Tongyu County

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Tongyu County
通榆县
Tongyu in Baicheng
Tongyu in Baicheng
Baicheng in Jilin
Baicheng in Jilin
Coordinates: 44°48′47″N 123°05′17″E / 44.813°N 123.088°E / 44.813; 123.088Coordinates: 44°48′47″N 123°05′17″E / 44.813°N 123.088°E / 44.813; 123.088
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaicheng
County seat (开通镇)
Area
 • Total8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 • Total350,000
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
137200

Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, and has a population of 350,000[when?] residing in an area of 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi).

The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.

Administrative divisions[]

Map including part of modern-day Tongyu County area (AMS, 1956)

There are eight towns, eight townships, and two ethnic townships under the county's administration.[1]

Towns:

  • (开通镇), (瞻榆镇), Shuanggang (双岗镇), (兴隆山镇), (边昭镇), (鸿兴镇), Xinhua (新华镇), (乌兰花镇)

Townships:

  • (羊井乡), (永青乡), (新发乡), (新兴乡), (团结乡), (十花道乡), (八面乡), (苏公坨乡), (向海蒙古族乡), (包拉温都蒙古族乡)

References[]

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:通榆县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

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