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Gaocheng () is one of eight
districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the prefecture-level city of
Shijiazhuang Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...
, the capital of Hebei Province, North
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River (). The city has a total area of and in 2010 had a population of 743,000.Gaocheng overview
, from the official government page


History

In 113 BCE, during the Western Han Dynasty, Cheng County () was established, and renamed as Gaocheng County () during the Yuan Dynasty. The present county-level was established in July 1989.


Administrative divisions

There are 13 towns and 1 township.Geographic information
, from the official government page
Towns: *
Lianzhou Lianzhou (), formerly Lian County or Lianxian ( postal: Linhsien; ), is a county-level city in northern Guangdong Province, China, and is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Qingyuan. It is known as the host cit ...
(), Gangshang (),
Nandong Nandong () is a township-level division of Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). After ...
(), Xing'an (), Nanmeng (),
Meihua ''Prunus mume'' is an East Asian and Southeast Asian tree species classified in the ''Armeniaca'' section of the genus ''Prunus'' subgenus ''Prunus''. Its common names include Chinese plum, Japanese plum, and Japanese apricot. The flower, lon ...
(), Chang'an (),
Zengcun Zengcun () is a township-level division of Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. The Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is located next to the town. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level ...
(), Xiguan (),
Zhangjiazhuang Zhangjiazhuang () is a township-level division of Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). A ...
(),
Jiashizhuang Jiashizhuang () is a town under the administration of Gaocheng in southwestern Hebei province, China, located southeast of downtown Gaocheng. , it has 10 villages under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei Th ...
(), Qiutou (), Nanying () Townships: *
Jiumen Hui Ethnic Township Jiumen Hui Ethnic Township () is an ethnic township under the administration of Gaocheng City in southwestern Hebei province, China, located about northwest of downtown Gaocheng. , it has 13 villages under its administration. See also *List of t ...
()


Climate


Transport

* Shijiazhuang−Dezhou railway * G1811 Huanghua−Shijiazhuang Expressway * China National Highway 307


References


External links


Gaocheng Window
official government page County-level divisions of Hebei Shijiazhuang {{Shijiazhuang-geo-stub