# List of administrative divisions of Hainan

Hainan uses a slightly different administrative system from other administrative regions of China. In Hainan, nearly all county-level divisions (the eight districts excepted) come directly under the province. This method of division is due to Hainan's relatively sparse population. However, it is planned that the counties and cities in Hainan (excluding Sansha) would be merged into five city-level cities, just like those in mainland China.

## Administrative divisions

| Prefecture level (Division code) | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level |
| Prefecture level (Division code) | Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Division code | Division code |
| Haikou city 海口市 Hǎikǒu Shì (Capital) (4601 / HAK) | Xiuying District | 秀英区 | Xiùyīng Qū | 460105 | XYH |
| Haikou city 海口市 Hǎikǒu Shì (Capital) (4601 / HAK) | Longhua District | 龙华区 | Lónghuá Qū | 460106 | LOH |
| Haikou city 海口市 Hǎikǒu Shì (Capital) (4601 / HAK) | Qiongshan District | 琼山区 | Qióngshān Qū | 460107 | QOS |
| Haikou city 海口市 Hǎikǒu Shì (Capital) (4601 / HAK) | Meilan District | 美兰区 | Měilán Qū | 460108 | MEL |
| Sanya city 三亚市 Sānyà Shì (4602 / SYX) | Haitang District | 海棠区 | Hǎitáng Qū | 460202 | HTN |
| Sanya city 三亚市 Sānyà Shì (4602 / SYX) | Jiyang District | 吉阳区 | Jíyáng Qū | 460203 | JYV |
| Sanya city 三亚市 Sānyà Shì (4602 / SYX) | Tianya District | 天涯区 | Tiānyá Qū | 460204 | TYA |
| Sanya city 三亚市 Sānyà Shì (4602 / SYX) | Yazhou District | 崖州区 | Yázhōu Qū | 460205 | YZB |
| Sansha city 三沙市 Sānshā Shì (4603 / SSB) | Xisha District | 西沙区 | Xīshā Qū | 460302 | |
| Sansha city 三沙市 Sānshā Shì (4603 / SSB) | Nansha District | 南沙区 | Nánshā Qū | 460303 | |
| Danzhou city 儋州市 Dānzhōu Shì (4604 / DNZ) | Chengqu Area | 城区片区 | Chéngqū Piànqū | 460401 | DNZ |
| Danzhou city 儋州市 Dānzhōu Shì (4604 / DNZ) | Binhai Area | 滨海片区 | Bīnhǎi Piànqū | 460401 | DNZ |
| Directly administered (4690) |
| Directly administered (4690) | Wuzhishan city | 五指山市 | Wǔzhǐshān Shì | 469001 | WZN |
| Directly administered (4690) | Qionghai city | 琼海市 | Qiónghǎi Shì | 469002 | QHA |
| Directly administered (4690) | Wenchang city | 文昌市 | Wénchāng Shì | 469005 | WEC |
| Directly administered (4690) | Wanning city | 万宁市 | Wànníng Shì | 469006 | WNN |
| Directly administered (4690) | Dongfang city | 东方市 | Dōngfāng Shì | 469007 | DFG |
| Directly administered (4690) | Ding'an County | 定安县 | Dìng'ān Xiàn | 469021 | DIA |
| Directly administered (4690) | Tunchang County | 屯昌县 | Túnchāng Xiàn | 469022 | TCG |
| Directly administered (4690) | Chengmai County | 澄迈县 | Chéngmài Xiàn | 469023 | CMA |
| Directly administered (4690) | Lingao County | 临高县 | Língāo Xiàn | 469024 | LGO |
| Directly administered (4690) | Baisha County | 白沙县 | Báishā Xiàn | 469025 | BSX |
| Directly administered (4690) | Changjiang County | 昌江县 | Chāngjiāng Xiàn | 469026 | CJX |
| Directly administered (4690) | Ledong County | 乐东县 | Lèdōng Xiàn | 469027 | LED |
| Directly administered (4690) | Lingshui County | 陵水县 | Língshuǐ Xiàn | 469028 | LSL |
| Directly administered (4690) | Baoting County | 保亭县 | Bǎotíng Xiàn | 469029 | BTG |
| Directly administered (4690) | Qiongzhong County | 琼中县 | Qióngzhōng Xiàn | 469030 | QZG |
* ↑ Sansha city is administered partially by the People's Republic of China. Sansha city is also claimed and administered partially by Taiwan (Republic of China), Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
* 1 2 These districts within Danzhou are not formal administrative subdivisions recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
* ↑ Conventional name: Baisha Li Autonomous County; Chinese: 白沙黎族自治县; pinyin: Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Changjiang Li Autonomous County; Chinese: 昌江黎族自治县; pinyin: Chāngjiāng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Ledong Li Autonomous County; Chinese: 乐东黎族自治县; pinyin: Lèdōng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Lingshui Li Autonomous County; Chinese: 陵水黎族自治县; pinyin: Língshuǐ Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County; Chinese: 保亭黎族苗族自治县; pinyin: Bǎotíng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn
* ↑ Conventional name: Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County; Chinese: 琼中黎族苗族自治县; pinyin: Qióngzhōng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

