Administrative Divisions
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2000 | 6,386,013 | — |
| 2010 | 7,115,370 | +11.4% |
| Population size may be affected by changes on administrative divisions. | ||
The administrative divisions of Fuzhou have been changed frequently throughout history. From 1983, the Fuzhou current administrative divisions were formed officially, namely, 5 districts and 8 counties respectively. In 1990 and 1994, Fuqing (Hók-chiăng) and Changle (Diòng-lŏ̤h) counties were promoted to county-level cities. Despite these changes, the administrative image of "5 districts and 8 counties" is still held popularly among local residents. Fuzhou's entire area only covers 9.65% of Fujian Province.
The city of Fuzhou has direct jurisdiction over 5 districts (区 qu), 2 county-level cities (市 shi), and 6 counties (县 xian) :
| Map | Name | Chinese characters |
Foochow Romanized |
Population (2010 census) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Districts | 2,921,763 | 1,015.07 | 2878.39 | |||
| ■ Gulou District | 鼓楼区 | Gū-làu | 687,706 | 36.60 | 18,790 | |
| ■ Taijiang District | 台江区 | Dài-gĕng | 446,891 | 18.28 | 24,447 | |
| ■ Cangshan District | 仓山区 | Chŏng-săng | 762,746 | 139.41 | 5,471 | |
| ■ Mawei District | 马尾区 | Mā-muōi | 231,929 | 254.33 | 912 | |
| ■ Jin'an District | 晋安区 | Céng-ăng | 792,491 | 566.45 | 1,399 | |
| Suburban and Rural Counties | 2,276,143 | 8488.27 | 268.15 | |||
| ■ Minhou County | 闽侯县 | Mìng-âu | 662,118 | 2,133.03 | 310 | |
| ■ Lianjiang County | 连江县 | Lièng-gŏng | 561,490 | 1,190.67 | 472 | |
| ■ Luoyuan County | 罗源县 | Lò-nguòng | 207,677 | 1,081.17 | 192 | |
| ■ Minqing County | 闽清县 | Mìng-chiăng | 237,643 | 1,468.90 | 162 | |
| ■ Yongtai County | 永泰县 | Īng-tái | 249,455 | 2,243.41 | 111 | |
| ■ Pingtan County | 平潭县 | Bìng-tàng | 357,760 | 371.09 | 964 | |
| County-level cities | 1,917,464 | 2,649.97 | 723.58 | |||
| ■ Changle City | 长乐市 | Diòng-lŏh | 682,626 | 717.54 | 951 | |
| ■ Fuqing City | 福清市 | Hók-chiăng | 1,234,838 | 1,932.43 | 639 | |
| Total | 7,115,370 | 12,153.31 | 585.47 | |||
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