Anzhou District () formerly An County is a
district
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of the city of
Mianyang
Mianyang (; formerly known as Mienchow) is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Located in north-central Sichuan covering an area of consisting of Jiangyou, a county-level city, five counties, and thr ...
, in northeastern
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
province, China.
It has an area of and a population of 440,000.
Administrative divisions
Anzhou has 15
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and three
townships
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.
Profile of An County
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*Towns:
**Huagai (花荄镇)
**Sangzao (桑枣镇)
**Huangtu (黄土镇)
**Tashui (塔水镇)
**Xiushui (秀水镇)
**Heqing (河清镇)
**Jiepai (界牌镇)
**Yonghe (永河镇)
**Jushui (睢水镇)
**Qingquan (清泉镇)
**Baolin (宝林镇)
**Feishui (沸水镇)
**Xiaoba (晓坝镇)
**Lexing (乐兴镇)
**Qianfo (千佛镇)
*Townships:
**Xingren (兴仁乡)
**Gaochuan (高川乡)
**Yingxin (迎新乡)
Climate
References
External links
Official website of Anzhou Government
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Districts of Sichuan
Mianyang