Lunan District () is a

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of the city of

Tangshan Tangshan ( zh, c=唐山 , p=Tángshān) is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in t ...

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province,

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. The district spans an area of , and has a population of 430,312 per the 2020 government census.

Toponymy

Lunan District derives its name from its location to the south of the Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway.

History

Much of Tangshan's early industry was concentrated in the area, especially in present-day Xiaoshan Subdistrict. According to the Lunan District government, the area of the present-day

was the site of China's first mechanized mine, first

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railway, first

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, and mainland China's first university professor. Lunan District was established in 1952.

Geography

The and the Qinglong river () both flow through the

Administrative divisions

Lunan District administers nine subdistricts, one

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, and one

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Subdistricts

The district's nine subdistricts are South Xueyuan Road Subdistrict (), Youyi Subdistrict (), Guangchang Subdistrict (), Yonghongqiao Subdistrict (), Xiaoshan Subdistrict (), Wenhuabeihou Street Subdistrict (), (), (), and ().

Towns

The district's sole town is ().

Townships

The district's sole township is Nüzhizhai Township ().

References

External links

County-level divisions of Hebei Tangshan {{Tangshan-geo-stub