Administrative divisions
Tianjin is divided into 18 county-level divisions, including 15 districts and 3 counties.
Six of the districts govern the urban area of Tianjin:
- Heping District (Hanyu Pinyin: Heping Qu)
- Hexi District ( Hexi Qu)
- Hebei District (Hebei Qu)
- Nankai District ( Nankai Qu)
- Hedong District (Hedong Qu)
- Hongqiao District (Hongqiao Qu)
Three of the districts govern towns and harbours along the seacoast:
- Tanggu District (Tanggu Qu)
- Hangu District (Hangu Qu)
- Dagang District (Dagang Qu)
Six of the districts govern satellite towns and rural areas close to the urban center:
- Jinnan District (Jinnan Qu )
- Dongli District (Dongli Qu)
- Xiqing District (Xiqing Qu)
- Beichen District (Beichen Qu)
- Baodi District (Baodi Qu ) Baodi County before 2001
- Wuqing District (Wuqing Qu ) Wuqing County before 2000
The three counties govern towns and rural areas further away from the urban center:
- Ji County
- Jinghai County
- Ninghe County
In addition, the Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) is not a formal level of administration, but nevertheless enjoys rights similar to a regular district.
These districts and counties are further subdivided into 241 township-level divisions, including 120 towns, 18 townships, 2 ethnic townships and 101 subdistricts.
