# County-level city

A county-level municipality (Chinese: 县级市), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: 专辖市; 1970–1983: Chinese: 地辖市), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judicial but no legislative rights over their own local law and are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions.
A county-level city is a "city" (市; shì) and "county" (县; xiàn) that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated counties.
County-level cities are not "cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size of their urban, built-up area. This is because the counties that county-level cities have replaced are themselves large administrative units containing towns, villages and farmland. To distinguish a "county-level city" from its actual urban area (the traditional meaning of the word "city"), the term "市区" (shìqū) or "urban area", is used.

## Comparable territorial divisions in other countries

While the idea of a "city" being a unit consisting of several "towns" is not a common one in English-speaking world, a somewhat similar naming convention is used for local government areas in some parts of Australia. For example, in New South Wales such a unit may often be called a "city" (rather than a traditional "shire"), and consist of "towns". E.g. City of Blue Mountains is made of a number of towns (Katoomba, Springwood, etc.).

## List

As of 3 April 2023, there are 408 county-level cities in total:
| City | Chinese | Province | Prefecture | Area (km²) | Founded (PRC) |
| Chaohu | 巢湖市 | Anhui | Hefei | 2,082 | 2011-07-14 |
| Guangde | 广德市 | Anhui | Xuancheng | 2,165 | 2019-07-12 |
| Jieshou | 界首市 | Anhui | Fuyang | 666 | 1989-09-27 |
| Mingguang | 明光市 | Anhui | Chuzhou | 2,335 | 1994-05-31 |
| Ningguo | 宁国市 | Anhui | Xuancheng | 2,447 | 1997-03-11 |
| Qianshan | 潜山市 | Anhui | Anqing | 1,692 | 2018-07-02 |
| Tianchang | 天长市 | Anhui | Chuzhou | 1,770 | 1993-09-18 |
| Tongcheng | 桐城市 | Anhui | Anqing | 1,572 | 1996-08-20 |
| Wuwei | 无为市 | Anhui | Wuhu | 2,042 | 2019-11-20 |
| Fu'an | 福安市 | Fujian | Ningde | 1,880 | 1989-11-13 |
| Fuding | 福鼎市 | Fujian | Ningde | 1,526 | 1995-10-13 |
| Fuqing | 福清市 | Fujian | Fuzhou | 1,518 | 1990-12-26 |
| Jian'ou | 建瓯市 | Fujian | Nanping | 4,200 | 1992-10-20 |
| Jinjiang | 晋江市 | Fujian | Quanzhou | 642 | 1992-03-06 |
| Longhai | 龙海市 | Fujian | Zhangzhou | 1,115 | 1993-05-12 |
| Nan'an | 南安市 | Fujian | Quanzhou | 1,985 | 1993-05-12 |
| Shaowu | 邵武市 | Fujian | Nanping | 2,851 | 1983-08-17 |
| Shishi | 石狮市 | Fujian | Quanzhou | 160 | 1987-12-17 |
| Wuyishan | 武夷山市 | Fujian | Nanping | 2,814 | 1989-08-21 |
| Yong'an | 永安市 | Fujian | Sanming | 2,942 | 1984-09-12 |
| Zhangping | 漳平市 | Fujian | Longyan | 2,976 | 1990-08-15 |
| Dunhuang | 敦煌市 | Gansu | Jiuquan | 31,200 | 1987-08-21 |
| Hezuo | 合作市 | Gansu | Gannan | 2,670 | 1996-05-28 |
| Huating | 华亭市 | Gansu | Pingliang | 1,183 | 2018-07-02 |
| Linxia | 临夏市 | Gansu | Linxia | 89 | 1983-08-31 |
| Yumen | 玉门市 | Gansu | Jiuquan | 13,389 | 1961-11-15 |
| Enping | 恩平市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 1,698 | 1994-02-28 |
| Gaozhou | 高州市 | Guangdong | Maoming | 3,389 | 1993-06-08 |
| Heshan | 鹤山市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 1,083 | 1993-11-08 |
| Huazhou | 化州市 | Guangdong | Maoming | 2,404 | 1994-07-04 |
| Kaiping | 开平市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 1,659 | 1993-01-05 |
| Lechang | 乐昌市 | Guangdong | Shaoguan | 2,384 | 1994-04-28 |
