List of administrative divisions of Ningxia

Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region
Autonomous region
Capital: Yinchuan
Prefectural level divisions
Prefectural cities 5
County level divisions
County cities 2
Counties 11
Districts 8
Township level divisions
Towns 94
Townships 93
Subdistricts 42

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 levelCounty Level
NameChineseHanyu PinyinXiao'erjing
Yinchuan City
银川市
Yínchuān Shì
ىٍﭼُﻮًا شِ
(Capital)		 Xingqing District 兴庆区 Xīngqìng Qū سٍشٍ ﺛُﻮْ
Jinfeng District 金凤区 Jīnfèng Qū دٍ ﻓْﻊ ﺛُﻮ
Xixia District 西夏区 Xīxià Qū ثِشیَا ﺛُﻮ
Lingwu City 灵武市 Língwǔ Shì لٍءُ شِ
Yongning County 永宁县 Yǒngníng Xiàn ﻳْﻮنٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Helan County 贺兰县 Hèlán Xiàn حْلً ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Shizuishan City
石嘴山市
Shízuǐshān Shì
شِذُﻮِشً شِ		 Dawukou District 大武口区 Dàwǔkǒu Qū دَاءُﻛِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ
Huinong District 惠农区 Hùinóng Qū ﺧُﻮِﻧْﻮ ﺛُﻮْ
Pingluo County 平罗县 Píngluó Xiàn پٍلُوَع ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Wuzhong City
吴忠市
Wúzhōng Shì
ءُﺟْﻮ شِ		 Litong District 利通区 Lìtōng Qū لِتْﻮ ﺛُﻮْ
Hongsibu District 红寺堡区 Hóngsìbù Qū ﺡْﻮسِبُﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ
Qingtongxia City 青铜峡市 Qīngtóngxiá Shì شِتْﻮﺷﯿَا شِ
Yanchi County 盐池县 Yánchí Xiàn ﻳﯾًﺎچِ ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Tongxin County 同心县 Tóngxīn Xiàn ﺗْﻮسٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Guyuan City
固原市
Gùyuán Shì
ﻗُﻮْﻳُﻮًا شِ		 Yuanzhou District 原州区 Yuánzhōu Qū ﻳُﻮًاﺟِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ
Xiji County 西吉县 Xījí Xiàn ثِجِ ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Longde County 隆德县 Lóngdé Xiàn ﻟْﻮدْ ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Jingyuan County 泾源县 Jīngyuán Xiàn دٍﻳُﻮًا ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Pengyang County 彭阳县 Péngyáng Xiàn ﭘْعیْا ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Zhongwei City
中卫市
Zhōngwèi Shì
ﺟْﻮوِ شِ		 Shapotou District 沙坡头区 Shāpōtóu Qū ﺷَﺎپُتِﻮْ ﺛُﻮْ
Zhongning County 中宁县 Zhōngníng Xiàn ﺟْﻮنٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎ
Haiyuan County 海原县 Hǎiyuán Xiàn ﻫَیْیُوًا ﺷِﯿًﺎ

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date Before After Note
2001-07-07 Guyuan Prefecture Guyuan (prefecture-level city) upgraded
Guyuan County Yuanzhou District upgraded
2002-10-19 Cheng District Xixia District renamed
Xincheng District Jinfeng District renamed
Jiao District Xingqing District renamed
Shitanjing District Dawukou District merged into
2003-12-31 parts of Guyuan (prefecture-level city) Zhongwei (prefecture-level city) established
Zhongwei County Shapotou District upgraded
Huinong County Huinong District upgraded
Shizuishan District Huinong District merged into
parts of Taole County Pingluo County merged into
parts of Taole County Xingqing District transfer from Shizuishan to Yinchuan & merged into
2009-09-30 parts of Tongxin County Hongsibu District established

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

NamePrefecture2010
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