Wangqing County
Wangqing County
汪清县 · 왕청현 | |
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  Wangqing Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E / 43.317°N 129.767°ECoordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E / 43.317°N 129.767°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| County seat | (汪清镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133200 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 汪清县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汪清縣 | ||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 왕청현 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 왕칭 현 | ||||||
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Wangqing County (simplified Chinese: 汪清县; traditional Chinese: 汪清縣; pinyin: Wāngqīng Xiàn; Korean: 왕칭현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.
Administrative divisions[]
Map of Wanqing (labeled as Wang-ch'ing (Pai-ts'ao-kou) 汪清 (百草溝)) and surrounding region (1956)
Wangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]
Towns:
- (汪清镇 / 왕청진), (大兴沟镇 / 대흥구진), (天桥岭镇 / 천교령진), (罗子沟镇 / 라자구진), (春阳镇 / 춘양진), (复兴镇 / 복흥진), (百草沟镇 / 백초구진), (东光镇 / 동광진)
The only township is (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)
Notable people from Wangqing County[]
References[]
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：汪清县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
External links[]
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