# List of administrative divisions of Liaoning

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 level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level |
| Prefecture level | Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Division code | Division code |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Heping District | 和平区 | Hépíng Qū | 210102 | HEP |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Shenhe District | 沈河区 | Shěnhé Qū | 210103 | SHQ |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Dadong District | 大东区 | Dàdōng Qū | 210104 | DDQ |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Huanggu District | 皇姑区 | Huánggū Qū | 210105 | HGU |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Tiexi District | 铁西区 | Tiěxī Qū | 210106 | TXI |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Sujiatun District | 苏家屯区 | Sūjiātún Qū | 210111 | SJT |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Hunnan District | 浑南区 | Húnnán Qū | 210112 | DLQ |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Shenbei New Area | 沈北新区 | Shěnběi Xīn Qū | 210113 | SBX |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Yuhong District | 于洪区 | Yúhóng Qū | 210114 | YHQ |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Liaozhong District | 辽中区 | Liáozhōng Qū | 210115 | LZF |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Kangping County | 康平县 | Kāngpíng Xiàn | 210123 | KPG |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Faku County | 法库县 | Fǎkù Xiàn | 210124 | FKU |
| Shenyang city 沈阳市 Shěnyáng Shì (Capital – Sub-provincial) (2101 / SHE) | Xinmin city | 新民市 | Xīnmín Shì | 210181 | XMS |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Zhongshan District | 中山区 | Zhōngshān Qū | 210202 | ZSD |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Xigang District | 西岗区 | Xīgǎng Qū | 210203 | XGD |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Shahekou District | 沙河口区 | Shākékǒu Qū | 210204 | SHK |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Ganjingzi District | 甘井子区 | Gānjǐngzi Qū | 210211 | GJZ |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Lüshunkou District | 旅顺口区 | Lǚshùnkǒu Qū | 210212 | LSK |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Jinzhou District | 金州区 | Jīnzhōu Qū | 210213 | JZH |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Pulandian District | 普兰店区 | Pǔlándiàn Qū | 210214 | PLN |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Changhai County | 长海县 | Chánghǎi Xiàn | 210224 | CHX |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Wafangdian city | 瓦房店市 | Wǎfángdiàn Shì | 210281 | WFD |
| Dalian city 大连市 Dàlián Shì (Sub-provincial) (2102 / DLC) | Zhuanghe city | 庄河市 | Zhuānghé Shì | 210283 | ZHH |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Tiedong District | 铁东区 | Tiědōng Qū | 210302 | TED |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Tiexi District | 铁西区 | Tiěxī Qū | 210303 | TXL |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Lishan District | 立山区 | Lìshān Qū | 210304 | LAS |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Qianshan District | 千山区 | Qiānshān Qū | 210311 | QSQ |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Tai'an County | 台安县 | Tái'ān Xiàn | 210321 | TAX |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Xiuyan County | 岫岩县 | Xiùyán Xiàn | 210323 | XYL |
