# List of administrative divisions of Ningxia

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, an autonomous region 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 Ningxia.
| Prefecture level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level | County Level |
| Prefecture level | Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Xiao'erjing | Division code | Division code |
| Yinchuan city 银川市 Yínchuān Shì ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ ‎ (Capital) (6401 / INC) | Xingqing District | 兴庆区 | Xīngqìng Qū | سٍشٍ ﺛُﻮْ | 640104 | XQN |
| Yinchuan city 银川市 Yínchuān Shì ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ ‎ (Capital) (6401 / INC) | Xixia District | 西夏区 | Xīxià Qū | ثِشیَا ﺛُﻮ | 640105 | XQU |
| Yinchuan city 银川市 Yínchuān Shì ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ ‎ (Capital) (6401 / INC) | Jinfeng District | 金凤区 | Jīnfèng Qū | دٍ ﻓْﻊ ﺛُﻮ | 640106 | JFU |
| Yinchuan city 银川市 Yínchuān Shì ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ ‎ (Capital) (6401 / INC) | Yongning County | 永宁县 | Yǒngníng Xiàn | ﻳْﻮنٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640121 | YGN |
| Yinchuan city 银川市 Yínchuān Shì ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ ‎ (Capital) (6401 / INC) | Helan County | 贺兰县 | Hèlán Xiàn | حْلً ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640122 | HLN |
| Yinchuan city 银川市 Yínchuān Shì ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ ‎ (Capital) (6401 / INC) | Lingwu city | 灵武市 | Língwǔ Shì | لٍءُ شِ | 640181 | LWU |
| Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 Shízuǐshān Shì شِذُﻮِشً شِ‎ (6402 / SZS) | Dawukou District | 大武口区 | Dàwǔkǒu Qū | دَاءُﻛِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ | 640202 | DWK |
| Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 Shízuǐshān Shì شِذُﻮِشً شِ‎ (6402 / SZS) | Huinong District | 惠农区 | Hùinóng Qū | ﺧُﻮِﻧْﻮ ﺛُﻮْ | 640205 | HNO |
| Shizuishan city 石嘴山市 Shízuǐshān Shì شِذُﻮِشً شِ‎ (6402 / SZS) | Pingluo County | 平罗县 | Píngluó Xiàn | پٍلُوَع ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640221 | PLO |
| Wuzhong city 吴忠市 Wúzhōng Shì ءُﺟْﻮ شِ‎ (6403 / WZS) | Litong District | 利通区 | Lìtōng Qū | لِتْﻮ ﺛُﻮْ | 640302 | LTW |
| Wuzhong city 吴忠市 Wúzhōng Shì ءُﺟْﻮ شِ‎ (6403 / WZS) | Hongsibu District | 红寺堡区 | Hóngsìbù Qū | ﺡْﻮسِبُﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ | 640303 | HSE |
| Wuzhong city 吴忠市 Wúzhōng Shì ءُﺟْﻮ شِ‎ (6403 / WZS) | Yanchi County | 盐池县 | Yánchí Xiàn | ﻳﯾًﺎچِ ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640323 | YCY |
| Wuzhong city 吴忠市 Wúzhōng Shì ءُﺟْﻮ شِ‎ (6403 / WZS) | Tongxin County | 同心县 | Tóngxīn Xiàn | ﺗْﻮسٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640324 | TGX |
| Wuzhong city 吴忠市 Wúzhōng Shì ءُﺟْﻮ شِ‎ (6403 / WZS) | Qingtongxia city | 青铜峡市 | Qīngtóngxiá Shì | شِتْﻮﺷﯿَا شِ | 640381 | QTX |
| Guyuan city 固原市 Gùyuán Shì ﻗُﻮْﻳُﻮًا شِ‎ (6404 / GYN) | Yuanzhou District | 原州区 | Yuánzhōu Qū | ﻳُﻮًاﺟِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ | 640402 | YAZ |
| Guyuan city 固原市 Gùyuán Shì ﻗُﻮْﻳُﻮًا شِ‎ (6404 / GYN) | Xiji County | 西吉县 | Xījí Xiàn | ثِجِ ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640422 | XJI |
| Guyuan city 固原市 Gùyuán Shì ﻗُﻮْﻳُﻮًا شِ‎ (6404 / GYN) | Longde County | 隆德县 | Lóngdé Xiàn | ﻟْﻮدْ ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640423 | LDE |
| Guyuan city 固原市 Gùyuán Shì ﻗُﻮْﻳُﻮًا شِ‎ (6404 / GYN) | Jingyuan County | 泾源县 | Jīngyuán Xiàn | دٍﻳُﻮًا ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640424 | JYK |
| Guyuan city 固原市 Gùyuán Shì ﻗُﻮْﻳُﻮًا شِ‎ (6404 / GYN) | Pengyang County | 彭阳县 | Péngyáng Xiàn | ﭘْعیْا ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640425 | PEY |
| Zhongwei city 中卫市 Zhōngwèi Shì ﺟْﻮوِ شِ‎ (6405 / ZWS) | Shapotou District | 沙坡头区 | Shāpōtóu Qū | ﺷَﺎپُتِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ | 640502 | SPT |
| Zhongwei city 中卫市 Zhōngwèi Shì ﺟْﻮوِ شِ‎ (6405 / ZWS) | Zhongning County | 中宁县 | Zhōngníng Xiàn | ﺟْﻮنٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640521 | ZNG |
| Zhongwei city 中卫市 Zhōngwèi Shì ﺟْﻮوِ شِ‎ (6405 / ZWS) | Haiyuan County | 海原县 | Hǎiyuán Xiàn | ﻫَیْیُوًا ﺷِﯿًﺎ | 640522 | HYB |

