions of the Republic of China (1912–1949)">1912–49</a>, <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_administrative_divisions_of_China_(1949%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the administrative divisions of China (1949–present)">1949–present</a> </p> <hr /> <a href="/wiki/Administrative_division_codes_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="Administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China">Administrative division codes</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link 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template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>direct-administered municipality</b> (<span lang="zh-Hans">直辖市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">Zhíxiáshì</span></i>; 'direct-administered city'; commonly known as <b>municipality</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a city of China that is directly affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="State Council of the People's Republic of China">central government</a> and is not placed under any provinces. There are four municipalities in China: <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chongqing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tianjin" title="Tianjin">Tianjin</a>. </p><p>Although being as a <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">city</a> by name, a Chinese municipality is more than a city in a traditional sense. It is equivalent to a <a href="/wiki/Province" title="Province">province</a> as it usually composed of a central urban area and a number of much larger surrounding suburban and rural areas. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic of China</a>, the first municipalities were the 11 cities of <a href="/wiki/Nanjing" title="Nanjing">Nanjing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tianjin" title="Tianjin">Tianjin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qingdao" title="Qingdao">Qingdao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chongqing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xi%27an" title="Xi'an">Xi'an</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hankou" title="Hankou">Hankou</a> (now part of <a href="/wiki/Wuhan" title="Wuhan">Wuhan</a>), <a href="/wiki/Shenyang" title="Shenyang">Shenyang</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harbin" title="Harbin">Harbin</a>. They were established in 1927 soon after they were designated as "cities" during the 1920s. Nominally, <a href="/wiki/Dalian" title="Dalian">Dalian</a> was a municipality as well, although it was <a href="/wiki/Kwantung_Leased_Territory" title="Kwantung Leased Territory">under Japanese control</a>. These cities were first called <i>special municipalities/cities</i> (<span lang="zh-Hans">特别市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">tèbiéshì</span></i>), but were later renamed <i><a href="/wiki/Executive_Yuan" title="Executive Yuan">Yuan</a>-controlled municipalities</i> (<span lang="zh-Hans">院辖市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">yuànxiáshì</span></i>), then <i>direct-controlled municipalities</i> (<span lang="zh-Hans">直辖市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">zhíxiáshì</span></i>) by the <a href="/wiki/State_Council_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="State Council of the People's Republic of China">Central Government of the People's Republic of China</a>. </p><p>After the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">People's Republic of China</a> in 1949, <a href="/wiki/Anshan" title="Anshan">Anshan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Benxi" title="Benxi">Benxi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fushun" title="Fushun">Fushun</a> were also made municipalities, while Qingdao, Dalian, and Harbin were reduced to <a href="/wiki/Prefecture-level_city" title="Prefecture-level city">provincial municipalities</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hankou was merged into <a href="/wiki/Wuhan" title="Wuhan">Wuhan</a>, which became a municipality of its own. Hence, there remained 12 municipalities. In November 1952, Nanjing was reduced to a provincial municipality in <a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1953, Lüda, which had resulted from the merger of Dalian and <a href="/wiki/L%C3%BCshunkou,_Dalian" title="Lüshunkou, Dalian">Lüshun</a> in December 1950, was made a municipality. In July 1953, Harbin was restored to municipality status, whereas <a href="/wiki/Changchun" title="Changchun">Changchun</a> acquired that status for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Except Beijing and Tianjin, which were under central control, all other municipalities were governed by the <a href="/wiki/Greater_administrative_region" title="Greater administrative region">greater administrative areas</a>. </p><p>In June 1954, 11 of the 14 municipalities were reduced to sub-provincial cities; many of them became capitals of the provinces they were in. Only Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin remained municipalities, until Chongqing was restored as a municipality in 1997 with a much enlarged area. Tianjin was also temporarily reverted to sub-provincial city status between 1958 and 1967.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Position_in_hierarchy">Position in hierarchy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Position in hierarchy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in the PRC. Some cities of lower levels may also refer to themselves as municipalities in the <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English language</a>. </p><p>Three <a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_China" title="Administrative divisions of China">levels of cities</a> in the <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">People's Republic of China</a>: </p> <ol><li>Municipalities (<span lang="zh-Hans">直辖市</span>; <span lang="zh-Hant">直轄市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">zhíxiáshì</span></i>);</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prefecture-level_city" title="Prefecture-level city">Prefecture-level cities</a> (<span lang="zh-Hans">地级市</span>; <span lang="zh-Hant">地級市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">dìjíshì</span></i>), <i>including <a href="/wiki/Sub-provincial_division" title="Sub-provincial division">sub-provincial cities</a></i>; and,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/County-level_city" title="County-level city">County-level cities</a> (<span lang="zh-Hans">县级市</span>; <span lang="zh-Hant">縣級市</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">xiànjíshì</span></i>), <i>including <a href="/wiki/Sub-prefectural_city" title="Sub-prefectural city">sub-prefectural cities</a></i>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In municipalities, the highest ranking government official is the <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a>. The mayor is also a delegate in the <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Congress" title="National People's Congress">National People's Congress</a> (the legislature)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party_Deputy_Committee_Secretary" title="Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary">deputy secretary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a> (CCP) Municipal Committee. However, the highest administrative authority in the municipality belongs to the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party_Committee_Secretary" title="Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary">Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_municipalities">Current municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size:100%;" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <th align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:CN" title="ISO 3166-2:CN">ISO</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Division name</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Simplified Chinese</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hanyu Pinyin</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Abbr.