| Anshan city 鞍山市 Ānshān Shì (2103 / ASN) | Haicheng city | 海城市 | Hǎichéng Shì | 210381 | HCL |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Xinfu District | 新抚区 | Xīnfǔ Qū | 210402 | XFU |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Dongzhou District | 东洲区 | Dōngzhōu Qū | 210403 | DOZ |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Wanghua District | 望花区 | Wànghuā Qū | 210404 | WHF |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Shuncheng District | 顺城区 | Shùnchéng Qū | 210411 | SCF |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Fushun County | 抚顺县 | Fǔshùn Xiàn | 210421 | FSX |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Xinbin County | 新宾县 | Xīnbīn Xiàn | 210422 | XBN |
| Fushun city 抚顺市 Fǔshùn Shì (2104 / FSN) | Qingyuan County | 清原县 | Qīngyuán Xiàn | 210423 | QYA |
| Benxi city 本溪市 Běnxī Shì (2105 / BXS) | Pingshan District | 平山区 | Píngshān Qū | 210502 | PSN |
| Benxi city 本溪市 Běnxī Shì (2105 / BXS) | Xihu District | 溪湖区 | Xīhú Qū | 210503 | XHB |
| Benxi city 本溪市 Běnxī Shì (2105 / BXS) | Mingshan District | 明山区 | Míngshān Qū | 210504 | MSB |
| Benxi city 本溪市 Běnxī Shì (2105 / BXS) | Nanfen District | 南芬区 | Nánfēn Qū | 210505 | NFQ |
| Benxi city 本溪市 Běnxī Shì (2105 / BXS) | Benxi County | 本溪县 | Běnxī Xiàn | 210521 | BXX |
| Benxi city 本溪市 Běnxī Shì (2105 / BXS) | Huanren County | 桓仁县 | Huánrén Xiàn | 210522 | HRL |
| Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōng Shì (2106 / DDG) | Yuanbao District | 元宝区 | Yuánbǎo Qū | 210602 | YBD |
| Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōng Shì (2106 / DDG) | Zhenxing District | 振兴区 | Zhènxīng Qū | 210603 | ZXQ |
| Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōng Shì (2106 / DDG) | Zhen'an District | 振安区 | Zhèn'ān Qū | 210604 | ZAQ |
| Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōng Shì (2106 / DDG) | Kuandian County | 宽甸县 | Kuāndiàn Xiàn | 210624 | KDN |
| Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōng Shì (2106 / DDG) | Donggang city | 东港市 | Dōnggǎng Shì | 210681 | DGS |
| Dandong city 丹东市 Dāndōng Shì (2106 / DDG) | Fengcheng city | 凤城市 | Fèngchéng Shì | 210682 | FCL |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Guta District | 古塔区 | Gǔtǎ Qū | 210702 | GTQ |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Linghe District | 凌河区 | Línghé Qū | 210703 | LHF |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Taihe District | 太和区 | Tàihé Qū | 210711 | THJ |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Heishan County | 黑山县 | Hēishān Xiàn | 210726 | HSL |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Yixian County | 义县 | Yìxiàn | 210727 | YXL |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Linghai city | 凌海市 | Línghǎi Shì | 210781 | LHL |
| Jinzhou city 锦州市 Jǐnzhōu Shì (2107 / JNZ) | Beizhen city | 北镇市 | Běizhèn Shì | 210782 | BZN |
| Yingkou city 营口市 Yíngkǒu Shì (2108 / YIK) | Zhanqian District | 站前区 | Zhànqián Qū | 210802 | ZQQ |
| Yingkou city 营口市 Yíngkǒu Shì (2108 / YIK) | Xishi District | 西市区 | Xīshì Qū | 210803 | XII |
| Yingkou city 营口市 Yíngkǒu Shì (2108 / YIK) | Bayuquan District | 鲅鱼圈区 | Bàyúquān Qū | 210804 | BYQ |
| Yingkou city 营口市 Yíngkǒu Shì (2108 / YIK) | Laobian District | 老边区 | Lǎobiān Qū | 210811 | LOB |
| Yingkou city 营口市 Yíngkǒu Shì (2108 / YIK) | Gaizhou city | 盖州市 | Gàizhōu Shì | 210881 | GZU |
| Yingkou city 营口市 Yíngkǒu Shì (2108 / YIK) | Dashiqiao city | 大石桥市 | Dàshíqiáo Shì | 210882 | DSQ |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Haizhou District | 海州区 | Hǎizhōu Qū | 210902 | HZF |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Xinqiu District | 新邱区 | Xīnqiū Qū | 210903 | XQF |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Taiping District | 太平区 | Tàipíng Qū | 210904 | TPG |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Qinghemen District | 清河门区 | Qīnghémén Qū | 210905 | QHM |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Xihe District | 细河区 | Xìhé Qū | 210911 | XHO |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Fuxin County | 阜新县 | Fùxīn Xiàn | 210921 | FXX |
