Lanxi, alternately known as Lanchi and Lanki, is a

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under the administration of the

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Jinhua , alternately romanized as Kinhwa, is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, ...

in west-central

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

, east-central China. The city executive, legislature and

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are at Lanjiang Subdistrict (), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The town lies on the

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(Lanjiang), a tributary of the

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, both north-flowing; the Fuchun River empties into

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Population history

Administration

Towns ()

* Huangdian () *

Zhuge Zhuge in Chinese, Jegal in Korean, Gia Cát in Vietnamese or Morokuzu in Japanese is a compound surname in East Asia. It is ranked 314th in ''Hundred Family Surnames'' in China. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture ...

() * Majian () * Youbu () Notice that Lanjiang Zhen had been cancelled and changed into Lanjiang Jiedao.

Subdistricts ()

* Lanjiang () * Chixi () * Nyubu () Notice that some of the area of Nyubu had been accepted by Lanjiang Jiedao. * Yunshan () * Yongchang () * Shanghua ()

Townships ()

* Shuiting ''She'' Ethnic Township ()

Famous Villages

Zhuge Village Zhuge Village or Zhugecun () is a historic village located in Zhuge town (), Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China. Originally called Gaolong (), the village changed its name to Zhuge during the Ming Dynasty due to the prevalence of the Zhuge s ...

Climate

References

External links

TRAVELZHEJIANG
- The Official Travel Guide of Zhejiang Province {{Authority control County-level cities in Zhejiang Geography of Jinhua