The
administrative divisions of
Hebei, a
province of the
People's Republic of China, consists of prefecture-level divisions subdivided into county-level divisions then subdivided into township-level divisions.
Administrative divisions
All of these administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at
Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...
. This chart lists only prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Hebei.
Recent changes in administrative divisions
Population composition
Prefectures
Counties
Drafted and proposed cities
Hebei is planning to re-organise the administrative divisions with an addition of three new prefecture-level cities, all to be located adjacent to Beijing and named in regard to their position with respect to the national capital:
*Jingbei (, meaning "North of Capital") will be carved from two counties in
Zhangjiakou:
Huailai
Huailai () is a county in northwestern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiakou.
Huailai County is a center for grape wine production, with the China Great Wall Wine Company ...
and
Zhuolu
*Jingnan (, meaning "South of Capital") will compose of a county-level city in
Baoding:
Zhuozhou
*Jingdong ( meaning "East of Capital") will consist of three county-level administrative divisions in today's
Langfang:
Sanhe,
Xianghe, and
Dachang (Hui). They currently comprise the exclave situated between Beijing and Tianjin.
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References
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