| Fuxin city 阜新市 Fùxīn Shì (2109 / FXS) | Zhangwu County | 彰武县 | Zhāngwǔ Xiàn | 210922 | ZWU |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Baita District | 白塔区 | Báitǎ Qū | 211002 | BTL |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Wensheng District | 文圣区 | Wénshèng Qū | 211003 | WSL |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Hongwei District | 宏伟区 | Hóngwěi Qū | 211004 | HWQ |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Gongchangling District | 弓长岭区 | Gōngchánglǐng Qū | 211005 | GCL |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Taizihe District | 太子河区 | Tàizǐhé Qū | 211011 | TZH |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Liaoyang County | 辽阳县 | Liáoyáng Xiàn | 211021 | LYX |
| Liaoyang city 辽阳市 Liáoyáng Shì (2110 / LYL) | Dengta city | 灯塔市 | Dēngtǎ Shì | 211081 | DTA |
| Panjin city 盘锦市 Pánjǐn Shì (2111 / PJS) | Shuangtaizi District | 双台子区 | Shuāngtáizi Qū | 211102 | STZ |
| Panjin city 盘锦市 Pánjǐn Shì (2111 / PJS) | Xinglongtai District | 兴隆台区 | Xīnglóngtái Qū | 211103 | XLT |
| Panjin city 盘锦市 Pánjǐn Shì (2111 / PJS) | Dawa District | 大洼区 | Dàwā Qū | 211104 | DWL |
| Panjin city 盘锦市 Pánjǐn Shì (2111 / PJS) | Panshan County | 盘山县 | Pánshān Xiàn | 211122 | PNS |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Yinzhou District | 银州区 | Yínzhōu Qū | 211202 | YZU |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Qinghe District | 清河区 | Qīnghé Qū | 211204 | QHQ |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Tieling County | 铁岭县 | Tiělǐng Xiàn | 211221 | TLG |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Xifeng County | 西丰县 | Xīfēng Xiàn | 211223 | XIF |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Changtu County | 昌图县 | Chāngtú Xiàn | 211224 | CTX |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Diaobingshan city | 调兵山市 | Diàobīngshān Shì | 211281 | DBS |
| Tieling city 铁岭市 Tiělǐng Shì (2112 / TLS) | Kaiyuan city | 开原市 | Kāiyuán Shì | 211282 | KYS |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Shuangta District | 双塔区 | Shuāngtǎ Qū | 211302 | STQ |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Longcheng District | 龙城区 | Lóngchéng Qū | 211303 | LCL |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Chaoyang County | 朝阳县 | Cháoyáng Xiàn | 211321 | CYG |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Jianping County | 建平县 | Jiànpíng Xiàn | 211322 | JPG |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Kalaqin Zuoyi County | 喀喇沁左翼县 | Kālāqìn Zuǒyì Xiàn | 211324 | HAZ |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Beipiao city | 北票市 | Běipiào Shì | 211381 | BPO |
| Chaoyang city 朝阳市 Cháoyáng Shì (2113 / CYS) | Lingyuan city | 凌源市 | Língyuán Shì | 211382 | LYK |
| Huludao city 葫芦岛市 Húludǎo Shì (2114 / HLD) | Lianshan District | 连山区 | Liánshān Qū | 211402 | LSQ |
| Huludao city 葫芦岛市 Húludǎo Shì (2114 / HLD) | Longgang District | 龙港区 | Lónggǎng Qū | 211403 | LGD |
| Huludao city 葫芦岛市 Húludǎo Shì (2114 / HLD) | Nanpiao District | 南票区 | Nánpiào Qū | 211404 | NPQ |
| Huludao city 葫芦岛市 Húludǎo Shì (2114 / HLD) | Suizhong County | 绥中县 | Suízhōng Xiàn | 211421 | SZL |
| Huludao city 葫芦岛市 Húludǎo Shì (2114 / HLD) | Jianchang County | 建昌县 | Jiànchāng Xiàn | 211422 | JCL |
| Huludao city 葫芦岛市 Húludǎo Shì (2114 / HLD) | Xingcheng city | 兴城市 | Xīngchéng Shì | 211481 | XCL |
