# List of administrative divisions of Chongqing

Chongqing is the largest of the four direct-controlled municipalities of the People's Republic of China and is further divided into 26 districts, 8 counties, and 4 autonomous counties.
It had 17 counties until October 2011, when Qijiang County and Wansheng District were merged to form the new Qijiang District, and Dazu County and Shuangqiao District were merged to form the new Dazu District.
From October 2011 to June 2014, Chongqing had 15 counties until Bishan and Tongliang Counties were upgraded into district status. Two further counties were upgraded into district Tongnan and Rongchang Counties were upgraded into districts. In 2016 there additional counties were upgraded into district Kaizhou, Wulong and Liangping.
* Central Chongqing
* Yuzhong
* Jiulongpo
* Nan'an
* Dadukou
* Jiangbei
* Shapingba
* Banan
* Yubei
* Beibei
* Bishan
* Changshou
* Hechuan
* Jiangjin
* Yongchuan
* Dazu
* Qijiang
* Rongchang
* Tongliang
* Tongnan
* Fuling
* Nanchuan
* Kaizhou
* Liangping
* Wulong
* Dianjiang
* Fengdu
* Qianjiang
* Pengshui
* Shizhu
* Xiushan
* Youyang
* Wanzhou
* Chengkou
* Fengjie
* Wushan
* Wuxi
* Yunyang
* Zhong