</span> </th> <th align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;">Population</span><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th align="right"><span style="font-size:85%;">Area (km<sup>2</sup>)</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Divisions</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">City seat</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Origin Province<br />(split date)</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Origin Prefecture</span> </th> <th align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Origin County</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>CN-11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">北京市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Běijīng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">京</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">jīng</i></span> </td> <td>19,612,368 </td> <td>16,801 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Beijing" title="List of administrative divisions of Beijing">List</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(16 districts)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tongzhou_District,_Beijing" class="mw-redirect" title="Tongzhou District, Beijing">Tongzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hebei" title="Hebei">Hebei</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Oct. 1949)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shuntian_Prefecture" title="Shuntian Prefecture">Shuntian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daxing_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Daxing County">Daxing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CN-12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tianjin" title="Tianjin">Tianjin</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">天津市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Tiānjīn Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">津</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">jīn</i></span> </td> <td>12,938,224 </td> <td>11,760 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Tianjin" title="List of administrative divisions of Tianjin">List</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(16 districts)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hexi_District,_Tianjin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hexi District, Tianjin">Hexi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hebei" title="Hebei">Hebei</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Jan. 1967)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tianjin_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Tianjin Prefecture">Tianjin</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tianjin_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tianjin County (page does not exist)">Tianjin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CN-31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">上海市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Shànghǎi Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">沪</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hù</i></span> </td> <td>23,019,148 </td> <td>6,340 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Shanghai" title="List of administrative divisions of Shanghai">List</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(16 districts)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huangpu_District,_Shanghai" class="mw-redirect" title="Huangpu District, Shanghai">Huangpu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Mar. 1927)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Songjiang_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Songjiang Prefecture">Songjiang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_County" title="Shanghai County">Shanghai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>CN-50 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chongqing</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">重庆市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Chóngqìng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">渝</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">yú</i></span> </td> <td>28,846,170<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(City Core 16,240,026)</span> </td> <td>82,300<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(City Core 6,268)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_of_Chongqing" title="List of administrative divisions of Chongqing">List</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(26 districts, 8 counties, & 4 autonomous counties)<br />(City Core: 19 districts)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuzhong_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuzhong District">Yuzhong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sichuan" title="Sichuan">Sichuan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(May 1997)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chongqing_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chongqing Prefecture (page does not exist)">Chongqing</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ba_County,_Chongqing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ba County, Chongqing (page does not exist)">Ba</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government">Government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Name </th> <th colspan="2">Communist Party</th> <th colspan="2">Executive</th> <th colspan="2">Legislature </th></tr> <tr> <th>Party Committee </th> <th>Party Secretary </th> <th>Government</th> <th>Mayor</th> <th>City Council</th> <th>No. of seats </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing_Municipal_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party">Beijing Municipal Party Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yin_Li_(politician)" title="Yin Li (politician)">Yin Li</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing_Municipal_People%27s_Government" title="Beijing Municipal People's Government">Beijing Municipal People's Government</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yin_Yong_(politician)" title="Yin Yong (politician)">Yin Yong</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing_Municipal_People%27s_Congress" title="Beijing Municipal People's Congress">Beijing Municipal People's Congress</a></td> <td>755 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tianjin" title="Tianjin">Tianjin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tianjin_Municipal_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party">Tianjin Municipal Party Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chen_Min%27er" title="Chen Min'er">Chen Min'er</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tianjin_Municipal_People%27s_Government&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tianjin Municipal People's Government (page does not exist)">Tianjin Municipal People's Government</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Gong_(politician)" title="Zhang Gong (politician)">Zhang Gong</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tianjin_Municipal_People%27s_Congress&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tianjin Municipal People's Congress (page does not exist)">Tianjin Municipal People's Congress</a></td> <td>706 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Municipal_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party">Shanghai Municipal Party Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chen_Jining" title="Chen Jining">Chen Jining</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Municipal_People%27s_Government" title="Shanghai Municipal People's Government">Shanghai Municipal People's Government</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gong_Zheng" title="Gong Zheng">Gong Zheng</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Municipal_People%27s_Congress" title="Shanghai