在郧阳抚治两百多年的历史中,可以分为郧阳抚治的暂设阶段与郧阳抚治的定设阶段,相应的辖区可以分为暂设辖区与定设辖区;根据管辖目标的不同,可以分为基本辖区和特殊辖区两类。基本辖区内实施军事、民事、政事等全面管理,其范围有一个扩展过程,并逐步形成“五府一州”的稳定格局;不同时期的特殊辖区则是由湖广行都司实施的单一的军事管辖,并统归郧阳抚治治下,是明清督抚辖区中特殊性的一类;在分析不同性质辖区演变的基础上,对历史上郧阳抚治辖区的六府说、七府说、八府说提出了新的见解。 Yunyang strives for more than 200 years of history, can be divided into tentative stage of Yunyang Fushu governance and Yunyang Fushu set stage, the corresponding area can be divided into temporary area and the fixed area; according to jurisdiction Different goals, can be divided into two types of basic area and special area. The basic area of ​​the implementation of the military, civil, political and other comprehensive management, the scope of an expansion process, and gradually form a “five prefectures and one state” of the stable pattern; different periods of special jurisdiction is implemented by the Secretary for Lake Canton line of a single Military jurisdiction, and under the rule of Yunyang care and treatment, is a particular category of governors in the Ming and Qing dynasties. On the basis of analyzing the evolution of jurisdictions of different nature, Said that eight House said put forward new ideas.