| Leizhou | 雷州市 | Guangdong | Zhanjiang | 3,025 | 1994-04-26 |
| Lianjiang | 廉江市 | Guangdong | Zhanjiang | 2,543 | 1993-12-10 |
| Lianzhou | 连州市 | Guangdong | Qingyuan | 2,665 | 1994-04-22 |
| Lufeng | 陆丰市 | Guangdong | Shanwei | 1,777 | 1995-01-19 |
| Luoding | 罗定市 | Guangdong | Yunfu | 2,328 | 1993-04-08 |
| Nanxiong | 南雄市 | Guangdong | Shaoguan | 2,402 | 1996-06-17 |
| Puning | 普宁市 | Guangdong | Jieyang | 1,620 | 1993-04-06 |
| Sihui | 四会市 | Guangdong | Zhaoqing | 1,258 | 1993-11-25 |
| Taishan | 台山市 | Guangdong | Jiangmen | 3,296 | 1992-04-17 |
| Wuchuan | 吴川市 | Guangdong | Zhanjiang | 848 | 1994-05-26 |
| Xingning | 兴宁市 | Guangdong | Meizhou | 2,107 | 1994-06-06 |
| Xinyi | 信宜市 | Guangdong | Maoming | 3,081 | 1995-09-11 |
| Yangchun | 阳春市 | Guangdong | Yangjiang | 4,055 | 1994-05-05 |
| Yingde | 英德市 | Guangdong | Qingyuan | 5,671 | 1994-01-12 |
| Beiliu | 北流市 | Guangxi | Yulin | 2,457 | 1994-04-18 |
| Cenxi | 岑溪市 | Guangxi | Wuzhou | 2,783 | 1995-09-11 |
| Dongxing | 东兴市 | Guangxi | Fangchenggang | 590 | 1996-04-29 |
| Guiping | 桂平市 | Guangxi | Guigang | 4,074 | 1994-05-18 |
| Hengzhou | 横州市 | Guangxi | Nanning | 3,464 | 2021-01-20 |
| Heshan | 合山市 | Guangxi | Laibin | 365 | 1981-06-29 |
| Jingxi | 靖西市 | Guangxi | Baise | 3,232 | 2015-08-01 |
| Lipu | 荔浦市 | Guangxi | Guilin | 1,759 | 2018-07-02 |
| Pingguo | 平果市 | Guangxi | Baise | 2,485 | 2019-11-20 |
| Pingxiang | 凭祥市 | Guangxi | Chongzuo | 645 | 1961-05-27 |
| Chishui | 赤水市 | Guizhou | Zunyi | 1,801 | 1990-09-30 |
| Duyun | 都匀市 | Guizhou | Qiannan | 2,278 | 1966-03-09 |
| Fuquan | 福泉市 | Guizhou | Qiannan | 1,691 | 1996-12-02 |
| Kaili | 凯里市 | Guizhou | Qiandongnan | 1,570 | 1983-08-19 |
| Panzhou | 盘州市 | Guizhou | Liupanshui | 4,057 | 2017-04-09 |
| Qianxi | 黔西市 | Guizhou | Bijie | 2,380 | 2021-01-20 |
| Qingzhen | 清镇市 | Guizhou | Guiyang | 1,302 | 1992-11-06 |
| Renhuai | 仁怀市 | Guizhou | Zunyi | 1,788 | 1995-11-30 |
| Xingren | 兴仁市 | Guizhou | Qianxinan | 1,785 | 2018-07-02 |
| Xingyi | 兴义市 | Guizhou | Qianxinan | 2,911 | 1987-11-06 |
| Dongfang | 东方市 | Hainan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 2,272 | 1997-03-12 |
| Qionghai | 琼海市 | Hainan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 1,692 | 1992-11-06 |
| Wanning | 万宁市 | Hainan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 1,883 | 1996-08-05 |
| Wenchang | 文昌市 | Hainan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 2,486 | 1995-11-07 |
| Wuzhishan | 五指山市 | Hainan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 1,130 | 1986-06-12 |
| Anguo | 安国市 | Hebei | Baoding | 486 | 1991-05-06 |
| Bazhou | 霸州市 | Hebei | Langfang | 802 | 1990-01-04 |
| Botou | 泊头市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,009 | 1982-12-13 |
| Dingzhou | 定州市 | Hebei | Baoding | 1,283 | 1986-03-05 |
| Gaobeidian | 高碑店市 | Hebei | Baoding | 618 | 1993-04-09 |
| Hejian | 河间市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,333 | 1990-10-18 |
| Huanghua | 黄骅市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,545 | 1989-07-27 |
| Jinzhou | 晋州市 | Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 619 | 1991-11-30 |
| Luanzhou | 滦州市 | Hebei | Tangshan | 1,027 | 2018-07-02 |
| Nangong | 南宫市 | Hebei | Xingtai | 861 | 1986-03-05 |
| Pingquan | 平泉市 | Hebei | Chengde | 3,294 | 2017-04-09 |
| Qian'an | 迁安市 | Hebei | Tangshan | 1,227 | 1996-10-10 |
| Renqiu | 任丘市 | Hebei | Cangzhou | 1,012 | 1986-03-05 |
| Sanhe | 三河市 | Hebei | Langfang | 634 | 1993-03-03 |
| Shahe | 沙河市 | Hebei | Xingtai | 859 | 1987-02-20 |