Municipal People's Congress">Shanghai Municipal People's Congress</a></td> <td>855 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chongqing" title="Chongqing">Chongqing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chongqing_Municipal_Committee_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party">Chongqing Municipal Party Committee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuan_Jiajun" title="Yuan Jiajun">Yuan Jiajun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chongqing_Municipal_People%27s_Government" title="Chongqing Municipal People's Government">Chongqing Municipal People's Government</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hu_Henghua" title="Hu Henghua">Hu Henghua</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chongqing_Municipal_People%27s_Congress" title="Chongqing Municipal People's Congress">Chongqing Municipal People's Congress</a></td> <td>860 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_ROC_and_PRC_municipalities">Former ROC and PRC municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Former ROC and PRC municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size: 100%;" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Name</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Simplified Chinese</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Pinyin</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Abbr.</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">City seat</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Administration period</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Original province</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Original prefecture</span> </th> <th><span style="font-size:85%;">Original county</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Jingdu</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">京都市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Jīngdū Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">京</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">jīng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dongcheng_District,_Beijing" class="mw-redirect" title="Dongcheng District, Beijing">Dongcheng</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhili_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhili Province">Zhili</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Hebei" title="Hebei">Hebei</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shuntian_Prefecture" title="Shuntian Prefecture">Shuntian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daxing_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Daxing County">Daxing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tianjin" title="Tianjin">Jingu</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">津沽市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Jīngū Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">津</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">jīn</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Heping_District,_Tianjin" class="mw-redirect" title="Heping District, Tianjin">Heping</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhili_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhili Province">Zhili</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Hebei" title="Hebei">Hebei</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tianjin_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Tianjin Prefecture">Tianjin</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tianjin_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tianjin County (page does not exist)">Tianjin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Songhu</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">淞沪市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Sōnghù Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">沪</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hù</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huangpu_District,_Shanghai" class="mw-redirect" title="Huangpu District, Shanghai">Huangpu</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Songjiang_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Songjiang Prefecture">Songjiang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_County" title="Shanghai County">Shanghai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Qingdao" title="Qingdao">Qingdao</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">青岛市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Qīngdǎo Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">青</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">qīng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shinan" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinan">Shinan</a> </td> <td>1921–1927, 1929–1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shandong" title="Shandong">Shandong</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jiaozhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jiaozhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Jiaozhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiao_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiao County">Jiao</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harbin" title="Harbin">Harbin</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">哈尔滨市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Hārbīn Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">哈</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hā</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nangang_District,_Harbin" class="mw-redirect" title="Nangang District, Harbin">Nangang</a> </td> <td>1921–1927, 1947–1949, 1953–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Songjiang_Province" title="Songjiang Province">Songjiang</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Heilongjiang" title="Heilongjiang">Heilongjiang</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Binzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Binzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Binzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bin_County,_Heilongjiang" title="Bin County, Heilongjiang">Bin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuhan" title="Wuhan">Hankou</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">汉口市</span></span> </td> <td>Hànkǒu Shì </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">汉</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hàn</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiang%27an_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiang'an District">Jiang'an</a> </td> <td>1921–1927, 1929–1931, 1947–1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubei" title="Hubei">Hubei</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hanyang_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hanyang Prefecture (page does not exist)">Hanyang</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hanyang_County,_Hubei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hanyang County, Hubei (page does not exist)">Hanyang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuxi" title="Wuxi">Wuxi</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">无锡市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Wúxī Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">锡</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">xī</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Binhu" class="mw-redirect" title="Binhu">Binhu</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Changzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Changzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Changzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wuxi_County,_Jiangsu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wuxi County, Jiangsu (page does not