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Directly-controlled County
A provincial-controlled division (), is an unofficial designation for a type of administrative division of China. Every provincial-controlled divisions is officially considered to be a county-level city or county, but it has more power ''de facto'' because it is directly under the province similar to prefectural-level divisions. List of provincial-controlled divisions Hubei * Tianmen * Xiantao * Qianjiang * Shennongjia Henan * Jiyuan * Gongyi * Ruzhou * Dengzhou * Yongcheng * Huaxian (county) * Changyuan County * Lankao County * Gushi County * Luyi County * Xincai County Xinjiang :Note: all cities are governed by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC, Bintuan) * Shihezi * Aral * Tumxuk * Wujiaqu * Beitun * Tiemenguan * Shuanghe Jilin * Gongzhuling * Meihekou Liaoning * Suizhong County * Changtu County Gansu * Dunhuang * Yumen Hebei * Dingzhou * Xinji Heilongjiang * Suifenhe * Fuyuan County Guizhou * Renhuai * Weining County Anhui * Guangde County * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinjiang Production And Construction Corps
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (), also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("The Corps"), is a state-owned economic and Paramilitary forces of China, paramilitary organization in China, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). In its history, the XPCC has built farms, towns, and cities, provided land and employment to disbanded military units, and re-settled Han Chinese, Han migrants from other parts of China as part of a campaign of sinicization. It operates prisons and publicly traded companies. Function The XPCC has administrative authority over medium-sized cities, settlements and farms in Xinjiang. It provides services such as healthcare, policing, judiciary, and education. Nominally subject to the XUAR, its internal affairs, including city and reclaimed land administration, are separate from that of the Autonomous Region and under direct control of the central government. The XPCC has been described to operate as a "state within a state." History T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumen City
Yumen (, literally, "Jade Gate,") is a city in western Gansu province, China. It is a county-level city with a population of 106,812 (2002 est.), and is part of Jiuquan "prefecture-level city" (a multi-county administrative unit). It is located on the Silk Road and is best known for its oil production. The city's name is often confused with the Yumen Guan or Jade Gate which is the frontier-pass of ancient times, the entrance to the old Silk Roads, which was situated not far to the west of Dunhuang. Although both Yumen City and Yumen Gate are within Jiuquan, the latter is some to the west from the former. In 2014, areas of the city were sealed off after a resident died of the bubonic plague. Districts of the city which house up to 100,000 were turned into quarantine zones. The city allocated 1 million yuan to be used for emergency vaccinations. History The site of Yumen was brought under Chinese control around the end of the 2nd century BCE. Yumen was known as 'Huiji' in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunhuang
Dunhuang () is a county-level city in Northwestern Gansu Province, Western China. According to the 2010 Chinese census, the city has a population of 186,027, though 2019 estimates put the city's population at about 191,800. Dunhuang was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao Caves. Dunhuang is situated in an oasis containing Crescent Lake and Mingsha Shan (, meaning "Singing-Sand Mountain"), named after the sound of the wind whipping off the dunes, the singing sand phenomenon. Dunhuang commands a strategic position at the crossroads of the ancient Southern Silk Route and the main road leading from India via Lhasa to Mongolia and Southern Siberia, and also controls the entrance to the narrow Hexi Corridor, which leads straight to the heart of the north Chinese plains and the ancient capitals of Chang'an (today known as Xi'an) and Luoyang. Administratively, the county-level city of Dunhuang is part of the prefecture-level city of Jiuquan. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changtu County
Changtu County () is a county in the northeast of Liaoning province, China, bordering Jilin to the northeast and Inner Mongolia in the northwest. It is under the administration of Tieling City, the downtown of which lies to the south-southwest, and is southwest of Siping, Jilin. It is served by both China National Highway 102 and G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway. Administrative divisions There are 33 towns under the county's administration. Towns: * () * () * () * () * () * () * Quantou () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * () * Daxing () * () * () Demographics As of 2019, Changtu County has a population of 984,226 people, of which 29.89% lived in urban settlements, and the remaining 70.11% lived in rural ones. Of this population, 50.5% was male, 49.5% was female, 13.11% were aged 17 and under, 20.05% were between 18 and 34 years old, 43.68% were between 35 and 59, and the remaining 23.16% were aged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suizhong County
Suizhong County () is a county of southwestern Liaoning, People's Republic of China. It is located on the northern coast of the Bohai Sea and is the southernmost county of Huludao City (as well as non-peninsular Liaoning), bordering Hebei to the southwest. The county has an area of , a population of 640,000, and is an economically important region within Huludao. Suizhong is the home of the first Chinese citizen to travel in space, Yang Liwei. Administrative divisions There are 14 towns, five townships, and six ethnic townships in the county. Climate Suizhong County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ... ''Dwa''), with cold, very dry, and rather long winters, and hot, humid summers; a majority of the annual r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meihekou