## 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 county-level divisions of Chongqing.
| County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level |
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Division code | Division code | Area (km$^2$) | Population (2020 census) | Density (/km$^2$) |
| Wanzhou District | 万州区 | Wànzhōu Qū | 500101 | WZO | 3,457 | 1,564,449 | 452 |
| Fuling District | 涪陵区 | Fúlíng Qū | 500102 | FLG | 2,946 | 1,115,016 | 378 |
| Yuzhong District (City seat) | 渝中区 | Yúzhōng Qū | 500103 | YZQ | 22 | 588,717 | 26,759 |
| Dadukou District | 大渡口区 | Dàdùkǒu Qū | 500104 | DDK | 103 | 421,904 | 4,096 |
| Jiangbei District | 江北区 | Jiāngběi Qū | 500105 | JBE | 221 | 925,800 | 4,189 |
| Shapingba District | 沙坪坝区 | Shāpíngbà Qū | 500106 | SPB | 383 | 1,477,345 | 3,857 |
| Jiulongpo District | 九龙坡区 | Jiǔlóngpō Qū | 500107 | JLP | 432 | 1,526,821 | 3,534 |
| Nan'an District | 南岸区 | Nán'àn Qū | 500108 | NAQ | 274 | 1,197,639 | 4,370 |
| Beibei District | 北碚区 | Běibèi Qū | 500109 | BBE | 755 | 834,887 | 1106 |
| Qijiang District | 綦江区 | Qíjiāng Qū | 500110 | QJC | 2,748 | 1,011,334 | 368 |
| Dazu District | 大足区 | Dàzú Qū | 500111 | DZC | 1,433 | 834,592 | 582 |
| Yubei District | 渝北区 | Yúběi Qū | 500112 | YBE | 1,452 | 2,191,493 | 1059 |
| Banan District | 巴南区 | Bānán Qū | 500113 | BNN | 1,825 | 1,178,856 | 646 |
| Qianjiang District | 黔江区 | Qiánjiāng Qū | 500114 | QJU | 2,397 | 487,281 | 203 |
| Changshou District | 长寿区 | Chángshòu Qū | 500115 | CSO | 1,415 | 692,960 | 490 |
| Jiangjin District | 江津区 | Jiāngjīn Qū | 500116 | JJY | 3,200 | 1,359,611 | 425 |
| Hechuan District | 合川区 | Héchuān Qū | 500117 | HEC | 2,356 | 1,245,294 | 529 |
| Yongchuan District | 永川区 | Yǒngchuān Qū | 500118 | YCP | 1,576 | 1,148,896 | 729 |
| Nanchuan District | 南川区 | Nánchuān Qū | 500119 | NCU | 2,602 | 572,362 | 220 |
| Bishan District | 璧山区 | Bìshān Qū | 500120 | BSA | 912 | 756,022 | 829 |
| Tongliang District | 铜梁区 | Tóngliáng Qū | 500151 | TLQ | 1,342 | 685,729 | 511 |
| Tongnan District | 潼南区 | Tóngnán Qū | 500152 | TNT | 1,585 | 688,115 | 434 |
| Rongchang District | 荣昌区 | Róngchāng Qū | 500153 | RGQ | 1,079 | 668,977 | 620 |
| Kaizhou District | 开州区 | Kāizhōu Qū | 500154 | KZU | 3,959 | 1,203,306 | 304 |
| Liangping District | 梁平区 | Liángpíng Qū | 500155 | LPQ | 1,890 | 645,315 | 341 |
| Wulong District | 武隆区 | Wǔlóng Qū | 500156 | WLO | 2,872 | 356,748 | 124 |
| Chengkou County | 城口县 | Chéngkǒu Xiàn | 500229 | CKO | 3,286 | 197,497 | 60 |
| Fengdu County | 丰都县 | Fēngdū Xiàn | 500230 | FDU | 2,896 | 557,374 | 192 |
| Dianjiang County | 垫江县 | Diànjiāng Xiàn | 500231 | DJG | 1,518 | 650,694 | 429 |
| Zhongxian County | 忠县 | Zhōngxiàn | 500233 | ZHX | 2,184 | 720,976 | 330 |
| Yunyang County | 云阳县 | Yúnyáng Xiàn | 500235 | YNY | 3,634 | 929,034 | 256 |
| Fengjie County | 奉节县 | Fèngjié Xiàn | 500236 | FJE | 4,087 | 744,836 | 182 |
| Wushan County | 巫山县 | Wūshān Xiàn | 500237 | WSN | 2,958 | 462,462 | 156 |
| Wuxi County | 巫溪县 | Wūxī Xiàn | 500238 | WXX | 4,030 | 388,685 | 96 |
| Shizhu County | 石柱县 | Shízhù Xiàn | 500240 | SZY | 3,013 | 389,001 | 129 |
| Xiushan County | 秀山县 | Xiùshān Xiàn | 500241 | XUS | 2,450 | 496,194 | 202 |
| Youyang County | 酉阳县 | Yǒuyáng Xiàn | 500242 | YUY | 5,173 | 607,338 | 117 |
| Pengshui County | 彭水县 | Péngshuǐ Xiàn | 500243 | PSU | 3,903 | 530,599 | 136 |
* ↑ Qijiang District's population and area are the sums of Qijiang County and Wansheng District in sources.
* ↑ Dazu District's population and area are the sums of Dazu County and Shuangqiao District in sources.
* ↑ Official name registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
* ↑ Conventional name: Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County; Chinese: 石柱土家族自治县; pinyin: Shízhù Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County; Chinese: 秀山土家族苗族自治县; pinyin: Xiùshān Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County; Chinese: 酉阳土家族苗族自治县; pinyin: Yǒuyáng Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County; Chinese: 彭水苗族土家族自治县; pinyin: Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn

## Main Urban Area of Chongqing

The main urban area of Chongqing city (重庆主城区), as officially defined, spans approximately 5,473 km$^2$ (2,113 sq mi), and includes the following nine districts:
* Yuzhong District (渝中区, literally "Central Chongqing District"), the central and most densely populated district, where government and international business offices and the city's best shopping are located in the district's Jiefangbei CBD area. Yuzhong is located on the peninsula surrounded by Eling Hill, Yangtze River and Jialing River.
* Jiangbei District (江北区, literally "North of the River District"), located to the north of Jialing River.
* Shapingba District (沙坪坝区), roughly located between Jialing River and Zhongliang Mountain.
* Jiulongpo District (九龙坡区), roughly located between Yangtze River and Zhongliang Mountain.
* Nan'an District (南岸区, literally "Southern Bank District"), located on the south side of Yangtze River.
* Dadukou District (大渡口区)
* Banan District (巴南区, literally "Southern of Ba District"). Previously called Ba County, and changed to the current name in 1994.
* Yubei District (渝北区, or "Northern Chongqing District"). Previously called Jiangbei County, and changed into the current name in 1994.
* Beibei District (北碚区), a satellite district northwest of Chongqing.