exist)">Wuxi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hangzhou" title="Hangzhou">Hangzhou</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">杭州市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Hángzhōu Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">杭</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">háng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gongshu" class="mw-redirect" title="Gongshu">Gongshu</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhejiang" title="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hangzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hangzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Hangzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuhang_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuhang County">Yuhang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ningbo" title="Ningbo">Ningbo</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">宁波市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Níngbō Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">甬</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">yǒng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yinzhou_District,_Ningbo" class="mw-redirect" title="Yinzhou District, Ningbo">Yinzhou</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhejiang" title="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ningbo_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Ningbo Prefecture">Ningbo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yin_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Yin County">Yin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anqing" title="Anqing">Anqing</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">安庆市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Ānqìng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">安</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">ān</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daguan_District" title="Daguan District">Daguan</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anhui" title="Anhui">Anhui</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Anqing_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anqing Prefecture (page does not exist)">Anqing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Huaining_County" title="Huaining County">Huaining</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanchang" title="Nanchang">Nanchang</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">南昌市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Nánchāng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">洪</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hóng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Donghu_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Donghu District">Donghu</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangxi" title="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanchang_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanchang Prefecture">Nanchang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanchang_County" title="Nanchang County">Nanchang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuhan" title="Wuhan">Wuchang</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">武昌市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Wǔchāng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">武</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">wǔ</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuchang_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Wuchang District">Wuchang</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubei" title="Hubei">Hubei</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wuchang_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wuchang Prefecture (page does not exist)">Wuchang</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jiangxia_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jiangxia County (page does not exist)">Jiangxia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">广州市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Guǎngzhōu Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">穗</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">suì</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yuexiu" class="mw-redirect" title="Yuexiu">Yuexiu</a> </td> <td>1921–1927, 1930, 1947–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guangdong" title="Guangdong">Guangdong</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guangzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guangzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Guangzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panyu_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Panyu County">Panyu</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Nanhai_County" title="Nanhai County">Nanhai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuzhou" title="Wuzhou">Wuzhou</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">梧州市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Wúzhōu Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">梧</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">wú</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Changzhou" title="Changzhou">Changzhou</a> </td> <td>1921–1927 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guangxi" title="Guangxi">Guangxi</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wuzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wuzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Wuzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cangwu_County" title="Cangwu County">Cangwu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanjing" title="Nanjing">Nanjing</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">南京市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Nánjīng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">宁</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">níng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xuanwu_District,_Nanjing" class="mw-redirect" title="Xuanwu District, Nanjing">Xuanwu</a> </td> <td>1927–1952 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangning_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiangning Prefecture">Jiangning</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiangning_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiangning County">Jiangning</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xi%27an" title="Xi'an">Xi'an</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">西安市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Xī'ān Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">鎬</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hào</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Weiyang_District,_Xi%27an" class="mw-redirect" title="Weiyang District, Xi'an">Weiyang</a> </td> <td>1927–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaanxi" title="Shaanxi">Shaanxi</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Xi%27an_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Xi'an Prefecture (page does not exist)">Xi'an</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chang%27an_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chang'an County (page does not exist)">Chang'an</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuhan" title="Wuhan">Wuhan</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">武汉市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Wǔhàn Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">汉</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">hàn</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jiang%27an_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Jiang'an District">Jiang'an</a> </td> <td>1927–1929, 1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubei" title="Hubei">Hubei</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hanyang_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hanyang Prefecture (page does not exist)">Hanyang</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wuchang_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wuchang Prefecture (page does not exist)">Wuchang</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hanyang_County,_Hubei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hanyang County, Hubei (page does not