Yangyuan County

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Yangyuan County
阳原县
Aerial view of Sanggan River Valley in Yangyuan
Aerial view of Sanggan River Valley in Yangyuan
Location in Zhangjiakou
Location in Zhangjiakou
Yangyuan is located in Hebei
Yangyuan
Yangyuan
Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 40°07′N 114°10′E / 40.117°N 114.167°E / 40.117; 114.167Coordinates: 40°07′N 114°10′E / 40.117°N 114.167°E / 40.117; 114.167
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityZhangjiakou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Yangyuan County
Simplified Chinese阳原
Traditional Chinese陽原
Literal meaningSunny Plain County
Yang Plain County

Yangyuan County is a county in Zhangjiakou Prefecture, Hebei Province, China.

Geography[]

Yangyuan is bounded by Huai'an County to the north, Xuanhua County to the east, Yu County to the south, and by Datong municipality in Shanxi Province to the north and west.

History[]

Under the Han, Yangyuan County was part of Dai Commandery.

Administration[]

Yangyuan runs 5 towns (zhen, 镇) and 9 townships (xiang, 乡). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in , together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Towns[]

  • (西城镇)
  • (东城镇)
  • (化稍营镇)
  • (揣骨疃镇)
  • (东井集镇)

Townships[]

  • (要家庄乡)
  • (东坊城堡乡)
  • (井儿沟乡)
  • (三马坊乡)
  • Gaoqiang (高墙乡)
  • Datianwa (大田洼乡)
  • (辛堡乡)
  • (马圈堡乡)
  • (浮图讲乡)

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