Tuncheng () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the administrative seat of
Tunchang County
Tunchang County is a county of Hainan Province, People's Republic of China. Its postal code is 571600, and in 1999 its population was 250,059 people. The administrative seat lies at Tuncheng.
There are four main attractions in this county: The ...
in
Hainan
Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...
,
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 ...
.
It lies along the
G224 highway, about 80 kilometres from
Haikou
Haikou (; ), also spelled as Hoikow is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the Ha ...
.
The town is characterized by a number of botanical gardens with water features. There are also crystal mines in Tunchang.
In 1992 the town had a population of 14,974 people living in 78 villages.
Administrative divisions
The town contains the following communities and villages:
*Wen'an Community ()
*Xinjian Community ()
*Dongfeng Community ()
*Haizhong Community ()
*Xinnan Community ()
*Wenzhong Community ()
*Wenxin Community ()
*Chengbei Community ()
*Tunchang Village ()
*Tunxin Village ()
*Yuezhai Village ()
*Liangshi Village ()
*Guangming Village ()
*Shuikou Village ()
*Wendan Village ()
*Jiabao Village ()
*Dadong Village ()
*Dachangpo Village ()
*Dashi Village ()
*Pingpo Village ()
*Sanfa Village ()
*Xinchang Village ()
*Datong Village ()
*Dadong Village ()
*Dalupo Village ()
*Longshui Village ()
*Haijun Village ()
*Haixin Village ()
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Hainan
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hainan, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisions ...
References
Township-level divisions of Hainan
County seats in Hainan
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