[4][5][6] These are further divided into 54 township-level divisions, including 36 towns, 11 townships and 7 subdistricts.

As a prefecture-level city Suizhou has a short history with its current status only granted by the State Council in June 2000.

pre-diocesan Apostolic Prefecture of Suixian (隨縣) which is exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See (and its missionary Dicastery for Evangelization), not part of any ecclesiastical province.

It was established on 1937.06.17 as Apostolic Prefecture of Suixian (隨縣) / Suihsien / Suihsienen(sis) (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the Apostolic Vicariate of Hankou (漢口).

It is vacant since 1951, without apostolic administrator since 1981, having had only the following incumbents : Suizhou is served by the Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway.