Sichuan

Administrative status

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

Subdivisions

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

• Chengdu (prefecture-level city, 510100)
• Zigong (prefecture-level city, 510300)
• Panzhihua (prefecture-level city, 510400)
• Luzhou (prefecture-level city, 510500)
• Deyang (prefecture-level city, 510600)
• Mianyang (prefecture-level city, 510700)
• Guangyuan (prefecture-level city, 510800)
• Suining (prefecture-level city, 510900)
• Neijiang (prefecture-level city, 511000)
• Leshan (prefecture-level city, 511100)
• Nanchong (prefecture-level city, 511300)
• Meishan (prefecture-level city, 511400)
• Yibin (prefecture-level city, 511500)
• Guang'an (prefecture-level city, 511600)
• Dazhou (prefecture-level city, 511700)
• Ya'an (prefecture-level city, 511800)
• Bazhong (prefecture-level city, 511900)
• Ziyang (prefecture-level city, 512000)
• Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 513200)
• Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 513300)
• Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture (autonomous prefecture, 513400)

Basic facts

• Administrative division code: 510000^[1]
• Area: 485,000 km²^[2]
• Population: 83.67 million (2020)^[2]

History

• 7 August 1952: established^[2].
• Replaced Xikang^[2].
• Replaced Chuanxi^[2].
• Replaced Chuannan^[2].
• Replaced Chuandong^[2].
• Replaced Chuanbei^[2].