Dongming County in Heze Prefecture is the westernmost

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of Shandong Province in the

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. It borders

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to the west across the

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. Dongming County had a population of 677,563 in 1999.

History

Most of Dongming County formerly formed part of

Yuanqu County Yuanqu County is a county in Yuncheng City, in the south of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the southeast and south. It is the easternmost county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted o ...

, which was abolished in the 12th century after a

flood destroyed its county seat. In the early 20th century, the county was part of

Zhili Zhili, alternately romanized as Chihli, was a northern administrative region of China since the 14th-century that lasted through the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty until 1911, when the region was dissolved, converted to a province, and renamed ...

. Later, the area came under the jurisdiction of

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 al ...

. From April 1963, the county became part of

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. Within Yuanqu County, the town of Zhuzao ( ''Zhǔzǎochéng'') was located within present-day Dongming County.

Administrative divisions

Dongming County includes seven towns, six townships, one provincial economic and technical development zone, and 389 administrative villages. ;Towns ;Townships

Demographics

The population in 1999 was 677,563.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Climate

References

External links

Official site
{{authority control Counties of Shandong Heze