茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)在先秦時(shi)期屬南越(境內高(gao)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)一帶屬西甌)。茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)秦朝時(shi)分屬象郡(jun)和南海郡(jun)。東(dong)漢時(shi)屬交州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)。隋(sui)唐(tang)(tang),隋(sui)朝開皇十八年(nian)(598年(nian)),先用潘茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)其名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)命名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)縣(xian)(xian),唐(tang)(tang)太(tai)宗(zong)貞(zhen)觀(guan)十八年(nian)(644年(nian))又把(ba)南宕州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)以(yi)潘茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)的姓命名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)潘州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou)。中國以(yi)道士之姓設(she)州(zhou)(zhou)(zhou),以(yi)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)設(she)縣(xian)(xian),唯有潘茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)一個。1959年(nian)3月(yue)22日,國務院(yuan)決定(ding)設(she)立茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)市(縣(xian)(xian)級)。1959年(nian)5月(yue)9日,茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)工礦區(qu)市更名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)為茂(mao)(mao)名(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)(ming)市,市政府設(she)在城區(qu)河(he)西。1975年(nian)升格(ge)為地級市,1983年(nian)實行市管縣(xian)(xian)體制(zhi)。
截至2021年(nian)12月31日(ri),茂(mao)名市(shi)(shi)轄(xia)茂(mao)南、電白2個(ge)市(shi)(shi)轄(xia)區,代管高州、化州、信宜3個(ge)縣級市(shi)(shi)。
序號 | 縣(市、區) | 街道、鎮 |
1 | 茂南區(8街道9鎮) | 紅旗街道、河西街道、河東街道、露天礦街道、新華街道、官渡街道、站前街道、城南街道、金塘鎮、公館鎮、新坡鎮、鎮盛鎮、鰲頭鎮、袂花鎮、高山鎮、山閣鎮、羊角鎮 |
2 | 電白區(5街道19鎮) | 南海街道、高地街道、水東街道、電海街道、陳村街道、馬踏鎮、嶺門鎮、坡心鎮、七逕鎮、樹仔鎮、沙院鎮、麻崗鎮、旦場鎮、小良鎮、霞洞鎮、觀珠鎮、沙瑯鎮、黃嶺鎮、望夫鎮、羅坑鎮、那霍鎮、博賀鎮、林頭鎮、電城鎮 |
3 | 高州市(5街道23鎮) | 石仔嶺街道、山美街道、金山街道、潘州街道、寶光街道、謝雞鎮、新垌鎮、云潭鎮、分界鎮、根子鎮、泗水鎮、鎮江鎮、沙田鎮、南塘鎮、荷花鎮、石板鎮、大井鎮、潭頭鎮、大坡鎮、平山鎮、深鎮鎮、馬貴鎮、古丁鎮、曹江鎮、荷塘鎮、石鼓鎮、東岸鎮、長坡鎮 |
4 | 化州市(6街道17鎮) | 河西街道、東山街道、下郭街道、南盛街道、石灣街道、鑒江街道、長岐鎮、同慶鎮、楊梅鎮、良光鎮、笪橋鎮、麗崗鎮、新安鎮、官橋鎮、林塵鎮、合江鎮、那務鎮、播揚鎮、寶圩鎮、平定鎮、文樓鎮、江湖鎮、中垌鎮 |
5 | 信宜市(1街道18鎮) | 東鎮街道、鎮隆鎮、水口鎮、丁堡鎮、池洞鎮、貴子鎮、懷鄉鎮、茶山鎮、洪冠鎮、白石鎮、大成鎮、錢排鎮、合水鎮、新寶鎮、平塘鎮、思賀鎮、金垌鎮、朱砂鎮、北界鎮 |
地名 | 駐地 | 行政區劃代碼 | 區號 | 郵編 | 車牌代碼 |
茂名市 | 茂南區 | 440900 | 0668 | 525000 | 粵K |
茂南區 | 城南街道 | 440902 | 0668 | 525000 | 粵K |
電白區 | 水東街道 | 440904 | 0668 | 525400 | 粵K |
高州市 | 潘州街道 | 440981 | 0668 | 525200 | 粵K |
化州市 | 鑒江街道 | 440982 | 0668 | 525100 | 粵K |
信宜市 | 東鎮街道 | 440983 | 0668 | 525300 | 粵K |