Administrative Divisions
| Map | # | Name | Administrative Seat | Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin |
Population (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — Sub-provincial city — | |||||
| 9 | Guangzhou | Yuexiu District | 广州市 Guǎngzhōu Shì |
12,700,800 | |
| 21 | Shenzhen | Futian District | 深圳市 Shēnzhèn Shì |
10,357,938 | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |||||
| 1 | Qingyuan | Qingcheng District | 清远市 Qīngyuǎn Shì |
3,698,394 | |
| 2 | Shaoguan | Zhenjiang District | 韶关市 Sháoguān Shì |
2,826,612 | |
| 3 | Heyuan | Yuancheng District | 河源市 Héyuán Shì |
2,953,019 | |
| 4 | Meizhou | Meijiang District | 梅州市 Méizhōu Shì |
4,240,139 | |
| 5 | Chaozhou | Fengxi District | 潮州市 Cháozhōu Shì |
2,669,844 | |
| 6 | Zhaoqing | Duanzhou District | 肇庆市 Zhàoqìng Shì |
3,918,085 | |
| 7 | Yunfu | Yuncheng District | 云浮市 Yúnfú Shì |
2,360,128 | |
| 8 | Foshan | Chancheng District | 佛山市 Fóshān Shì |
7,194,311 | |
| 10 | Dongguan | Dongguan |
东莞市 Dōngguǎn Shì |
8,220,237 | |
| 11 | Huizhou | Huicheng District | 惠州市 Hùizhōu Shì |
4,597,002 | |
| 12 | Shanwei | Chengqu District | 汕尾市 Shànwěi Shì |
2,935,717 | |
| 13 | Jieyang | Rongcheng District | 揭阳市 Jiēyáng Shì |
5,877,025 | |
| 14 | Shantou | Jinping District | 汕头市 Shàntóu Shì |
5,391,028 | |
| 15 | Zhanjiang | Chikan District | 湛江市 Zhànjiāng Shì |
6,993,304 | |
| 16 | Maoming | Maonan District | 茂名市 Màomíng Shì |
5,817,753 | |
| 17 | Yangjiang | Jiangcheng District | 阳江市 Yángjiāng Shì |
2,421,812 | |
| 18 | Jiangmen | Pengjiang District | 江门市 Jiāngmén Shì |
4,448,871 | |
| 19 | Zhongshan | Zhongshan |
中山市 Zhōngshān Shì |
3,120,884 | |
| 20 | Zhuhai | Xiangzhou District | 珠海市 Zhūhǎi Shì |
1,560,229 | |
The above division govern, in total, 49 districts, 30 county-level cities, 42 counties, and three autonomous counties. For county-level divisions, see the list of administrative divisions of Guangdong.
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