exist)">Hanyang</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jiangxia_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jiangxia County (page does not exist)">Jiangxia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beiping</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">北平市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Jīngdū Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">平</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">píng</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dongcheng_District,_Beijing" class="mw-redirect" title="Dongcheng District, Beijing">Dongcheng</a> </td> <td>1928–1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zhili_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhili Province">Zhili</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Hebei" title="Hebei">Hebei</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shuntian_Prefecture" title="Shuntian Prefecture">Shuntian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daxing_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Daxing County">Daxing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dalian" title="Dalian">Dalian</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">大连市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Dàlián Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">连</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">lián</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xigang_District,_Dalian" class="mw-redirect" title="Xigang District, Dalian">Xigang</a> </td> <td>1947–1949 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andong_Province" title="Andong Province">Andong/Liaodong</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jinzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jinzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Jinzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ninghai_County,_Liaoning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ninghai County, Liaoning (page does not exist)">Ninghai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Shenyang" title="Shenyang">Shenyang</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">沈阳市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Shěnyáng Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">沈</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">shěn</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shenhe" class="mw-redirect" title="Shenhe">Shenhe</a> </td> <td>1947–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liaoxi_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Liaoxi Province">Liaoxi</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fengtian_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Fengtian Prefecture">Fengtian</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fengtian_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fengtian County (page does not exist)">Fengtian</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anshan" title="Anshan">Anshan</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">鞍山市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Ānshān Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">鞍</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">ān</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tiedong_District,_Anshan" title="Tiedong District, Anshan">Tiedong</a> </td> <td>1949–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andong_Province" title="Andong Province">Andong/Liaodong</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liaoyang_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Liaoyang Prefecture (page does not exist)">Liaoyang</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haicheng_County" title="Haicheng County">Haicheng</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Liaoyang_County" title="Liaoyang County">Liaoyang</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Benxi" title="Benxi">Benxi</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">本溪市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Běnxī Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">本</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">běn</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pingshan_District,_Benxi" title="Pingshan District, Benxi">Pingshan</a> </td> <td>1949–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andong_Province" title="Andong Province">Andong/Liaodong</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fengtian_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Fengtian Prefecture">Fengtian</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benxi_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benxi County (page does not exist)">Benxi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fushun" title="Fushun">Fushun</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">抚顺市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Fǔshùn Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">抚</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">fǔ</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xinfu_District,_Fushun" title="Xinfu District, Fushun">Xinfu</a> </td> <td>1949–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andong_Province" title="Andong Province">Andong/Liaodong</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fengtian_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Fengtian Prefecture">Fengtian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fushun_County,_Liaoning" title="Fushun County, Liaoning">Fushun</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dalian" title="Dalian">Lüda</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">旅大市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Lǚdà Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">旅</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">lǚ</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Xigang_District,_Dalian" class="mw-redirect" title="Xigang District, Dalian">Xigang</a> </td> <td>1950–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/L%C3%BCda_Administrative_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Lüda Administrative Territory">Lüda</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(present province: <a href="/wiki/Liaoning" title="Liaoning">Liaoning</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jinzhou_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jinzhou Prefecture (page does not exist)">Jinzhou</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ninghai_County,_Liaoning&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ninghai County, Liaoning (page does not exist)">Ninghai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Changchun" title="Changchun">Changchun</a> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">长春市</span></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">Chángchūn Shì</i></span> </td> <td><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">春</span></span> <span title="Chinese-language romanization"><i lang="zh-Latn">chūn</i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nanguan_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanguan District">Nanguan</a> </td> <td>1953–1954 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jilin" title="Jilin">Jilin</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Changchun_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Changchun Prefecture (page does not exist)">Changchun</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Changchun_County&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Changchun County (page does not exist)">Changchun</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Direct-administered_municipality&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Independent_city" title="Independent city">Independent city</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_city" title="Federal city">Federal city</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_cities_of_Russia" title="Federal cities of Russia">Federal 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