| Shenzhou | 深州市 | Hebei | Hengshui | 1,245 | 1994-07-04 |
| Wu'an | 武安市 | Hebei | Handan | 1,806 | 1988-09-01 |
| Xinji | 辛集市 | Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 951 | 1986-03-05 |
| Xinle | 新乐市 | Hebei | Shijiazhuang | 525 | 1992-10-08 |
| Zhuozhou | 涿州市 | Hebei | Baoding | 751 | 1986-09-24 |
| Zunhua | 遵化市 | Hebei | Tangshan | 1,509 | 1992-02-17 |
| Anda | 安达市 | Heilongjiang | Suihua | 3,586 | 1984-11-17 |
| Bei'an | 北安市 | Heilongjiang | Heihe | 7,194 | 1982-12-18 |
| Dongning | 东宁市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 7,117 | 2015-12-15 |
| Fujin | 富锦市 | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi | 8,224 | 1988-08-30 |
| Fuyuan | 抚远市 | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi | 6,047 | 2016-01-13 |
| Hailin | 海林市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 8,816 | 1992-07-28 |
| Hailun | 海伦市 | Heilongjiang | Suihua | 4,667 | 1989-12-23 |
| Hulin | 虎林市 | Heilongjiang | Jixi | 9,334 | 1996-10-11 |
| Mishan | 密山市 | Heilongjiang | Jixi | 7,731 | 1988-11-17 |
| Mohe | 漠河市 | Heilongjiang | Daxing'anling | 18,367 | 2018-02-22 |
| Muling | 穆棱市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 6,247 | 1995-03-07 |
| Nehe | 讷河市 | Heilongjiang | Qiqihar | 6,664 | 1992-09-02 |
| Nenjiang | 嫩江市 | Heilongjiang | Heihe | 15,109 | 2019-07-12 |
| Ning'an | 宁安市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 7,227 | 1993-02-12 |
| Shangzhi | 尚志市 | Heilongjiang | Harbin | 8,891 | 1988-09-14 |
| Suifenhe | 绥芬河市 | Heilongjiang | Mudanjiang | 422 | 1975-08-15 |
| Tieli | 铁力市 | Heilongjiang | Yichun | 6,443 | 1988-09-13 |
| Tongjiang | 同江市 | Heilongjiang | Jiamusi | 6,229 | 1987-02-24 |
| Wuchang | 五常市 | Heilongjiang | Harbin | 7,512 | 1993-06-01 |
| Wudalianchi | 五大连池市 | Heilongjiang | Heihe | 9,874 | 1983-10-08 |
| Zhaodong | 肇东市 | Heilongjiang | Suihua | 4,330 | 1986-09-08 |
| Changge | 长葛市 | Henan | Xuchang | 650 | 1993-12-14 |
| Changyuan | 长垣市 | Henan | Xinxiang | 1,051 | 2019-07-12 |
| Dengfeng | 登封市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 1,220 | 1994-05-30 |
| Dengzhou | 邓州市 | Henan | Nanyang | 2,294 | 1988-11-17 |
| Gongyi | 巩义市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 1,041 | 1991-06-12 |
| Huixian | 辉县市 | Henan | Xinxiang | 2,007 | 1988-10-11 |
| Jiyuan | 济源市 | Henan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 1,965 | 1988-06-25 |
| Lingbao | 灵宝市 | Henan | Sanmenxia | 3,011 | 1993-05-12 |
| Linzhou | 林州市 | Henan | Anyang | 2,046 | 1994-01-24 |
| Mengzhou | 孟州市 | Henan | Jiaozuo | 542 | 1996-04-29 |
| Qinyang | 沁阳市 | Henan | Jiaozuo | 623 | 1989-09-27 |
| Ruzhou | 汝州市 | Henan | Pingdingshan | 1,573 | 1988-06-25 |
| Weihui | 卫辉市 | Henan | Xinxiang | 882 | 1988-10-08 |
| Wugang | 舞钢市 | Henan | Pingdingshan | 640 | 1990-09-04 |
| Xiangcheng | 项城市 | Henan | Zhoukou | 1,083 | 1993-12-16 |
| Xingyang | 荥阳市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 955 | 1994-04-05 |
| Xinmi | 新密市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 1,001 | 1994-04-05 |
| Xinzheng | 新郑市 | Henan | Zhengzhou | 873 | 1994-05-16 |
| Yanshi | 偃师市 | Henan | Luoyang | 888 | 1993-12-15 |
| Yima | 义马市 | Henan | Sanmenxia | 112 | 1981-04-04 |
| Yongcheng | 永城市 | Henan | Shangqiu | 2,068 | 1996-10-11 |
| Yuzhou | 禹州市 | Henan | Xuchang | 1,472 | 1988-06-25 |
| Anlu | 安陆市 | Hubei | Xiaogan | 1,355 | 1987-09-04 |
| Chibi | 赤壁市 | Hubei | Xianning | 1,723 | 1986-05-27 |
| Dangyang | 当阳市 | Hubei | Yichang | 2,159 | 1988-10-22 |
