Anguo

Anguo
安国市
County-level city

Location in Baoding
Anguo
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°25′05″N 115°19′37″E / 38.418°N 115.327°E / 38.418; 115.327Coordinates: 38°25′05″N 115°19′37″E / 38.418°N 115.327°E / 38.418; 115.327
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hebei
Prefecture-level city Baoding
Area
 • Total 486 km2 (188 sq mi)
Elevation 33 m (107 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 370,300
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 071200
Area code(s) 0312
Website anguo.gov.cn
Anguo
Simplified Chinese 安国
Traditional Chinese 安國
Postal Ankwo
Qizhou
Chinese 祁州
Postal Chichow

Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都), is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.[1]

It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.

In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (祁州: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km2 (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城; Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[1]

  • Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)

Towns:

  • Qizhou (祁州镇), Wurenqiao (伍仁桥镇), Shifo (石佛镇), Zhengzhang (郑章镇), Xifoluo (西佛落镇), Dawunü (大五女镇)

Townships:

  • Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)
  1. 1 2 安国市-行政区划网


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