Wanquan District

Wanquan 万全区 Wanchuan; Wanchüan
District
Wanquan in Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou in Hebei
Coordinates: 40°46′01″N 114°44′28″E / 40.767°N 114.741°E / 40.767; 114.741Coordinates: 40°46′01″N 114°44′28″E / 40.767°N 114.741°E / 40.767; 114.741
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Zhangjiakou
District seat	(孔家庄镇)
Area
• Total	1,158 km2 (447 sq mi)
Elevation	751 m (2,464 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	220,000
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	066250
Area code(s)	0313

Wanquan (simplified Chinese: 万全区; traditional Chinese: 萬全區; pinyin: Wànquán Qū) is a district of the city of Zhangjiakou, in the northwest of Hebei province, China, located just to the southwest of Zhangjiakou's urban core. It was the site of the Battle of the Badger's Mouth Pass, one of the major campaigns in the Mongol–Jin War

Administrative divisions[]

The district administers 4 towns and 7 townships:^[1]

Towns:

• (孔家庄镇), (万全镇), (洗马林镇), (郭磊庄镇)

Townships:

• (膳房堡乡), (北新屯乡), (宣平堡乡), (高庙堡乡), (旧堡乡), (安家堡乡), (北沙城乡)

Geography[]

Wanquan is located in the northwest of Hebei province. Its western and northern borders are defined by the Great Wall, across which it borders Shangyi and Zhangbei counties. The southern border is defined by the (洋河), across which it borders Huai'an County. The district stretches 35 kilometres (22 mi) north to south and spans 37 km (23 mi) east to west. Wanquan has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, with an annual mean temperature of 6.9 °C (44.4 °F) and precipitation amounting to 464 mm (18.3 in).

Transport[]

• China National Highway 110
• China National Highway 207
• G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway

References[]

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