Meihekou () is a city of 600,000 in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is a regional transport hub, connecting three railway lines, all of which are single track, and 2 national highways. The city is also a major lorry transshipment point in the region as it is also the junction of two trunk roads, connected to Liaoyuan in the northwest. The city is administratively a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Tonghua, and is its northernmost county-level division. Geography Meihekou is located in southwestern Jilin province at latitudes 42° 08' to 43° 02' N and longitudes 125° 15' to 126° 03' E, stretching north−south and west−east. It is situated in the western foothills of the Changbai Mountains and on the upper reaches of the Huifa River (). Bordering county-level divisions are Huinan County to the east, Liuhe County to the south and southeast, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (Liaoning) to the southwest, Dongfeng County to the west and northwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongzhuling
Gongzhuling () is a county-level city under the administration of Changchun. It is located in central Jilin province of Northeast China, halfway between Siping and Changchun, along the main railway line in the Northeast. Major employers in the city include Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, located on the north side of the railway and several factories which manufacture auto parts. There is major military presence in the area, including a PLA base and a military airport. Administrative divisions Subdistricts: * Dongsan Subdistrict (), Tiebei Subdistrict (), Lingdong Subdistrict (), Henan Subdistrict (), Hebei Subdistrict () Towns: * Fanjiatun (), Xiangshui (), Liufangzi (), Heilinzi (), Daling (), Huaide (), Shuangchengbao (), Qinjiatun (), Ershijiazi Manchu Ethnic Town (), Sangshutai (), Nanwaizi (), Yangdachengzi (), Bawu (), Taojiatun (), Bolichengzi (), Chaoyangpo (), Dayushu (), Maochengzi (), Shiwu () Townships: * Shuangyushu Township (), Yulin Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuanghe
Shuanghe is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is located east of Bole City and southwest of Alashankou and the border with Kazakhstan. Shuanghe governs an area of and has a population of 53,800. Name The name Shuanghe means "two rivers", referring to the Bortala River and Jing River (Tsingho) (). It is named after the Tang dynasty administrative division Shuanghe Dudufu (), which was established in the area in 658 AD. History The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the Fifth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). In January 2014, the State Council of China approved the establishment of Shuanghe City and the city was formally established on 26 February 2014. Shuanghe is the seventh city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu Wujiaqu is a sub-prefecture-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, about nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiemenguan City
Tiemenguan is a county-level city in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It is located west of Korla and southwest of the regional capital Ürümqi. The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the Second Agricultural Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), which were converted to a city in December 2012, when the State Council of China approved the establishment of Tiemenguan City. It is the sixth city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu and Beitun. Like the other cities, it is a county-level city directly administered by Xinjiang Autonomous Region without an intervening prefectural government. The city is named after the nearby Iron Gate Pass The Iron Gate Pass connects the Yanqi Basin and the Tarim Basin in central Xinjiang, China. The pass follows the gorge of the kaidu River. The main settlements linked by the pass are the town of Yanqi in the Yanqi Hui Autonomous County to the n ... (Tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beitun, Xinjiang
Beitun is a city in the north of Xinjiang, China. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the direct administration of the regional government, though it is geographically located in Altay Prefecture. Overview Beitun was established on 28 December 2011, making it the youngest city in China at the time, later replaced by Sansha, which was established in 2012. It was established from portions of Altay City. Beitun covers an area of , has a population of 76,300, and is located on the Irtysh River. Its name comes from the accolade "China's northernmost cultivation land" (). Transportation As a terminus of the Kuytun–Beitun Railway, Beitun is an important transportation hub between Mongolia, northern Xinjiang, and Kazakhstan. Beitun Station, located a few kilometers southwest of the city center (), has direct passenger railway service from Urumqi. An extension of this railway toward Altay City Altay is a county-level city in Altay Prefecture within Ili Kaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wujiaqu
Wujiaqu is a sub-prefecture-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, about north of Ürümqi. Demographics As of 2015, 89,695 (96.4%) of the 93,058 residents of the city were Han Chinese, 1,926 (2.1%) were Hui people, Hui and 1,437 were from other ethnic groups. Wujiaqu's population is around 96,000 and predominantly Han Chinese according to the 2010 census. There are also Hui people, Hui and various other minorities. ;Population by ethnicity – 2010 census ;Population by ethnicity – 2018 census See also *Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps References Populated places in Xinjiang Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps County-level divisions of Xinjiang Wujiaqu, {{Xinjiang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
