Administrative Divisions
Hebei is made up of 11 prefecture-level divisions, which are all prefecture-level cities:
| Map | # | Name | Administrative Seat | Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin |
Population (2010) |
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| 1 | Shijiazhuang | Chang'an District | 石家庄市 Shíjiāzhuāng Shì |
10,163,788 | |
| 2 | Baoding | Xinshi District | 保定市 Bǎodìng Shì |
11,194,379 | |
| 3 | Cangzhou | Yunhe District | 沧州市 Cāngzhōu Shì |
7,134,053 | |
| 4 | Chengde | Shuangqiao District | 承德市 Chéngdé Shì |
3,473,197 | |
| 5 | Handan | Congtai District | 邯鄲市 Hándān Shì |
9,174,679 | |
| 6 | Hengshui | Taocheng District | 衡水市 Héngshǔi Shì |
4,340,773 | |
| 7 | Langfang | Anci District | 廊坊市 Lángfāng Shì |
4,358,839 | |
| 8 | Qinhuangdao | Haigang District | 秦皇島市 Qínhuángdǎo Shì |
2,987,605 | |
| 9 | Tangshan | Lunan District | 唐山市 Tángshān Shì |
7,577,284 | |
| 10 | Xingtai | Qiaodong District | 邢台市 Xíngtái Shì |
7,104,114 | |
| 11 | Zhangjiakou | Qiaoxi District | 张家口市 Zhāngjiākǒu Shì |
4,345,491 | |
These are subdivided into 172 county-level divisions (22 county-level cities, 108 counties, 6 autonomous counties and 36 districts). Those are, in turn, divided into 2207 township-level divisions (1 district public office, 937 towns, 979 townships, 55 ethnic townships, and 235 subdistricts).
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