## Recent changes in administrative divisions

| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference |
| 1997-04-18 | parts of Sichuan Province | Chongqing (Municipality) | provincial established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ★ Chongqing (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | reorganized & transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Yuzhong District | ↳ Yuzhong District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Dadukou District | ↳ Dadukou District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Jiangbei District | ↳ Jiangbei District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Shapingba District | ↳ Shapingba District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Jiulongpo District | ↳ Jiulongpo District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Nan'an District | ↳ Nan'an District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Beibei District | ↳ Beibei District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Wansheng District | ↳ Wansheng District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Shuangqiao District | ↳ Shuangqiao District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Yubei District | ↳ Yubei District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Banan District | ↳ Banan District | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Changshou County | ↳ Changshou County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Qijiang County | ↳ Qijiang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Tongnan County | ↳ Tongnan County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Tongliang County | ↳ Tongliang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Dazu County | ↳ Dazu County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Rongchang County | ↳ Rongchang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Bishan County | ↳ Bishan County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Yongchuan (CL-City) | ↳ Yongchuan (CL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Jiangjin (CL-City) | ↳ Jiangjin (CL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Hechuan (CL-City) | ↳ Hechuan (CL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | parts of Sichuan Province | Chongqing (Municipality) | provincial transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ★ Chongqing (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | disestablished & merged into | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ☆ Fuling (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | disestablished & merged into | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Zhicheng District | ↳ Fuling District | disestablished & established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Lidu District | ↳ Fuling District | disestablished & established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Dianjiang County | ↳ Dianjiang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Fengdu County | ↳ Fengdu County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Wulong County | ↳ Wulong County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Nanchuan (CL-City) | ↳ Nanchuan (CL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | parts of Sichuan Province | Chongqing (Municipality) | provincial transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ★ Chongqing (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | disestablished & merged into | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ☆ parts of Wanxian (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | transferred & merged into | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Longbao District | ↳ Wanxian District | disestablished & established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Taincheng District | ↳ Wanxian District | disestablished & established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Wuqiao District | ↳ Wanxian District | disestablished & established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | parts of Sichuan Province | Chongqing (Municipality) | provincial transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ★ Chongqing (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | disestablished & merged into | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ☆ Wanxian (PL-City) | Wanxian Migration Development Area | reorganized & transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Zhong County | ↳ Zhong County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Kai County | ↳ Kai County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Yunyang County | ↳ Yunyang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Fengjie County | ↳ Fengjie County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Wushan County | ↳ Wushan County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Wuxi County | ↳ Wuxi County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | parts of Sichuan Province | Chongqing (Municipality) | provincial transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ★ Chongqing (PL-City) | provincial-controlled | disestablished & merged into | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ☆ Qianjiang Prefecture | Qianjiang Migration Development Area | reorganized & transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Xiushan County (Aut.) | ↳ Xiushan County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Youyang County (Aut.) | ↳ Youyang County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Pengshui County (Aut.) | ↳ Pengshui County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Shizhu County (Aut.) | ↳ Shizhu County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1997-04-18 | ↳ Qianjiang County (Aut.) | ↳ Qianjiang County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1998-05-22 | Wanxian District | Wanzhou District | renamed | State Council [1998]37 |
| 2000-06-25 | Wanxian Migration Development Area | provincial-controlled | disestablished | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Zhong County | ↳ Zhong County | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Kai County | ↳ Kai County | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Yunyang County | ↳ Yunyang County | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Fengjie County | ↳ Fengjie County | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Wushan County | ↳ Wushan County | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Wuxi County | ↳ Wuxi County | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | Qianjiang Migration Development Area | provincial-controlled | disestablished | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Xiushan County (Aut.) | ↳ Xiushan County (Aut.) | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Youyang County (Aut.) | ↳ Youyang County (Aut.) | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Pengshui County (Aut.) | ↳ Pengshui County (Aut.) | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Shizhu County (Aut.) | ↳ Shizhu County (Aut.) | transferred | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2000-06-25 | ↳ Qianjiang County (Aut.) | ↳ Qianjiang District | transferred & reorganized | State Council [2000]88 |
| 2001-12-25 | Changshou County | Changshou District | reorganized | State Council [2001]171 |
| 2006-10-22 | Jiangjin (CL-City) | Jiangjin District | reorganized | State Council [2006]110 |
| 2006-10-22 | Hechuan (CL-City) | Hechuan District | reorganized | State Council [2006]110 |
| 2006-10-22 | Yongchuan (CL-City) | Yongchuan District | reorganized | State Council [2006]110 |
| 2006-10-22 | Nanchuan (CL-City) | Nanchuan District | reorganized | State Council [2006]110 |
| 2011-10-22 | Dazu County | Dazu District | reorganized | State Council [2011]129 |
| 2011-10-22 | Shuangqiao District | Dazu District | merged into | State Council [2011]129 |
| 2011-10-22 | Qijiang County | Qijiang District | reorganized | State Council [2011]129 |
| 2011-10-22 | Wansheng District | Qijiang District | merged into | State Council [2011]129 |
| 2014-05-02 | Bishan County | Bishan District | reorganized | State Council [2014]58 |
| 2014-05-02 | Tongliang County | Tongliang District | reorganized | State Council [2014]58 |
| 2015-04-29 | Rongchang County | Rongchang District | reorganized | State Council [2015]74 |
| 2015-04-29 | Tongnan County | Tongnan District | reorganized | State Council [2015]74 |
| 2016-06-08 | Kai County | Kaizhou District | reorganized | State Council [2016]99 |
| 2016-11-24 | Liangping County | Liangping District | reorganized | State Council [2016]185 |
| 2016-11-24 | Wulong County | Wulong District | reorganized | State Council [2016]185 |