## Administrative divisions history
### Recent changes in administrative divisions

| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference |
| 1988-04-13 | parts of Guangdong Province | Hainan Province | provincial established | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | Haikou (PL-City) city district | Haikou (PL-City) city district | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | Sanya (PL-City) city district | Sanya (PL-City) city district | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | Hainan Administrative Region | provincial-controlled | disestablished & transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Tongshi (CL-City) | ↳ Tongshi (CL-City) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Qiongshan County | ↳ Qiongshan County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Qionghai County | ↳ Qionghai County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Wenchang County | ↳ Wenchang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Wanning County | ↳ Wanning County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Tunchang County | ↳ Tunchang County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Ding'an County | ↳ Ding'an County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Chengmai County | ↳ Chengmai County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Lingao County | ↳ Lingao County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Dan County | ↳ Dan County | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Baisha County (Aut.) | ↳ Baisha County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Changjiang County (Aut.) | ↳ Changjiang County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Ledong County (Aut.) | ↳ Ledong County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Lingshui County (Aut.) | ↳ Lingshui County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Baoting County (Aut.) | ↳ Baoting County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Qiongzhong County (Aut.) | ↳ Qiongzhong County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Dongfang County (Aut.) | ↳ Dongfang County (Aut.) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1988-04-13 | ↳ Xisha, Nansha, and Zhongsha Islands Authority (CL-Administration Office) | ↳ Xisha, Nansha, and Zhongsha Islands Authority (CL-Administration Office) | transferred | Civil Affairs Announcement |
| 1990-11-15 | Haikou (PL-City) city district | Zhendong District | established | |
| 1990-11-15 | Haikou (PL-City) city district | Xinhua District | established | |
| 1990-11-15 | Haikou (PL-City) city district | Xiuying District | established | |
| 1992-11-06 | Qionghai County | Qionghai (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1992]132 |
| 1993-03-03 | Danzhou County | Danzhou (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1993]45 |
| 1994-01-24 | Qiongshan County | Qiongshan (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1994]26 |
| 1995-11-07 | Wenchang County | Wenchang (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1995]77 |
| 1996-08-05 | Wanning County | Wanning (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1996]53 |
| 1997-04-22 | Dongfang County (Aut.) | Dongfang (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1997]4 |
| 2001-07-05 | Tongshen (CL-City) | Wuzhishan (CL-City) | renamed | Civil Affairs [2001]170 |
| 2002-10-16 | Qiongshan (CL-City) | Qiongshan District | reorganized | State Council [2002]92 |
| 2002-10-16 | Zhendong District | Meilan District | renamed | State Council [2002]92 |
| 2002-10-16 | Xinhua District | Longhua District | renamed | State Council [2002]92 |
| 2012-06-21 | provincial-controlled | Sansha (PL-City) city district | established | State Council [2012]51 |
| 2012-06-21 | ↳ Xisha, Nansha, and Zhongsha Islands Authority (CL-Administration Office) | Sansha (PL-City) city district | established | State Council [2012]51 |
| 2014-01-25 | Sanya (PL-City) city district | Jiyang District | established | State Council [2014]14 |
| 2014-01-25 | Sanya (PL-City) city district | Tianya District | established | State Council [2014]14 |
| 2014-01-25 | Sanya (PL-City) city district | Haitang District | established | State Council [2014]14 |
| 2014-01-25 | Sanya (PL-City) city district | Yazhou District | established | State Council [2014]14 |
| 2015-02-19 | provincial-controlled | Danzhou (PL-City) city district | established | State Council [2015]41 |
| 2015-02-19 | ↳ Danzhou (CL-City) | Danzhou (PL-City) city district | established | State Council [2015]41 |
| 2020-04-?? | Sansha (PL-City) city district | Xisha District | established | |
| 2020-04-?? | Sansha (PL-City) city district | Nansha District | established | |

## Population composition
### Prefectures

| Prefecture | 2010 | 2000 |
| Haikou | 2,046,189 | 1,508,341 |
| Sanya | 685,408 | 482,296 |
| Sansha | not established | not established |
| Danzhou | 932,362 | |

### Counties

| Name | Prefecture | 2010 |
| Xiuying | Haikou | 349,544 |
| Longhua | Haikou | 593,018 |
| Qiongshan | Haikou | 479,960 |
| Meilan | Haikou | 623,667 |
| Jiyang | Sanya | not established |
| Fenghuang | Sanya | not established |
| Haitang | Sanya | not established |
| Yazhou | Sanya | not established |
| Xisha | Sansha | not established |
| Nansha | Sansha | not established |
| Wuzhishan | Directly administered | 104,122 |
| Qionghai | Directly administered | 483,217 |
| Wenchang | Directly administered | 537,428 |
| Wanning | Directly administered | 545,597 |
| Dongfang | Directly administered | 408309 |
| Ding'an | Directly administered | 284,616 |
| Tunchang | Directly administered | 256,931 |
| Chengmai | Directly administered | 467,161 |
| Lingao | Directly administered | 427,873 |
| Baisha | Directly administered | 167,918 |
| Changjiang | Directly administered | 223,839 |
| Ledong | Directly administered | 458,876 |
| Lingshui | Directly administered | 32,046 |
| Baoting | Directly administered | 146,684 |
| Qiongzhong | Directly administered | 174,076 |
| Yangpu | Directly administered | 37,000 |
| XNZIA (dissolved) | Directly administered | 444 |