Jieshou

Jieshou

界首市
Kieshu
Jieshou 界首市 Kieshu
County-level city
	Coordinates: 33°15′25″N 115°22′29″E / 33.2570°N 115.3746°ECoordinates: 33°15′25″N 115°22′29″E / 33.2570°N 115.3746°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Fuyang
Area
• Total	667.3 km2 (257.6 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population (2019)	834,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal Code	236500

Jieshou (Chinese: 界首; pinyin: Jièshǒu) is a county-level city under the administration of Fuyang City, located on the Huang-Huai Plain in northwestern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Jieshou, an important commercial port and gateway, borders Henan Province on the west and the Ying River, a major tributary of the Huai River flows in a southeasterly direction across the county to Fuyang. According to the "China Statistical Yearbook" the population of Jieshou city stood at 109,103 in 2010,^[1] while GeoNames, puts the population at over 140,000 inhabitants.^[2] Covering a total area of 667 square kilometers, the county-level city comprises three urban sub-districts of Jieshou, and in the surrounding rural area a further 15 towns and townships make up the total population of 740,000.^[3]

History[]

During the Qing dynasty Jieshou was part of the Yingzhou Prefecture.

Administrative divisions[]

In the present, Jieshou City has3 sub-districts, 12 towns, and 3 townships.^[4]

Sub-District

(东城街道 : Dōngchéng jiēdào)
(西城街道 : Xīchéng jiēdào)
(颍南街道 : Yǐng nán jiēdào)

Town

(光武镇 : Guāngwǔ)
(芦村镇 : Lúcūn)
(新马集镇 : Xīnmǎjí)
(大黄镇 : Dàhuáng)
Tianying (田营镇 : Tiányíng)
Taomiao (陶庙镇 : Táomiào)

(泉阳镇 : Quányáng) - it was renamed from Yangquan (阳泉镇).
(王集镇 : Wángjí)
(砖集镇 : Zhuānjí)
(顾集镇 : Gùjí)
(代桥镇 : Dàiqiáo)
(舒庄镇 : Shūzhuāng)

Township

(邴集乡 : Bǐngjíxiāng)
(靳寨乡 : Jìnzhàixiāng)
(任寨乡 : Rènzhàixiāng)

References[]

^ Britannica Book of the Year 2013. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.
^ "Jieshou, China". GeoNames. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
^ 界首市情 [Jieshou City]. ahjscz.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
^ "阜阳市-行政区划王 http://www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[1] Britannica Book of the Year 2013. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 2013. ISBN 978-1-62513-103-4.

[2] "Jieshou, China". GeoNames. Retrieved 2019-10-03.

[3] 界首市情 [Jieshou City]. ahjscz.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2019-10-03.

[4] "阜阳市-行政区划王 http://www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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