Counties, Cities and Provinces along the Yangtze River in China

Provinces (11)

The Yangtze River flows through the following provinces and municipalities from west to east:
  1. Qinghai (source)
  2. Tibet (upper reaches)
  3. Sichuan (Panzhihua, Yibin, Luzhou, etc.)
  4. Chongqing (main city, Fuling, Wanzhou, etc.)
  5. Hubei (Yichang, Jingzhou, Wuhan, Huangshi, etc.)
  6. Hunan (Yueyang, at the confluence of Dongting Lake and the Yangtze)
  7. Jiangxi (Jiujiang, the mid-lower reaches dividing point)
  8. Anhui (Anqing, Chizhou, Tongling, Wuhu, Ma’anshan, etc.)
  9. Jiangsu (Nanjing, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Nantong, etc.)
  10. Shanghai (Yangtze River estuary, mainly Chongming District)

Prefecture-level Cities and Counties/County-level Cities (Partial List)

Upper Reaches (Sichuan-Chongqing)

  • Sichuan: Panzhihua (Yanbian County), Yibin (Cuiping District, Nanxi District), Luzhou (Jiangyang District, Naxi District)
  • Chongqing: Main city (Yuzhong District, Jiangbei District), Fuling District, Wanzhou District

Middle Reaches (Hubei-Hunan-Jiangxi)

  • Hubei: Yichang (Zhijiang City, Yidou City), Jingzhou (Gong’an County, Shishou City), Wuhan (Wuchang District, Hongshan District), Huanggang (Tuanfeng County, Qichun County), Ezhou (Huarong District), Huangshi (Yangxin County)
  • Hunan: Yueyang (Yueyanglou District, Linxiang City, Huarong County)
  • Jiangxi: Jiujiang (Xunyang District, Hukou County, Pengze County)

Lower Reaches (Anhui-Jiangsu-Shanghai)

  • Anhui: Anqing (Yingjiang District, Susong County), Chizhou (Guichi District, Dongzhi County), Tongling (Zongyang County), Wuhu (Jinghu District, Wuwei City), Ma’anshan (Hexian County, Dangtu County)
  • Jiangsu: Nanjing (Gulou District, Qixia District), Yangzhou (Guangling District, Yizheng City), Zhenjiang (Jingkou District, Yangzhong City), Taizhou (Gaogang District, Taixing City), Changzhou (Xinbei District), Wuxi (Jiangyin City), Suzhou (Zhangjiagang City, Taicang City), Nantong (Chongchuan District, Haimen City)
  • Shanghai: Chongming District (main island at the Yangtze River estuary)

Note

  • Core cities in the Yangtze River Delta: Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nantong, Hangzhou, Ningbo, etc. (including some not directly along the main stream but within the basin)
  • Economically strong counties: Jiangsu’s Zhangjiagang and Jiangyin, Zhejiang’s Tongxiang are among the top 100 counties along the Yangtze River.