Shanxi

Administrative status

Shanxi is a provincial-level division of the People's Republic of China^[1].

Subdivisions

11 county-level or higher divisions^[1]:

• Taiyuan (prefecture-level city, 140100)
• Datong (prefecture-level city, 140200)
• Yangquan (prefecture-level city, 140300)
• Changzhi (prefecture-level city, 140400)
• Jincheng (prefecture-level city, 140500)
• Shuozhou (prefecture-level city, 140600)
• Jinzhong (prefecture-level city, 140700)
• Yuncheng (prefecture-level city, 140800)
• Xinzhou (prefecture-level city, 140900)
• Linfen (prefecture-level city, 141000)
• Lüliang (prefecture-level city, 141100)

Basic facts

• Administrative division code: 140000^[1]
• Area: 156,000 km²^[2]
• Population: 34.92 million (2020)^[2]

History

• Replaced Chahar Province^[2].
• 1949: replaced Shansi^[2].