| Danjiangkou | 丹江口市 | Hubei | Shiyan | 3,121 | 1983-08-19 |
| Daye | 大冶市 | Hubei | Huangshi | 1,566 | 1994-02-18 |
| Enshi | 恩施市 | Hubei | Enshi | 3,972 | 1981-11-07 |
| Guangshui | 广水市 | Hubei | Suizhou | 2,647 | 1988-10-11 |
| Hanchuan | 汉川市 | Hubei | Xiaogan | 1,663 | 1997-03-12 |
| Honghu | 洪湖市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 2,519 | 1987-07-31 |
| Jianli | 监利市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 3,118 | 2020-06-12 |
| Jingshan | 京山市 | Hubei | Jingmen | 3,284 | 2018-02-22 |
| Laohekou | 老河口市 | Hubei | Xiangyang | 1,032 | 1979-11-16 |
| Lichuan | 利川市 | Hubei | Enshi | 4,603 | 1986-05-27 |
| Macheng | 麻城市 | Hubei | Huanggang | 3,599 | 1986-05-27 |
| Qianjiang | 潜江市 | Hubei | ZZZZ-nonenone | 2,004 | 1988-05-25 |
| Shishou | 石首市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 1,427 | 1986-05-27 |
| Songzi | 松滋市 | Hubei | Jingzhou | 2,235 | 1995-12-29 |
| Tianmen | 天门市 | Hubei | ZZZZ-nonenone | 2,622 | 1987-08-03 |
| Wuxue | 武穴市 | Hubei | Huanggang | 1,246 | 1987-10-23 |
| Xiantao | 仙桃市 | Hubei | ZZZZ-nonenone | 2,538 | 1986-05-27 |
| Yicheng | 宜城市 | Hubei | Xiangyang | 2,115 | 1994-06-10 |
| Yidu | 宜都市 | Hubei | Yichang | 1,357 | 1987-11-30 |
| Yingcheng | 应城市 | Hubei | Xiaogan | 1,103 | 1986-05-27 |
| Zaoyang | 枣阳市 | Hubei | Xiangyang | 3,277 | 1988-01-08 |
| Zhijiang | 枝江市 | Hubei | Yichang | 1,310 | 1996-07-30 |
| Zhongxiang | 钟祥市 | Hubei | Jingmen | 4,488 | 1992-05-20 |
| Changning | 常宁市 | Hunan | Hengyang | 2,048 | 1996-11-26 |
| Hongjiang | 洪江市 | Hunan | Huaihua | 2,283 | 1979-09-01 |
| Jinshi | 津市市 | Hunan | Changde | 556 | 1979-12-19 |
| Jishou | 吉首市 | Hunan | Xiangxi | 1,078 | 1982-08-03 |
| Leiyang | 耒阳市 | Hunan | Hengyang | 2,648 | 1986-11-11 |
| Lengshuijiang | 冷水江市 | Hunan | Loudi | 438 | 1983-07-13 |
| Lianyuan | 涟源市 | Hunan | Loudi | 1,912 | 1987-06-10 |
| Liling | 醴陵市 | Hunan | Zhuzhou | 2,156 | 1985-05-24 |
| Linxiang | 临湘市 | Hunan | Yueyang | 1,719 | 1992-09-01 |
| Liuyang | 浏阳市 | Hunan | Changsha | 4,997 | 1993-01-16 |
| Miluo | 汨罗市 | Hunan | Yueyang | 1,670 | 1987-09-23 |
| Ningxiang | 宁乡市 | Hunan | Changsha | 2,912 | 2017-04-09 |
| Qiyang | 祁阳市 | Hunan | Yongzhou | 2,538 | 2021-01-20 |
| Shaodong | 邵东市 | Hunan | Shaoyang | 1,778 | 2019-07-12 |
| Shaoshan | 韶山市 | Hunan | Xiangtan | 247 | 1990-12-26 |
| Wugang | 武冈市 | Hunan | Shaoyang | 1,539 | 1994-02-18 |
| Xiangxiang | 湘乡市 | Hunan | Xiangtan | 1,966 | 1986-09-12 |
| Yuanjiang | 沅江市 | Hunan | Yiyang | 2,129 | 1988-10-11 |
| Zixing | 资兴市 | Hunan | Chenzhou | 2,730 | 1984-12-20 |
| Arxan | 阿尔山市 | Inner Mongolia | Hinggan | 7,409 | 1996-06-10 |
| Erenhot | 二连浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | Xilingol | 4,013 | 1966-01-18 |
| Ergun | 额尔古纳市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 28,958 | 1994-07-13 |
| Fengzhen | 丰镇市 | Inner Mongolia | Ulanqab | 2,704 | 1990-11-15 |
| Genhe | 根河市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 19,659 | 1994-04-28 |
| Holingol | 霍林郭勒市 | Inner Mongolia | Tongliao | 585 | 1985-11-09 |
| Manzhouli | 满洲里市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 453 | 1954-05-21 |
| Ulanhot | 乌兰浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | Hinggan | 2,728 | 1980-07-26 |
| Xilinhot | 锡林浩特市 | Inner Mongolia | Xilingol | 14,780 | 1983-10-10 |
| Yakeshi | 牙克石市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 27,590 | 1983-10-10 |
| Zhalantun | 扎兰屯市 | Inner Mongolia | Hulunbuir | 16,800 | 1983-10-10 |
