Wubei Zhi (Vol. 82)

The Southern Metropolitan Area consists of fourteen prefectures: Yingtian, Fengyang, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Luzhou, Anqing, Taiping, Ningguo, Chizhou, and Huizhou. Under their jurisdiction are 13 departments zhou mid-level administrative divisions and 88 counties xian basic-level administrative divisions. Additionally, there are 4 departments: Guangde, He, Chu, and Xu, which govern 8 counties. In total, there are 14 prefectures, 17 departments, and 96 counties.

The household count in the 26th year of Hongwu 1393 AD was 1,912,914. In the 4th year of Hongzhi 1491 AD, it was 1,511,843. In the 6th year of Wanli 1578 AD, it was 2,069,067.

The population count in the 26th year of Hongwu was 10,755,938. In the 4th year of Hongzhi, it was 7,8...