* ↑ Conventional name: Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 岫岩满族自治县; pinyin: Xiùyán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 新宾满族自治县; pinyin: Xīnbīn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 清原满族自治县; pinyin: Qīngyuán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Benxi Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 本溪满族自治县; pinyin: Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Huanren Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 桓仁满族自治县; pinyin: Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County; Chinese: 宽甸满族自治县; pinyin: Kuāndiàn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Official name registered by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
* ↑ Conventional name: Fuxin Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 阜新蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Fùxīn Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Harqin Left Mongol Autonomous County; Chinese: 喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治县; pinyin: Kālāqìn Zuǒyì Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn

## Recent changes in administrative divisions

| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference |
| 1970-01-16 | parts of Tai'an County | Panshan District (County) | established | |
| 1970-01-16 | parts of Tai'an County | Dawa District (County) | established | |
| 1973-01-01 | Yingkou (P-City) | Anshan (P-City) | transferred | |
| 1973-01-01 | ↳ Haicheng County | ↳ Haicheng County | transferred | |
| 1975-11-09 | Panjin Prefecture | Yingkou (P-City) | disestablished & merged into | |
| 1975-11-09 | ↳ Panshan District (County) | ↳ Panshan County | transferred & reorganized | |
| 1975-11-09 | ↳ Dawa District (County) | ↳ Dawa County | transferred & reorganized | |
| 1975-11-09 | Panjin Prefecture | Anshan (P-City) | disestablished & merged into | |
| 1975-11-09 | ↳ Tai'an County | ↳ Tai'an County | transferred | |
| 1978-04-13 | Shaling District | Shoushan District | disestablished & established | |
| 1978-04-13 | Shaling District | Jiao District, Liaoyuan | disestablished & established | |
| 1978-04-13 | Shaling District | Hongwei District | disestablished & established | |
| 1978-12-16 | parts of Fushun County | Jiao District, Fushun | established | |
| 1979-05-30 | parts of Liaoning Province | Inner Mongolia A.R. | provincial transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | Ju'ud League | Ju'ud League | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Chifeng County | ↳ Chifeng County | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Ningcheng County | ↳ Ningcheng County | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Linxi County | ↳ Linxi County | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Aohan Banner | ↳ Aohan Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Ongniud Banner | ↳ Ongniud Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Harqin Banner | ↳ Harqin Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Bairin Right Banner | ↳ Bairin Right Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Bairin Left Banner | ↳ Bairin Left Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Hexigten Banner | ↳ Hexigten Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Arhorqin Banner | ↳ Arhorqin Banner | transferred | |
| 1979-05-30 | ↳ Chifeng (PC-City) | ↳ Chifeng (PC-City) | transferred | |
| 1979-08-30 | parts of Chaoyang County | Chaoyang (PC-City) | established | |
| 1980-03-08 | Jiao District, Dandong | Zhen'an District | renamed | |
| 1980-04-15 | Shoushan District | Liaoyang County | reorganized | |
| 1980-04-15 | Dengta District | Dengta County | reorganized | |
