Shanxi
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Shanxi is a provincial-level division (province) of the People's Republic of China, with administrative division code 140000.

## Administrative status

Shanxi is a provincial-level division of the People's Republic of China[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

11 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Taiyuan](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-taiyuan.html) (prefecture-level city, 140100)
- [Datong](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-datong.html) (prefecture-level city, 140200)
- [Yangquan](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yangquan.html) (prefecture-level city, 140300)
- [Changzhi](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-changzhi.html) (prefecture-level city, 140400)
- [Jincheng](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jincheng.html) (prefecture-level city, 140500)
- [Shuozhou](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-shuozhou.html) (prefecture-level city, 140600)
- [Jinzhong](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jinzhong.html) (prefecture-level city, 140700)
- [Yuncheng](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yuncheng.html) (prefecture-level city, 140800)
- [Xinzhou](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-xinzhou.html) (prefecture-level city, 140900)
- [Linfen](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-linfen.html) (prefecture-level city, 141000)
- [Lüliang](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-luliang.html) (prefecture-level city, 141100)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 140000[^mca2023]
- Area: 156,000 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 34.92 million (2020)[^wikidata]

## History

- Replaced Chahar Province[^wikidata].
- 1949: replaced Shansi[^wikidata].

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Administrative division https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Contains places: Taiyuan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-taiyuan.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Datong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-datong.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Yangquan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yangquan.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Changzhi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-changzhi.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Jincheng https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jincheng.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Shuozhou https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-shuozhou.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Jinzhong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jinzhong.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Yuncheng https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yuncheng.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Xinzhou https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-xinzhou.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Linfen https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-linfen.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Born here: Zhang Yang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/zhang-yang.html
- Located in: 中国 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/china.html

Mentioned in:
- Zhang Yang https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/zhang-yang.html
- Datong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-datong.html
- Yangquan https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yangquan.html
- Changzhi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-changzhi.html
- Jincheng https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jincheng.html
- Shuozhou https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-shuozhou.html
- Jinzhong https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-jinzhong.html
- Yuncheng https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-yuncheng.html
- Xinzhou https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-xinzhou.html
- Linfen https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/shanxi-linfen.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 140000 山西省
- Wikidata Q46913 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46913
- Shanxi (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanxi
- 山西省（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E8%A5%BF%E7%9C%81