How many cities are there in Chongqing?

How many cities are there in Chongqing? Revealing the secrets of Chongqing’s administrative divisions and recent hot topics

As one of China's four major municipalities, Chongqing's unique administrative divisions often arouse public curiosity. This article will combine Chongqing’s administrative structure and the hot topics on the entire network in the past 10 days (as of October 2023), and use structured data to analyze it for you.

1. Core data of Chongqing administrative divisions

Chongqing has jurisdiction over 26 districts, 8 counties, and 4 autonomous counties, and there are no "city"-level administrative units. The following is a detailed classification:

2. Recent hot topics related to Chongqing (last 10 days)

Through searching the entire Internet, we sorted out the following popular content:

3. Analysis of common misunderstandings about Chongqing’s administrative divisions

1.Misunderstanding:Chongqing has jurisdiction over multiple "cities"
fact:As a municipality directly under the Central Government, Chongqing’s subordinate units are districts and counties, and there is no prefecture-level city or county-level city organization.

2.Misunderstanding:Wanzhou, Fuling, etc. were once prefecture-level cities
fact:It was a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province before direct administration in 1997, and is now a district under the jurisdiction of Chongqing Municipality. The administrative code has been changed.

4. Comparison of Chongqing’s characteristic administration (vs. other municipalities)

5. Why does Chongqing not have a “city”?

1.Legal basis:Article 30 of the Constitution stipulates that municipalities directly have jurisdiction over districts and counties;
2.Management efficiency:Reduce administrative levels and implement three-level management of "municipality-district-county-township";
3.Historical evolution:In 1997, many prefecture-level units in the eastern part of the former Sichuan Province were integrated into the direct jurisdiction.

Conclusion:As the largest municipality directly under the Central Government, Chongqing’s “cityless” feature is a unique case of administrative divisions in China. The recent popularity of tourism and infrastructure topics demonstrates the continued appeal of this 3D magical city.