| 1981-02-09 | Lüda (P-City) | Dalian (P-City) | renamed | |
| 1981-09-21 | parts of Tieling County | Tiefa (PC-City) | established | |
| 1981-09-21 | parts of Faku County | Tiefa (PC-City) | established | |
| 1982-09-09 | parts of Jinxi County | Nanpiao District | established | |
| 1982-09-09 | parts of Jinxi County | Huludao District | established | |
| 1982-09-09 | Jiao District, Jinzhou | Taihe District | established | |
| 1983-01-18 | all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) | all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) | all Province-controlled city (P-City) → Prefecture-level city (PL-City) | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| Civil Affairs Announcement |||
| 1983-02-21 | parts of Jiao District, Fuxin | Qinghemen District | established | |
| 1983-12-30 | Jiao District, Anshan | Jiubao District | renamed | |
| 1984-01-27 | parts of Gai County | Bayuquan District | established | |
| 1984-05-10 | parts of Liaoyang County | Gongchangling District | established | |
| 1984-06-05 | parts of Yingkou (PL-City) | Panjin (PL-City) | established | |
| 1984-06-05 | ↳ Panshan County | ↳ Xinglongtai District | disestablished & established | |
| 1984-06-05 | ↳ Panshan County | ↳ Panshan District | disestablished & established | |
| 1984-06-05 | ↳ Panshan County | ↳ Jiao District, Panjin | disestablished & established | |
| 1984-06-05 | ↳ Dawa County | ↳ Dawa County | transferred | |
| 1984-06-30 | Jiao District, Liaoyang | Taizihe District | renamed | |
| 1984-06-30 | Tieling Prefecture | Tieling (PL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1984-06-30 | Tieling (CL-City) | Yinzhou District | reorganized | |
| 1984-06-30 | Tiefa (CL-City) | Tiefa District | reorganized | |
| 1984-06-30 | parts of Kaiyuan County | Qinghe District | established | |
| 1984-06-30 | Chaoyang Prefecture | Chaoyang (PL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1984-06-30 | Chaoyang (CL-City) | Shuangta District | disestablished & established | |
| 1984-06-30 | Chaoyang (CL-City) | Longcheng District | disestablished & established | |
| 1984-06-30 | parts of Chaoyang County | Longcheng District | 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 | |
| 1984-10-20 | Lixin District | Nanfen District | established | |
| 1984-10-20 | Lixin District | Pingshan District | merged into | |
| 1984-10-20 | Lixin District | Xihu District | merged into | |
| 1985-01-17 | Xiuyan County | Xiuyan County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1985-01-17 | Fengcheng County | Fengcheng County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1985-01-17 | Xinbin County | Xinbin County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1985-01-17 | Jinxi County | Jinxi (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1985-01-17 | Beipiao County | Beipiao (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1985-01-17 | Haicheng County | Haicheng (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1985-01-17 | Fu County | Wafangdian (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1986-09-12 | Tiefa District | Tiefa (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1986-11-05 | Jiao District, Panjin | Panshan County | reorganized | |
| 1986-11-05 | 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 | parts of Jinzhou (PL-City) | Jinxi (PL-City) | established | |
| 1989-06-12 | ↳ Jinxi (CL-City) | ↳ Lianshan District | reorganized | |
| 1989-06-12 | ↳ Huludao District | ↳ Huludao County | transferred | |
| 1989-06-12 | ↳ Nanpiao District | ↳ Nanpiao District | transferred | |
| 1989-06-12 | ↳ Suizhong County | ↳ Suizhong County | transferred | |