## Recent changes in administrative divisions

| Date | Before | After | Note | Reference |
| 1980-??-?? | Yi District | Dawukou District | renamed | |
| 1980-??-?? | Er District | Shizuishan District | renamed | |
| 1980-??-?? | San District | Shitanjing District | renamed | |
| 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 |||
| 1983-07-29 | parts of Guyuan County | Pengyang County | established | |
| 1983-11-10 | Wuzhong County | Wuzhong (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1984-12-17 | Qingtongxia County | Qingtongxia (CL-City) | reorganized | |
| 1987-01-22 | Jiao District, Shizuishan | Huinong County | reorganized | |
| 1996-04-29 | Lingwu County | Lingwu (CL-City) | reorganized | Civil Affairs [1996]31 |
| 1998-05-11 | Yinnan Prefecture | Wuzhong (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [1998]17 |
| 1998-05-11 | Wuzhong (CL-City) | Litong District | reorganized | State Council [1998]17 |
| 2001-07-07 | Guyuan Prefecture | Guyuan (PL-City) | reorganized | State Council [2001]80 |
| 2001-07-07 | Guyuan County | Yuanzhou District | reorganized | State Council [2001]80 |
| 2002-10-19 | Cheng District, Yinchuan | Xixia District | renamed | Civil Affairs [2002]92 |
| 2002-10-19 | Xincheng District | Jinfeng District | renamed | Civil Affairs [2002]92 |
| 2002-10-19 | Jiao District, Yinchuan | Xingqing District | renamed | Civil Affairs [2002]92 |
| 2002-10-19 | Shitanjing District | Dawukou District | merged into | Civil Affairs [2002]92 |
| 2003-12-31 | parts of Guyuan (PL-City) | Zhongwei (PL-City) | established | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2003-12-31 | ↳ Zhongwei County | ↳ Shapotou District | reorganized | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2003-12-31 | ↳ Huinong County | ↳ Huinong District | reorganized | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2003-12-31 | ↳ Shizuishan District | ↳ Huinong District | merged into | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2003-12-31 | Taole County | Pingluo County | disestablished & merged into | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2003-12-31 | parts of Shizuishan (PL-City) | Yinchuan (PL-City) | transferred & merged into | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2003-12-31 | ↳ parts of Taole County | ↳ Xingqing District | transferred | State Council [2003]139 |
| 2009-09-30 | parts of Tongxin County | Hongsibu District | established | State Council [2009]122 |

## Population composition
### Prefectures

| Prefecture | 2010 | 2000 |
| Yinchuan | 1,993,088 | 1,399,447 |
| Shizuishan | 725,482 | 691,116 |
| Wuzhong | 1,273,792 | 1,118,877 |
| Zhongwei | 1,080,832 | 967,938 |
| Guyuan | 1,228,156 | 1,287,738 |

### Counties

| Name | Prefecture | 2010 |
| Xingqing | Yinchuan | 678,306 |
| Xixia | Yinchuan | 329,310 |
| Jinfeng | Yinchuan | 282,554 |
| Yongning | Yinchuan | 218,260 |
| Helan | Yinchuan | 222,981 |
| Lingwu | Yinchuan | 261,677 |
| Dawukou | Shizuishan | 286,669 |
| Huinong | Shizuishan | 185,803 |
| Pingluo | Shizuishan | 253,010 |
| Litong | Wuzhong | 379,346 |
| Hongsibu | Wuzhong | 165,016 |
| Yanchi | Wuzhong | 146,560 |
| Tongxin | Wuzhong | 318,153 |
| Qingtongxia | Wuzhong | 264,717 |
| Yuanzhou | Guyuan | 411,854 |
| Xiji | Guyuan | 354,321 |
| Longde | Guyuan | 160,754 |
| Jingyuan | Guyuan | 101,026 |
| Pengyang | Guyuan | 200,201 |
| Shapotou | Zhongwei | 378,606 |
| Zhongning | Zhongwei | 312,921 |
| Haiyuan | Zhongwei | 389,305 |