Tongyu () is a county in the northwest of

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province, China, bordering

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to the south and west. It is the southernmost

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of the

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, and has a population of 350,000 residing in an area of . The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.

Administrative divisions

There are eight towns, eight

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, and two

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s under the county's administration. Towns: * Kaitong (), Zhanyu (), Shuanggang (), Xinglongshan (), Bianzhao (), Hongxing (),

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(), Wulanhua () Townships: * Yangjing Township (), Yongqing Township (), Xinfa Township (), Xinxing Township (), Tuanjie Township (), Shihuadao Township (), Bamian Township (), Sugongtuo Township (), Xianghai Mongol Ethnic Township (), Baolawendu Mongol Ethnic Township ()

Climate

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County-level divisions of Jilin {{Jilin-geo-stub