List of administrative divisions of Hainan

Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities DistrictsEthnic districts Banners (Hoxu)Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National central cities History: before 1912, 1912–49, 1949–present Hainan uses a slightly different administrative system from other administrative regions of China.

In Hainan, nearly all county-level divisions (the eight districts excepted) come directly under the province.

This method of division is due to Hainan's relatively sparse population.

However, it is planned that the counties and cities in Hainan (excluding Sansha) would be merged into five city-level cities, just like those in mainland China.