| 1989-06-12 | ↳ Xingcheng (CL-City) | ↳ Xingcheng (CL-City) | transferred | |
| 1989-06-12 | parts of Chaoyang (PL-City) | Jinxi (PL-City) | established | |
| 1989-06-12 | ↳ Jianchang County | ↳ Jianchang County | transferred | |
| 1989-06-29 | Beizhen County | Beizhen County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1989-06-29 | Qingyuan County | Qingyuan County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1989-09-07 | Benxi County | Benxi County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1989-09-07 | Huanren County | Huanren County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1989-09-07 | Kuandian County | Kuandian County (Aut.) | reorganized | |
| 1991-11-30 | Xinjin County | Pulandian (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1991]75 |
| 1991-12-21 | Lingyuan County | Lingyuan (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1991]93 |
| 1992-01-23 | parts of Dandong (PL-City) | Anshan (PL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs [1992]9 |
| 1992-01-23 | ↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.) | ↳ Xiuyan County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs [1992]9 |
| 1992-09-21 | Zhuanghe County | Zhuanghe (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1992]105 |
| 1992-11-03 | Gaizhou County | Gaizhou (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1992]128 |
| 1992-11-03 | Yingkou County | Dashiqiao (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1992]129 |
| 1992-12-12 | parts of Tieling (PL-City) | Shenyang (PL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs [1992]160 |
| 1992-12-12 | ↳ Kangping County | ↳ Kangping County | transferred | Civil Affairs [1992]160 |
| 1992-12-12 | ↳ Faku County | ↳ Faku County | transferred | Civil Affairs [1992]160 |
| 1993-06-18 | Donggou County | Donggang (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1993]132 |
| 1993-06-14 | Xinmin County | Xinmin (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1993-11-16 | Jin County | Linghai (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1993]231 |
| 1994-03-08 | Fengcheng County (Aut.) | Fengcheng (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1994]41 |
| 1994-09-20 | Jinxi (PL-City) | Huludao (PL-City) | renamed | State Council [1994]97 |
| 1994-09-20 | Huludao District | Longgang District | renamed | State Council [1994]97 |
| 1995-03-21 | Beizhen County (Aut.) | Beining (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1995]21 |
| 1996-04-19 | Jiubao District | Qianshan District | renamed | Civil Affairs [1996]25 |
| 1996-08-29 | Dengta County | Dengta (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1996]63 |
| 1999-06-16 | Lutian District | Dongzhou District | renamed | Civil Affairs [1999]43 |
| 2002-02-20 | Tiefa (CL-City) | Diaobingshan (CL-City) | renamed | |
| 2006-02-08 | Beining (CL-City) | Beizhen (CL-City) | renamed | Civil Affairs [2006]32 |
| 2006-09-26 | Xinchengzi District | Shenbei District | renamed | Civil Affairs [2006]300 |
| 2014-06-17 | Dongling District | Hunnan District | renamed | Civil Affairs [2014]171 |
| 2015-10-13 | Pulandian (CL-City) | Pulandian District | reorganized | State Council [2015]145 |
| 2016-01-09 | Liaozhong County | Liaozhong District | reorganized | State Council [2016]6 |
| 2016-03-20 | Dawa County | Dawa District | reorganized | State Council [2016]53 |

## Population composition
### Prefectures

| Prefecture | 2010 | 2000 |
| Shenyang | 8,106,171 | 7,203,717 |
| Dalian | 6,690,432 | 5,893,692 |
| Anshan | 3,645,884 | 3,584,039 |
