Mingguang (), formerly Jiashan County (), is a

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 divi ...

in the northeast of

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

Province, China, bordering

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

province to the northeast and east. It is under the administration of

Chuzhou Chuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to ...

city.

Geography

Mingguang City is on the north-eastern edge of Anhui Province. The

Huai River The Huai River (), Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in China. It is located about midway between the Yellow River and Yangtze, the two longest rivers and largest drainage basins ...

forms part of its northeast border. Bordering

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there a ...

s are

Lai'an County Lai'an County () is a county in the east of Anhui Province, China, lying between the Yangtze River and the Huai River The Huai River (), formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in China. It is located about midway between the Ye ...

to the southeast,

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to the south,

Dingyuan County Dingyuan County () is a county of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Chuzhou city. History The ancestral home of Li Keqiang, the Premier of the People's Republic of China, was Dingyuan. In December 2011, Taiwan ...

to the southwest,

Fengyang County Fengyang County () is a county in north-central Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Chuzhou, a prefecture-level city. The county was home to 765,600 people as of 2013. Administrative divisions Fengyang County is divided into ...

to the west,

Wuhe County Wuhe may refer to these places in China: * Wuhe County (五河县), in Bengbu, Anhui Towns *Wuhe, Anqing (五河), in Yuexi County, Anhui *Wuhe, Baiyin (五合), in Jingyuan County, Gansu *Wuhe, Wuwei, Gansu (五和), in Wuwei, Gansu *Wuhe, Guangd ...

to the northwest, and, in

, Sihong and

Xuyi Xuyi County () is under the administration of Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China. The southernmost of Huai'an's county-level divisions, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the north and Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south and west. Xuyi is ...

counties.

Climate

Mingguang City lies on the Northern Subtropical Zone. The average temperature of Mingguang City for the whole year is 15 °C. The average annual rainfall is .

Administrative divisions

Nowadays, Longzihu District is divided to 6 subdistricts, 12 towns and 1 township. Location of Chuzhou Prefecture within Anhui (China)

;4 Subdistricts ;12 Towns ;1 Township * Bogang ()

Demographics

Most of the people living in Mingguang City are Han people. According to 2015 data, Mingguang has a total population of 655,000.

Economy

Mingguang's economy relies much on agriculture and its appendages.

Notable people

Wang Daohan () Zu Hai ()-actress Jiang Daoping ()-revolutionary,

Tourism

Nv Shan Geographic Park ()

Education

According to 2016 data, Mingguang City has a total of 187 schools, including elementary schools, secondary schools, and places for higher learning.

References

Chuzhou Cities in Anhui {{Chuzhou-geo-stub