Beizhen
Beizhen
北镇市 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Jinzhou | |
  Beizhen Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′N 121°48′E / 41.600°N 121.800°ECoordinates: 41°36′N 121°48′E / 41.600°N 121.800°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhou |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,782.0 km2 (688.0 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 78.80 km2 (30.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 495,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 154,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Beizhen (simplified Chinese: 北镇; traditional Chinese: 北鎭; pinyin: Běizhèn) is a city in west-central Liaoning province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Jinzhou City.
History[]
In 1123, the Jin Dynasty set Guangning County (Chinese: 廣寧縣) in nowadays Beizhen. In Ming Dynasty, the town of Guangning became a base of the Ming troops in Liaotung and a prosperous border trading center. In 1913, the name was changed to Beizhen, which is an alternative name of the Yiwulü Mountain, literally meaning "the guarding mountain of the North".[2] In 1995, Beizhen County became Beining City (北寧市), the name of which is later changed to the current name.
Administrative divisions[]
There are three subdistricts, 14 towns, and six townships under the city's administration.[3]
Subdistricts:
- (北镇街道), (广宁街道), (观音阁街道)
Towns:
- (大市镇), (正安镇), (中安镇), (罗罗堡镇), (常兴店镇), (闾阳镇), Goubangzi (沟帮子镇), (廖屯镇), (青堆子镇), (高山子镇), (赵屯镇)
Townships:
- (富屯乡), (鲍家乡), (大屯乡), Liujia Township (柳家乡), (吴家乡), (辽城乡)
References[]
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Hao Yaofu (郝瑤甫) (1984). 东北地方志考略. Liaoning People's Press (辽宁人民出版社. p. 87.
- ^ 锦州市
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