| Benxi | 1,709,538 | 1,567,408 |
| Chaoyang | 3,044,641 | 3,194,828 |
| Dandong | 2,444,697 | 2,390,524 |
| Fushun | 2,220,545 | |
| Fuxin | 1,819,339 | 1,889,774 |
| Huludao | 2,623,541 | 2,580,685 |
| Jinzhou | 3,126,463 | 3,076,735 |
| Liaoyang | 1,858,768 | 1,801,207 |
| Panjin | 1,392,493 | 1,261,753 |
| Tieling | 2,717,732 | 2,823,220 |
| Yingkou | 2,428,534 | 2,296,540 |

### Counties

| Name | Prefecture | 2010 |
| Heping | Shenyang | 638,959 |
| Shenhe | Shenyang | 719,033 |
| Dadong | Shenyang | 696,711 |
| Huanggu | Shenyang | 809,100 |
| Tiexi | Shenyang | 878,261 |
| Sujiatun | Shenyang | 429,143 |
| Dongling | Shenyang | 301,832 |
| Shenbei | Shenyang | 318,895 |
| Yuhong | Shenyang | 408,798 |
| Liaozhong | Shenyang | 538,220 |
| Kangping | Shenyang | 351,188 |
| Faku | Shenyang | 446,223 |
| Xinmin | Shenyang | 696,895 |
| Zhongshan | Dalian | 357,091 |
| Xigang | Dalian | 307,850 |
| Shahekou | Dalian | 653,762 |
| Ganjingzi | Dalian | 722,559 |
| Lushunkou | Dalian | 212,752 |
| Jinzhou | Dalian | 729,100 |
| Changhai | Dalian | 74,010 |
| Wafangdian | Dalian | 1,026,160 |
| Pulandian | Dalian | 827,585 |
| Zhuanghe | Dalian | 922,876 |
| Haizhou | Fuxin | 277,902 |
| Xinqiu | Fuxin | 91,376 |
| Taiping | Fuxin | 171,625 |
| Qinghemen | Fuxin | 73,923 |
| Xihe | Fuxin | 165,525 |
| Zhangwu | Fuxin | 417,724 |
| Fuxin | Fuxin | 732,630 |
| Pingshan | Benxi | 349,130 |
| Xihu | Benxi | 252,671 |
| Mingshan | Benxi | 409,576 |
| Nanfen | Benxi | 82,917 |
| Benxi | Benxi | 296,218 |
| Huanren | Benxi | 319,026 |
| Yuanbao | Dandong | 191,200 |
| Zhenxing | Dandong | 372,400 |
| Zhen'an | Dandong | 173,800 |
| Kuandian | Dandong | 434,900 |
| Donggang | Dandong | 664,000 |
| Fengcheng | Dandong | 587,900 |
| Baita | Liaoyang | 210,317 |
| Wensheng | Liaoyang | 184,129 |
| Hongwei | Liaoyang | 117,776 |
| Gongchangling | Liaoyang | 89,441 |
| Taizihe | Liaoyang | 123,415 |
| Dengta | Liaoyang | 513,538 |
| Liaoyang | Liaoyang | 595,189 |
| Shuangtaizi | Panjin | 195,486 |
| Xinglongtai | Panjin | 398,919 |
| Dawa | Panjin | 393,318 |
| Panshan | Panjin | 294,646 |
| Yinzhou | Tieling | 346,613 |
| Qinghe | Tieling | 98,421 |
| Tieling | Tieling | 389,494 |
| Xifeng | Tieling | 349,187 |
| Changtu | Tieling | 1,038,848 |
| Diaobingshan | Tieling | 241,028 |
| Kaiyuan | Tieling | 590,888 |
| Shuangta | Chaoyang | 315,437 |
| Longcheng | Chaoyang | 188,434 |
| Beipiao | Chaoyang | 617,236 |
| Lingyuan | Chaoyang | 644,630 |
| Chaoyang | Chaoyang | 628,066 |
| Jianping | Chaoyang | 583,307 |
| Harqin | Chaoyang | 424,546 |
| Xinfu | Fushun | 276,518 |
| Dongzhou | Fushun | 335,779 |
| Wanghua | Fushun | 371,592 |
| Shuncheng | Fushun | 416,856 |
| Fushun | Fushun | 190,528 |
| Xinbin | Fushun | 306,018 |
| Qingyuan | Fushun | 339,969 |
| Tiedong | Anshan | 491,707 |
| Tiexi | Anshan | 294,585 |
| Lishan | Anshan | 427,434 |
| Qianshan | Anshan | 259,819 |
| Tai'an | Anshan | 377,706 |
| Xiuyan | Anshan | 517,152 |
| Haicheng | Anshan | 1,134,065 |
| Zhanqian | Yingkou | 383,241 |
| Xishi | Yingkou | 204,105 |
| Bayuquan | Yingkou | 431,329 |
| Laobian | Yingkou | 165,047 |
| Gaizhou | Yingkou | 723,218 |
| Dashiqiao | Yingkou | 721,363 |
| Guta | Jinzhou | 250,577 |
| Taihe | Jinzhou | 454,883 |
| Linghe | Jinzhou | 212,030 |
| Heishan | Jinzhou | 630,472 |
| Yi(xian) | Jinzhou | 439,377 |
| Linghai | Jinzhou | 576,143 |
| Beizhen | Jinzhou | 530,645 |
| Lianshan | Huludao | 626,573 |
| Longgang | Huludao | 202,306 |
| Nanpiao | Huludao | 147,047 |
| Suizhong | Huludao | 636,858 |
| Jianchang | Huludao | 622,068 |
| Xingcheng | Huludao | 552,180 |