Dongchuan District
Dongchuan
东川区 | |
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District | |
![]() Luoxianggou | |
![]() Location of Dongchuan (pink) within Kunming (yellow), Yunnan (light grey) | |
![]() ![]() Dongchuan Location of the district seat in Yunnan | |
Coordinates (Dongchuan government): 26°04′58″N 103°11′16″E / 26.0829°N 103.1878°ECoordinates: 26°04′58″N 103°11′16″E / 26.0829°N 103.1878°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture | Kunming |
Area | |
• Total | 1,858 km2 (717 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 302,000 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Postal code | 654100 |
Area code(s) | 0871 |
Website | www |
Dongchuan District | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 東川區 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 东川区 | ||
Literal meaning | East River District | ||
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Dongchuan District[a] is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. The district was approved to form from the former Dongchuan City by the State Council on December 6, 1998.[2]
History[]
Dongchuan was upgraded to a city in 1958. In 1998 Dongchuan was merged into Kunming and became one of its districts.
Geography[]
Dongchuan is in the north of Kunming's administrative area and borders Sichuan to the north.
The district's highest point, Jiaozi Snow Mountain, is 4330 meters high, and its lowest point is 695 meters. As of 2000 Dongchuan has a population of 275,564. As of 2006, the population was 302,000.[3]
The area around Huagou in the Wumeng mountains has become famous through photographers who discovered the unique local landscape and its Red Earth scenery in the 1990s.[4]
Administrative divisions[]
Copper Capital, A-wang, Wulong, Hongtudi, Tangdan, Tuobuka, Yinmin'ge Town and Shekuai Village
Climate[]
showClimate data for Dongchuan (1981−2010) |
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Ethnic groups[]
Yi ethnic subgroups in Dongchuan are Black Yi 黑彝, White Yi 白彝, and Dry Yi 干彝 (Dongchuan City Gazetteer 1995:744). The Black Yi and Dry Yi speak Eastern Yi dialects, while the White Yi speak Chinese. Autonyms of Yi subgroups in Dongchuan are Nisepu 尼色普 and Gepu 戈普.
Other ethnic groups in Dongchuan are Miao (Big Flowery Miao 大花苗 subgroup), Hui, and Han (Dongchuan City Gazetteer 1995).
Economy[]
Dongchuan Special Industrial Park.[5]
The Dongchuan mineral resource is rich and it has one of six biggest copper deposits in China. It is verified that there are 3.35 million tons of copper, accounting for a third of the copper reserves in the province.[3]
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Notes[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ EB (1878), Vol. V, "China".
- ^ 东川区历史沿革 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kunming Pengcheng Trade Co. Ltd". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ Dongchuan Red Soil at Chinatrekking
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
Bibliography[]
External links[]
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- Dongchuan District Public Information Network - Official Website
- County-level divisions of Kunming
- Tourism in Yunnan