| Changshu | 常熟市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 1,276 | 1983-01-18 |
| Danyang | 丹阳市 | Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | 1,047 | 1987-12-15 |
| Dongtai | 东台市 | Jiangsu | Yancheng | 3,221 | 1987-12-17 |
| Gaoyou | 高邮市 | Jiangsu | Yangzhou | 1,922 | 1991-02-06 |
| Hai'an | 海安市 | Jiangsu | Nantong | 1,108 | 2018-02-22 |
| Jiangyin | 江阴市 | Jiangsu | Wuxi | 987 | 1987-04-23 |
| Jingjiang | 靖江市 | Jiangsu | Taizhou | 656 | 1993-07-14 |
| Jurong | 句容市 | Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | 1,387 | 1995-04-06 |
| Liyang | 溧阳市 | Jiangsu | Changzhou | 1,535 | 1990-08-15 |
| Kunshan | 昆山市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 932 | 1989-07-27 |
| Pizhou | 邳州市 | Jiangsu | Xuzhou | 2,088 | 1992-07-07 |
| Qidong | 启东市 | Jiangsu | Nantong | 1,208 | 1989-11-13 |
| Rugao | 如皋市 | Jiangsu | Nantong | 1,492 | 1991-02-06 |
| Taicang | 太仓市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 823 | 1993-01-08 |
| Taixing | 泰兴市 | Jiangsu | Taizhou | 1,170 | 1992-09-21 |
| Xinghua | 兴化市 | Jiangsu | Taizhou | 2,395 | 1987-12-22 |
| Xinyi | 新沂市 | Jiangsu | Xuzhou | 1,571 | 1990-02-05 |
| Yangzhong | 扬中市 | Jiangsu | Zhenjiang | 331 | 1994-05-18 |
| Yixing | 宜兴市 | Jiangsu | Wuxi | 1,997 | 1988-01-09 |
| Yizheng | 仪征市 | Jiangsu | Yangzhou | 902 | 1986-04-21 |
| Zhangjiagang | 张家港市 | Jiangsu | Suzhou | 990 | 1986-09-16 |
| Dexing | 德兴市 | Jiangxi | Shangrao | 2,082 | 1990-12-26 |
| Fengcheng | 丰城市 | Jiangxi | Yichun | 2,845 | 1988-10-04 |
| Gao'an | 高安市 | Jiangxi | Yichun | 2,439 | 1993-12-08 |
| Gongqingcheng | 共青城市 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang | 307 | 2010-09-10 |
| Guixi | 贵溪市 | Jiangxi | Yingtan | 2,480 | 1996-05-28 |
| Jinggangshan | 井冈山市 | Jiangxi | Ji'an | 1,297 | 1984-12-13 |
| Leping | 乐平市 | Jiangxi | Jingdezhen | 1,973 | 1992-07-27 |
| Longnan | 龙南市 | Jiangxi | Ganzhou | 1,641 | 2020-06-12 |
| Lushan | 庐山市 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang | 596 | 2016-03-20 |
| Ruichang | 瑞昌市 | Jiangxi | Jiujiang | 1,423 | 1989-12-20 |
| Ruijin | 瑞金市 | Jiangxi | Ganzhou | 2,448 | 1994-05-18 |
| Zhangshu | 樟树市 | Jiangxi | Yichun | 1,219 | 1988-10-13 |
| Da'an | 大安市 | Jilin | Baicheng | 4,879 | 1988-08-30 |
| Dehui | 德惠市 | Jilin | Changchun | 3,096 | 1994-07-06 |
| Dunhua | 敦化市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 11,963 | 1985-02-28 |
| Fuyu | 扶余市 | Jilin | Songyuan | 4,189 | 2013-01-24 |
| Gongzhuling | 公主岭市 | Jilin | Changchun | 4,027 | 1985-12-19 |
| Helong | 和龙市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 5,069 | 1993-07-05 |
| Huadian | 桦甸市 | Jilin | Jilin | 6,624 | 1988-05-25 |
| Hunchun | 珲春市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 4,938 | 1988-05-25 |
| Ji'an | 集安市 | Jilin | Tonghua | 3,408 | 1988-03-16 |
| Jiaohe | 蛟河市 | Jilin | Jilin | 6,235 | 1989-08-15 |
| Linjiang | 临江市 | Jilin | Baishan | 3,009 | 1993-11-28 |
| Longjing | 龙井市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 2,193 | 1988-05-25 |
| Meihekou | 梅河口市 | Jilin | Tonghua | 2,175 | 1985-12-19 |
| Panshi | 磐石市 | Jilin | Jilin | 3,867 | 1995-08-30 |
| Shuangliao | 双辽市 | Jilin | Siping | 3,121 | 1996-04-29 |
| Shulan | 舒兰市 | Jilin | Jilin | 4,554 | 1992-10-08 |
| Taonan | 洮南市 | Jilin | Baicheng | 5,108 | 1987-05-21 |
| Tumen | 图们市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 1,142 | 1965-03-27 |
| Yanji | 延吉市 | Jilin | Yanbian | 1,731 | 1953-05-04 |
| Yushu | 榆树市 | Jilin | Changchun | 4,691 | 1990-12-26 |
| Beipiao | 北票市 | Liaoning | Chaoyang | 4,469 | 1985-01-17 |
