Yongnian District

Yongnian 永年区 Yungnien
District
Yongnian Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 114°32′38″E / 36.744°N 114.544°E / 36.744; 114.544Coordinates: 36°44′38″N 114°32′38″E / 36.744°N 114.544°E / 36.744; 114.544
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Handan
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	057150

Yongnian is an urban district of the city of Handan, Hebei province, China. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yongnian.

History[]

During the middle ages, the region was known as Ming Prefecture and administered from Mingzhou, now known as Guangfu. Guangfu continued to serve as the local seat of government when Ming Prefecture first became Guangping Prefecture and then Yongnian County. The area's population was about 220,000 in 1491;^[1] 1,225,408 in 1820; 1,101,876 in 1883; and 1,734,036 in 1946.^[2]

Administrative Divisions^[3][]

Towns:

• (临洺关镇), (大北汪镇), Guangfu (广府镇), (永合会镇), (南沿村镇), (张西堡镇)

Townships:

• (小龙马乡), (小西堡乡), (正西乡), (东杨庄乡), (西阳城乡), (西苏乡), (西河庄乡), (曲陌乡), (刘汉乡), (讲武乡), Liuying Township (刘营乡), (辛庄堡乡), (界河店乡), (姚寨乡)

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Bibliography[]

• Bielenstein, Hans (1987), Chinese Historical Demography, AD 2–1982, Bulletin, No. 59, Östasiatiska Museet. * Rozman, Gilbert (1982), Population and Marketing Settlements in Ch'ing China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521235563.

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