List of administrative divisions of Tianjin

Municipality of Tianjin
Direct-controlled municipality
Seat: Heping District
Prefectural level divisions
Sub-provincial new areas 1
County level divisions
Counties 3
Districts 12
Township level divisions
Towns 118
Townships 19
Ethnic townships 1
Subdistricts 106

Tianjin is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of People's Republic of China, and is further divided into 13 districts and 3 counties.

     Central Tianjin:
These six districts are collectively referred to as Central Tianjin (天津市中心):

District Population (2010 census)[1] Area (km²) Density (per km²)
Heping District (和平区: Hépíng Qū) 273,466 9.97 27,429
Hexi District (河西区: Héxī Qū) 870,632 37 23,531
Hebei District (河北区: Héběi Qū) 788,368 27 29,199
Nankai District (南开区: Nánkāi Qū) 1,018,196 40.64 25,054
Hedong District (河东区: Hédōng Qū) 860,852 39 22,073
Hongqiao District (红桥区: Hōngqiáo Qū) 531,526 21.3 24,954
Central Tianjin 4,343,040 174.91 24,830

     Binhai New Area:

District Population (2010 census)[1] Area (km²) Density (per km²)
Binhai New Area (滨海新区: Bīnhǎi Xīn Qū) 2,482,065 2270 1,093

     The Suburbs:

District Population (2010 census)[1] Area (km²) Density (per km²)
Jinnan District (津南区: Jīnnán Qū) 593,063 401 1,479
Dongli District (东丽区: Dōnglì Qū) 569,955 460 1,239
Xiqing District (西青区: Xīqīng Qū) 684,690 545 1,256
Beichen District (北辰区: Běichén Qū) 669,031 478 1,400
The Suburbs 2,516,739 1,884 1,336

     Rural Tianjin:

District Population (2010 census)[1] Area (km²) Density (per km²)
Baodi District (宝坻区: Bǎodǐ Qū) 799,057 1,523 525
Wuqing District (武清区: Wǔqīng Qū) 949,413 1,570 605
Jixian (county) (蓟县: Jì Xiàn) 784,789 1,590 494
Jinghai County (静海县: Jìnghǎi Xiàn) 646,978 1,476 438
Ninghe County (宁河县: Nínghé Xiàn) 416,143 1,414 294
Rural Tianjin 3,596,380 7,573 475

In addition, the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) is not a formal level of administration, but nevertheless enjoys rights similar to a regular district.

Recent changes in administrative divisions

Date Before After Note
2000-06-13 Wuqing County Wuqing District upgraded
2001-03-22 Baodi County Baodi District upgraded
2009-10-21 Tanggu District Binhai New Area merged & established
Hangu District Binhai New Area merged & established
Dagang District Binhai New Area merged & established

Historical divisions

ROC (1911-1949)

County / City Present division
Tianjin City
天津市
Heping, Hexi, Hebei,
Nankai, Hedong, Hongqiao
Tianjin County
天津縣
Jinnan, Dongli, Xiqing, Beichen
Wuqing County
武清縣
Wuqing
Baodi County
寶坻縣
Baodi
Jinghai County
靜海縣
Jinghai County, Binhai
Ninghe County
寧河縣
Ninghe County, Binhai
Ji County
薊縣
Ji County

References