| Beizhen | 北镇市 | Liaoning | Jinzhou | 1,693 | 1995-03-21 |
| Dashiqiao | 大石桥市 | Liaoning | Yingkou | 1,379 | 1992-11-03 |
| Dengta | 灯塔市 | Liaoning | Liaoyang | 1,313 | 1996-08-27 |
| Diaobingshan | 调兵山市 | Liaoning | Tieling | 262 | 1986-09-12 |
| Donggang | 东港市 | Liaoning | Dandong | 2,496 | 1993-06-18 |
| Fengcheng | 凤城市 | Liaoning | Dandong | 5,518 | 1994-03-08 |
| Gaizhou | 盖州市 | Liaoning | Yingkou | 2,953 | 1992-11-03 |
| Haicheng | 海城市 | Liaoning | Anshan | 2,566 | 1985-01-17 |
| Kaiyuan | 开原市 | Liaoning | Tieling | 2,813 | 1988-12-27 |
| Linghai | 凌海市 | Liaoning | Jinzhou | 2,417 | 1993-11-16 |
| Lingyuan | 凌源市 | Liaoning | Chaoyang | 3,264 | 1991-12-21 |
| Wafangdian | 瓦房店市 | Liaoning | Dalian | 3,791 | 1985-01-17 |
| Xingcheng | 兴城市 | Liaoning | Huludao | 2,103 | 1986-12-13 |
| Xinmin | 新民市 | Liaoning | Shenyang | 3,315 | 1993-06-14 |
| Zhuanghe | 庄河市 | Liaoning | Dalian | 3,900 | 1992-09-21 |
| Lingwu | 灵武市 | Ningxia | Yinchuan | 3,846 | 1996-04-29 |
| Qingtongxia | 青铜峡市 | Ningxia | Wuzhong | 2,438 | 1984-12-17 |
| Delingha | 德令哈市 | Qinghai | Haixi | 27,766 | 1988-04-19 |
| Golmud | 格尔木市 | Qinghai | Haixi | 119,167 | 1980-06-14 |
| Mangnai | 茫崖市 | Qinghai | Haixi | 49,800 | 2018-02-22 |
| Tongren | 同仁市 | Qinghai | Huangnan | 3,465 | 2020-06-12 |
| Yushu | 玉树市 | Qinghai | Yushu | 15,413 | 2013-07-04 |
| Binzhou | 彬州市 | Shaanxi | Xianyang | 1,181 | 2018-02-22 |
| Hancheng | 韩城市 | Shaanxi | Weinan | 1,596 | 1983-09-09 |
| Huayin | 华阴市 | Shaanxi | Weinan | 675 | 1990-12-27 |
| Shenmu | 神木市 | Shaanxi | Yulin | 7,481 | 2017-04-09 |
| Xingping | 兴平市 | Shaanxi | Xianyang | 509 | 1993-06-18 |
| Xunyang | 旬阳市 | Shaanxi | Ankang | 3,540 | 2021-01-20 |
| Zichang | 子长市 | Shaanxi | Yan'an | 2,393 | 2019-07-12 |
| Anqiu | 安丘市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,712 | 1994-01-18 |
| Changyi | 昌邑市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,628 | 1994-06-10 |
| Feicheng | 肥城市 | Shandong | Tai'an | 1,277 | 1992-08-01 |
| Gaomi | 高密市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,527 | 1994-05-18 |
| Haiyang | 海阳市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,909 | 1996-04-29 |
| Jiaozhou | 胶州市 | Shandong | Qingdao | 1,324 | 1987-02-12 |
| Laixi | 莱西市 | Shandong | Qingdao | 1,568 | 1990-12-18 |
| Laiyang | 莱阳市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,732 | 1987-02-20 |
| Laizhou | 莱州市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,928 | 1988-02-24 |
| Leling | 乐陵市 | Shandong | Dezhou | 1,173 | 1988-09-01 |
| Linqing | 临清市 | Shandong | Liaocheng | 950 | 1983-08-30 |
| Longkou | 龙口市 | Shandong | Yantai | 901 | 1986-09-23 |
| Pingdu | 平度市 | Shandong | Qingdao | 3,176 | 1989-07-27 |
| Qingzhou | 青州市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,569 | 1986-03-01 |
| Qixia | 栖霞市 | Shandong | Yantai | 2,016 | 1995-11-30 |
| Qufu | 曲阜市 | Shandong | Jining | 815 | 1986-06-02 |
| Rongcheng | 荣成市 | Shandong | Weihai | 1,526 | 1988-11-01 |
| Rushan | 乳山市 | Shandong | Weihai | 1,665 | 1993-07-17 |
| Shouguang | 寿光市 | Shandong | Weifang | 1,990 | 1993-06-01 |
| Tengzhou | 滕州市 | Shandong | Zaozhuang | 1,495 | 1988-03-07 |
| Xintai | 新泰市 | Shandong | Tai'an | 1,934 | 1983-08-30 |
| Yucheng | 禹城市 | Shandong | Dezhou | 992 | 1993-09-09 |
| Zhaoyuan | 招远市 | Shandong | Yantai | 1,432 | 1991-12-21 |
| Zhucheng | 诸城市 | Shandong | Weifang | 2,151 | 1987-04-20 |
| Zoucheng | 邹城市 | Shandong | Jining | 1,616 | 1992-10-04 |
| Zouping | 邹平市 | Shandong | Binzhou | 1,250 | 2018-07-02 |