## Historical divisions
### ROC (1911–1949)

| County / City | Present division |
| Chongqing City 重慶市 | Yuzhong, Nan'an, Jiangbei |
| Wanxian City, Sichuan 萬縣市 | Wanzhou |
| Ba County, Sichuan 巴縣 | Jiulongpo, Shapingba, Dadukou, Ba'nan |
| Qijiang County, Sichuan 綦江縣 | Qijiang |
| Tongliang County, Sichuan 銅梁縣 | Tongliang |
| Dazu County, Sichuan 大足縣 | Dazu |
| Bishan County, Sichuan 璧山縣 | Bishan |
| Jiangjin County, Sichuan 江津縣 | Jiangjin |
| Hechuan County, Sichuan 合川縣 | Hechuan |
| Jiangbei County, Sichuan 江北縣 | Yubei |
| Yongchuan County, Sichuan 永川縣 | Yongchuan |
| Changshou County, Sichuan 長壽縣 | Changshou |
| Nanchuan County, Sichuan 南川縣 | Nanchuan |
| Qianjiang County, Sichuan 黔江縣 | Qianjiang |
| Fuling County, Sichuan 涪陵縣 | Fuling |
| Rongchang County, Sichuan 榮昌縣 | Rongchang County |
| Wulong County, Sichuan 武隆縣 | Wulong |
| Fengjie County, Sichuan 奉節縣 | Fengjie County |
| Wushan County, Sichuan 巫山縣 | Wushan County |
| Yunyang County, Sichuan 雲陽縣 | Yunyang County |
| Wuxi County, Sichuan 巫溪縣 | Wuxi County |
| Chengkou County, Sichuan 城口縣 | Chengkou County |
| Dianjiang County, Sichuan 墊江縣 | Dianjiang County |
| Tongnan County, Sichuan 潼南縣 | Tongnan County |
| Wan County, Sichuan 萬縣 | Wanzhou |
| Kai County, Sichuan 開縣 | Kaizhou |
| Zhong County, Sichuan 忠縣 | Zhong County |
| Liangshan District, Sichuan 梁山縣 | Liangping |
| Pengshui County, Sichuan 彭水縣 | Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County |
| Youyang County, Sichuan 酉陽縣 | Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County |
| Xiushan County, Sichuan 秀山縣 | Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County |
| Shizhu County, Sichuan 石砫縣 | Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County |
| Beibei Management Bureau, Sichuan 北碚管理局 | Beibei |
| Nongxiang Bureau, Sichuan 酆都縣 | part of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County |