Beihai has jurisdiction over Haicheng district,Yinghai district, Tieshan port district and Hepu county including 27 towns or townships , 5 subdistricts, 87 neighbourhood commissions , 343 villager commissions and 6630 villager squads.

Three towns are under Haicheng district, they are Weizhou, Jinghai, Yima. The district has 5 subdistrict offices (East street, Midstreet, West street, Haijiao and Dijiao) with 51 neighbourhood commissions, 20 villager commissions, 250 villager squads and its total area is 140 square kilometers.

Yinghai district governs 5 towns ( Gaode, Xidang, Xiantian, Qiao port and Fucheng) including 7 neighbourhood commissions, 39 villager commissions and 693 villager squads, with the total area of 423 square kilometers.

Tieshan port district governs 3 towns. They are Nankang, Yingpang and Xinggang .The district has 3 neighbourhood commissions, 39 villager commissions and 878 villager squads with the total area of 394 square kilometers.

Hepu county governs 16 towns or townships. They are Quzhang, Cross street , Star Island lake, Lianzhou town, Dangjiang town, Shagang town, Xichang town, Wujia town, Shiwan town, Changle town, Zhakou town, Gongguan town, Baisha town, Shankou town and Shatian town. 26 neighbourhood commissions, 245 villager commissions and 4609 villager squads are included. The total area is 2380 square kilometers.