| Fenyang | 汾阳市 | Shanxi | Lüliang | 1,170 | 1996-08-20 |
| Gaoping | 高平市 | Shanxi | Jincheng | 980 | 1993-05-12 |
| Gujiao | 古交市 | Shanxi | Taiyuan | 1,512 | 1988-02-24 |
| Hejin | 河津市 | Shanxi | Yuncheng | 593 | 1994-01-12 |
| Houma | 侯马市 | Shanxi | Linfen | 220 | 1971-06-05 |
| Huairen | 怀仁市 | Shanxi | Shuozhou | 1,234 | 2018-02-22 |
| Huozhou | 霍州市 | Shanxi | Linfen | 765 | 1989-12-23 |
| Jiexiu | 介休市 | Shanxi | Jinzhong | 741 | 1992-02-10 |
| Xiaoyi | 孝义市 | Shanxi | Lüliang | 938 | 1992-02-10 |
| Yongji | 永济市 | Shanxi | Yuncheng | 1,208 | 1994-01-12 |
| Yuanping | 原平市 | Shanxi | Xinzhou | 2,550 | 1993-06-17 |
| Barkam | 马尔康市 | Sichuan | Ngawa | 6,633 | 2015-11-02 |
| Chongzhou | 崇州市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,090 | 1994-06-20 |
| Dujiangyan | 都江堰市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,208 | 1988-03-03 |
| Emeishan | 峨眉山市 | Sichuan | Leshan | 1,181 | 1988-09-01 |
| Guanghan | 广汉市 | Sichuan | Deyang | 549 | 1988-02-24 |
| Huaying | 华蓥市 | Sichuan | Guang'an | 466 | 1985-02-04 |
| Huili | 会理市 | Sichuan | Liangshan | 4,527 | 2021-01-20 |
| Jiangyou | 江油市 | Sichuan | Mianyang | 2,721 | 1988-02-24 |
| Jianyang | 简阳市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 2,214 | 1994-04-05 |
| Kangding | 康定市 | Sichuan | Garzê | 11,486 | 2015-02-17 |
| Langzhong | 阆中市 | Sichuan | Nanchong | 1,878 | 1991-01-12 |
| Longchang | 隆昌市 | Sichuan | Neijiang | 794 | 2017-04-09 |
| Mianzhu | 绵竹市 | Sichuan | Deyang | 1,246 | 1996-10-15 |
| Pengzhou | 彭州市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,420 | 1993-12-01 |
| Qionglai | 邛崃市 | Sichuan | Chengdu | 1,384 | 1994-06-19 |
| Shehong | 射洪市 | Sichuan | Suining | 1,496 | 2019-07-12 |
| Shifang | 什邡市 | Sichuan | Deyang | 820 | 1995-11-08 |
| Wanyuan | 万源市 | Sichuan | Dazhou | 4,065 | 1993-07-14 |
| Xichang | 西昌市 | Sichuan | Liangshan | 2,655 | 1979-07-19 |
| Jiayi | 嘉义市 | Taiwan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 60 | — |
| Jilong | 基隆市 | Taiwan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 132 | — |
| Xinzhu | 新竹市 | Taiwan | ZZZZ-nonenone | 104 | — |
| Aksu | 阿克苏市 | Xinjiang | Aksu | 13,647 | 1983-08-19 |
| Alashankou | 阿拉山口市 | Xinjiang | Bortala | 1,204 | 2012-12-17 |
| Altay | 阿勒泰市 | Xinjiang | Altay | 10,819 | 1984-11-17 |
| Aral | 阿拉尔市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 5,266 | 2002-09-17 |
| Artux | 阿图什市 | Xinjiang | Kizilsu | 15,698 | 1986-06-07 |
| Baiyang | 白杨市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 4,928 | 2023-01-20 |
| Beitun | 北屯市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 911 | 2011-12-27 |
| Bole | 博乐市 | Xinjiang | Bortala | 7,802 | 1985-06-24 |
| Changji | 昌吉市 | Xinjiang | Changji | 7,981 | 1983-07-21 |
| Fukang | 阜康市 | Xinjiang | Changji | 8,545 | 1992-11-03 |
| Hotan | 和田市 | Xinjiang | Hotan | 466 | 1983-09-09 |
| Huyanghe | 胡杨河市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 677.94 | 2019-11-06 |
| Kashgar | 喀什市 | Xinjiang | Kashgar | 791 | 1952-05-22 |
| Khorgas | 霍尔果斯市 | Xinjiang | Ili | 1,909 | 2014-06-26 |
| Kokdala | 可克达拉市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 979.71 | 2015-03-16 |
| Korla | 库尔勒市 | Xinjiang | Bayingolin | 6,038 | 1979-09-02 |
| Kuytun | 奎屯市 | Xinjiang | Ili | 1,171 | 1975-08-29 |
| Kunyu | 昆玉市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 687.13 | 2016-01-07 |
| Kuqa | 库车市 | Xinjiang | Aksu | 14,529 | 2019-11-20 |
| Shawan | 沙湾市 | Xinjiang | Tacheng | 12,460 | 2021-01-20 |
