Linzhou (), formerly Lin County or Linxian (()), 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 county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
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Anyang
Anyang (; ) is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively.
It ...
,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...
, China. Adjacent to Shanxi Province and Hebei Province, it is located in the north of Henan Province and at the eastern foot of the
Taihang Mountains
The Taihang Mountains () are a Chinese mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei provinces. The range extends over from north to south and has an average elevation of . The principal peak is ...
. It covers an area of 2046 square kilometers and has a population of about one million.
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Linzhou is well known for its Red Flag Canal
The Red Flag Canal () is an irrigation canal located northwest of Anyang in the northern extremity of Henan, China.
Geographic location
The canal begins close to the border of Henan and Shanxi. It diverts water from the Zhang River (). ...
, which was constructed in the 1960s.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 13 towns and 3 townships.Chadian Township
Chadian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Chad
* A person from Chad, or of Chadian descent. For information about the Chadian people, see Demographics of Chad and Culture of Chad. For specific persons, see List of Ch ...
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* Chengjiao Township ()
* Shiban Township ()
Climate
See also
* Linzhou Steel
References
External links
Government website of Linzhou
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County-level divisions of Henan
Anyang
Cities in Henan