List of administrative divisions of Hainan

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Administrative divisions of the
People's Republic of China


History of the political divisions of China

Hainan Province uses a slightly different administrative system from the other provinces of China. Most other provinces are divided entirely into prefecture-level divisions, each of which is then divided entirely into county-level divisions. County-level divisions generally do not come directly under the province. In Hainan, nearly all county-level divisions (the four districts excepted) come directly under the province. This method of division is due to Hainan's relatively sparse population.

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 Hainan.

Prefecture level County Level
Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin
Haikou City
海口市
Hǎikǒu Shì
Longhua District 龙华区 Lónghuá Qū
Xiuying District 秀英区 Xiùyīng Qū
Qiongshan District 琼山区 Qióngshān Qū
Meilan District 美兰区 Měilán Qū
Sanya City
三亚市
Sānyà Shì
No county-level divisions. The city government directly administers
8 township-level divisions (2 subdistricts, 6 towns).
Directly
administered
Wenchang City 文昌市 Wénchāng Shì
Qionghai City 琼海市 Qiónghǎi Shì
Wanning City 万宁市 Wànníng Shì
Wuzhishan City 五指山市 Wǔzhǐshān Shì
Dongfang City 东方市 Dōngfāng Shì
Danzhou City 儋州市 Dānzhōu Shì
Lingao County 临高县 Língāo Xiàn
Chengmai County 澄迈县 Chéngmài Xiàn
Ding'an County 定安县 Dìng'ān Xiàn
Tunchang County 屯昌县 Túnchāng Xiàn
Changjiang Li Autonomous County 昌江黎族自治县 Chāngjiāng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
Baisha Li Autonomous County 白沙黎族自治县 Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County 琼中黎族苗族自治县 Qióngzhōng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn
Lingshui Li Autonomous County 陵水黎族自治县 Língshuǐ Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County 保亭黎族苗族自治县 Bǎotíng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn
Ledong Li Autonomous County 乐东黎族自治县 Lèdōng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn
Administration Office for Xisha Islands,
Zhongsha Islands and Nansha Islands
海南省西沙群岛、南沙群岛、
中沙群岛办事处
Hǎinánshěn Xīshā Qúndǎo, Nánshā Qúndǎo,
Zhōngshā Qúndǎo Bànshìchù

There is also the Hainan Province Paracels, Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands Authority, which oversees the South China Sea Islands: the Xisha (Paracel Islands), Zhongsha (Macclesfield Bank), and Nansha (Spratly Islands). The Spratlys are in reality disputed and divided among China and several neighbouring countries, while the Paracel Islands is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam.

The cities and counties of Hainan are divided into 218 township-level divisions, including 181 townships, twenty towns, and seventeen subdistricts.