| Shihezi | 石河子市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 457 | 1976-01-02 |
| Shuanghe | 双河市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 742 | 2014-01-25 |
| Tacheng | 塔城市 | Xinjiang | Tacheng | 4,007 | 1984-11-17 |
| Tiemenguan | 铁门关市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 590 | 2012-12-17 |
| Tumxuk | 图木舒克市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 2,003 | 2002-09-17 |
| Wujiaqu | 五家渠市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 742 | 2002-09-17 |
| Wusu | 乌苏市 | Xinjiang | Tacheng | 14,394 | 1996-07-10 |
| Xinxing | 新星市 | Xinjiang | ZZZZ-nonenone | 539.76 | 2021-02-04 |
| Yining | 伊宁市 | Xinjiang | Ili | 730 | 1952-05-22 |
| Anning | 安宁市 | Yunnan | Kunming | 1,313 | 1995-10-13 |
| Chengjiang | 澄江市 | Yunnan | Yuxi | 773 | 2019-11-20 |
| Chuxiong | 楚雄市 | Yunnan | Chuxiong | 4,482 | 1983-09-09 |
| Dali | 大理市 | Yunnan | Dali | 1,468 | 1983-09-09 |
| Gejiu | 个旧市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 1,597 | 1958-09-16 |
| Jinghong | 景洪市 | Yunnan | Xishuangbanna | 7,133 | 1993-12-22 |
| Kaiyuan | 开远市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 2,009 | 1981-01-18 |
| Lufeng | 禄丰市 | Yunnan | Chuxiong | 3,536 | 2021-01-20 |
| Lushui | 泸水市 | Yunnan | Nujiang | 2,938 | 2016-06-16 |
| Mang/Mangshi | 芒市 | Yunnan | Dehong | 2,987 | 1996-10-28 |
| Mainling | 米林市 | Tibet | Nyingchi | 9,507 | 2023-04-03 |
| Mengzi | 蒙自市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 2,228 | 2010-09-10 |
| Mile | 弥勒市 | Yunnan | Honghe | 4,004 | 2013-01-24 |
| Ruili | 瑞丽市 | Yunnan | Dehong | 1,020 | 1992-06-26 |
| Shangri-La | 香格里拉市 | Yunnan | Dêqên | 11,613 | 2014-12-16 |
| Shuifu | 水富市 | Yunnan | Zhaotong | 319 | 2018-07-02 |
| Tengchong | 腾冲市 | Yunnan | Baoshan | 5,845 | 2015-08-01 |
| Tsona | 错那市 | Tibet | Shannan | 6,703 | 2023-04-03 |
| Wenshan | 文山市 | Yunnan | Wenshan | 3,064 | 2010-12-02 |
| Xuanwei | 宣威市 | Yunnan | Qujing | 6,257 | 1994-02-18 |
| Cixi | 慈溪市 | Zhejiang | Ningbo | 1,154 | 1988-10-13 |
| Dongyang | 东阳市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,739 | 1988-05-25 |
| Haining | 海宁市 | Zhejiang | Jiaxing | 681 | 1986-11-22 |
| Jiande | 建德市 | Zhejiang | Hangzhou | 2,364 | 1992-04-01 |
| Jiangshan | 江山市 | Zhejiang | Quzhou | 2,018 | 1987-11-27 |
| Lanxi | 兰溪市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,310 | 1985-05-15 |
| Linhai | 临海市 | Zhejiang | Taizhou | 2,171 | 1986-03-01 |
| Longgang | 龙港市 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou | 121.92 | 2019-08-16 |
| Longquan | 龙泉市 | Zhejiang | Lishui | 3,059 | 1990-12-26 |
| Pinghu | 平湖市 | Zhejiang | Jiaxing | 536 | 1991-06-15 |
| Rui'an | 瑞安市 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou | 1,278 | 1987-04-15 |
| Shengzhou | 嵊州市 | Zhejiang | Shaoxing | 1,790 | 1995-08-30 |
| Tongxiang | 桐乡市 | Zhejiang | Jiaxing | 723 | 1993-03-26 |
| Wenling | 温岭市 | Zhejiang | Taizhou | 836 | 1994-02-18 |
| Yiwu | 义乌市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,103 | 1988-05-25 |
| Yongkang | 永康市 | Zhejiang | Jinhua | 1,049 | 1992-08-24 |
| Yueqing | 乐清市 | Zhejiang | Wenzhou | 1,174 | 1993-09-18 |
| Yuhuan | 玉环市 | Zhejiang | Taizhou | 378 | 2017-04-09 |
| Yuyao | 余姚市 | Zhejiang | Ningbo | 1,346 | 1985-07-16 |
| Zhuji | 诸暨市 | Zhejiang | Shaoxing | 2,311 | 1989-09-27 |

## Sub-prefectural cities

A sub-prefectural city is a county-level city with powers approaching those of prefecture-level cities. Examples include, Xiantao (Hubei), Qianjiang (Hubei), Tianmen (Hubei) and Jiyuan (Henan).