| 1-1 行 政 区 划 | ||||||||||
| Administrative Division | ||||||||||
| 单位:个 | (unit) | |||||||||
| 年 份 | 市州 | 地州数 | 地级市 | 县级市 | 县 数 | 市辖区数 | 镇 数 | 乡 数 | ||
| Number | Number of | Number of | Districts Under | |||||||
| of | Cities at | Cities at | Number of | the Jurisdiction | Number | Number | ||||
| Year | Cities | Prefecture | Prefectural | County | Counties | of Cities at | of | of | ||
| and A.P | and | Level | Level | Prefectural | Towns | Township | ||||
| A.P | Level | |||||||||
| 1978 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 90 | 13 | 154 | 3295 | |||
| 1980 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 90 | 22 | 155 | 3321 | |||
| 1985 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 84 | 27 | 544 | 3011 | |||
| 1986 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 82 | 27 | 581 | 2895 | |||
| 1987 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 80 | 26 | 585 | 2903 | |||
| 1988 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 30 | 596 | 2889 | |||
| 1989 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 30 | 621 | 2807 | |||
| 1990 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 78 | 29 | 628 | 2801 | |||
| 1991 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 78 | 29 | 639 | 2784 | |||
| 1992 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 77 | 26 | 663 | 2773 | |||
| 1993 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 76 | 26 | 748 | 2689 | |||
| 1994 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 74 | 28 | 769 | 2658 | |||
| 1995 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 30 | 899 | 1406 | |||
| 1996 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 32 | 950 | 1360 | |||
| 1997 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 72 | 32 | 979 | 1327 | |||
| 1998 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 72 | 33 | 1001 | 1350 | |||
| 1999 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1023 | 1330 | |||
| 2000 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1055 | 1310 | |||
| 2001 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1087 | 1275 | |||
| 2002 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1097 | 1257 | |||
| 2003 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1098 | 1264 | |||
| 2004 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1098 | 1244 | |||
| 2005 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1089 | 1087 | |||
| 2006 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1091 | 1085 | |||
| 2007 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1095 | 1071 | |||
| 2008 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 34 | 1101 | 1063 | |||
| 长沙市 | Changsha City | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 30 | |||
| 株洲市 | Zhuzhou City | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 43 | |||
| 湘潭市 | Xiangtan City | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 21 | |||
| 衡阳市 | Hengyang City | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 111 | 72 | |||
| 邵阳市 | Shaoyang City | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 96 | 101 | |||
| 岳阳市 | Yueyang City | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 61 | |||
| 常德市 | Changde City | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 100 | |||
| 张家界市 | Zhangjiajie City | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 62 | ||||
| 益阳市 | Yiyang City | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 16 | |||
| 郴州市 | Chenzhou City | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 86 | 164 | |||
| 永州市 | Yongzhou City | 1 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 81 | ||||
| 怀化市 | Huaihua City | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 87 | 200 | |||
| 娄底市 | Loudi City | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 22 | |||
| 湘西土家族 | West Hunan | 1 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 90 | ||||
| 苗族自治州 | Tujia and Miao A.P | |||||||||
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