Yangchun
Yangchun
阳春市 Yeungchun | |
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County-level & Sub-prefectural city | |
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![]() Yangchun is the northernmost division on this map of Yangjiang | |
![]() ![]() Yangchun Yangchun is the northernmost division on this map of Yangjiang | |
Coordinates: 22°10′13″N 111°47′30″E / 22.1704°N 111.7916°ECoordinates: 22°10′13″N 111°47′30″E / 22.1704°N 111.7916°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Yangjiang |
Area | |
• Total | 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 849,504 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 529600 |
Area code(s) | 662 |
Licence plates | 粤QX, 粤QY |
Website | Official website |
Yangchun | |||
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Simplified Chinese | 阳春 | ||
Traditional Chinese | 陽春 | ||
Hanyu Pinyin | Yángchūn | ||
Cantonese Yale | Yèuhngchēun | ||
Postal | Yeungchun | ||
Literal meaning | Sunny Spring Yang Spring | ||
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Yangchun, alternately romanized as Yeungchun,[a] is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China, administered as a part of the prefecture-level city of Yangjiang. Yangchun has an area of 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) and had approximately 1.05 million inhabitants in 2003.
History[]
Under the Qing, Yangchun County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Administrative divisions[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Pearl_River_Yujitu.png/200px-Pearl_River_Yujitu.png)
Yangchun (as Chunzhou) on the 1136 Yuji Tu
Yangchun is divided into the urban quarter Chuncheng (春城街道) and fifteen towns (镇).[4]
The municipalities are:
- 河塱镇 Helang Town
- 松柏镇 Songbai Town
- 石望镇 Shiwang Town
- 春湾镇 Chunwan Town
- 合水镇 Heshui Town
- 陂面镇 Baimian Town
- 圭岗镇 Kyu Kong Town
- 永宁镇 Yongning Town
- 马水镇 Mashui Town
- 岗美镇 Gangmei Town
- 河口镇 Hekou Town
- 潭水镇 Tanshui Town
- 三甲镇 Sanjia Town
- 双滘镇 Shuangjiao Town
- 八甲镇 Bajia Town
Climate[]
showClimate data for Yangchun (1981−2010) |
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Notes[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
- ^ Gützlaff, Charles, China Opened, p. 527.
- ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons ,
- ^ 阳春市 (in Chinese).
Bibliography[]
- "阳春市概况地图 (Yangchun overview map)".
- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge, reprinted 2000.
Categories:
- Yangchun
- County-level divisions of Guangdong
- Yangjiang
- Guangdong geography stubs