Tongguan County

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Tongguan County
潼关县
Tungkwan, T'ung-kuan
County
Tongguan
Tongguan
Tongguan in Weinan
Tongguan in Weinan
Weinan in Shaanxi
Weinan in Shaanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityWeinan
Area
 • Total526 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total154,200
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
714300
Websitehttp://www.tongguan.gov.cn/
Tongguan
Traditional Chinese潼關
Simplified Chinese潼关
PostalTungkwan
Literal meaningHigh Pass

Tongguan County (alternately romanized as Tungkwan[a]) is a county in the east of Shaanxi province, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Weinan. It is named after the Tong Pass, located south of the confluence of the Wei and Yellow Rivers. It is the southeastern corner of the Ordos Loop, the point at which the Qin Mountains turn the Yellow River sharply eastward, forcing it into the North China Plain, and borders the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Henan to the east.

Map including Tongguan (labeled as 潼關 T'UNG-KUAN (TUNGKWAN) (walled)) (AMS, 1955)

Administrative divisions[]

Tongguan County is divided to 5 towns and 1 townships.[2]

Towns
  • (城关镇)
  • (秦东镇)
  • (太要镇)
  • (桐峪镇)
  • (代字营镇)
Townships
  • (安乐乡)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tongguan has also been romanized as Tung-kwan.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  2. ^ "潼关县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.

External links[]

Coordinates: 34°29′11″N 110°15′49″E / 34.48639°N 110.26361°E / 34.48639; 110.26361

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