Haicheng, Liaoning

Haicheng
海城市
County-level city
Downtown Haicheng on 20 July 2008

Location within Anshan City
Haicheng
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 40°53′N 122°41′E / 40.883°N 122.683°E / 40.883; 122.683Coordinates: 40°53′N 122°41′E / 40.883°N 122.683°E / 40.883; 122.683
Country People's Republic of China
Province Liaoning
Prefecture-level city Anshan
County seat Haizhou Subdistrict (海州街道)
Area
 • Total 2,734 km2 (1,056 sq mi)
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population
 • Total 1,130,000
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 114200
Area code(s) 0412
Website www.haicheng.gov.cn

Haicheng (Chinese: 海城; pinyin: Hǎichéng; literally: "Sea City") is a county-level city of central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Shenyang, the provincial capital, and is under the administration of Anshan City, the seat of which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) to the northeast.

Haicheng has an area of 2,734 square kilometres (1,056 sq mi) and a population of 1,130,000.[1]

General Zhang Zuolin was born in Haicheng.[2]

Haicheng earthquake of 1975

On 4 February 1975, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale hit the city of Haicheng, which at the time had approximately 1 million residents. However, seismologists sent out warnings about this earthquake a day earlier and ordered evacuations. Because of this correct prediction, many lives were saved. This was the first successful earthquake prediction in history. Further aiding the prediction, cats and other animals are also said to have acted strangely in the days leading up to the earthquake. There are some questions as to the validity and accuracy of these reports, which are discussed in detail in the Haicheng Earthquake Prediction link below.

Administrative divisions

Haicheng has 4 subdistricts and 23 towns:[3]

Subdistricts:

  • Haizhou Subdistrict (海州街道)
  • Xinghai Subdistrict (兴海街道)
  • Xiangtang Subdistrict (响堂街道)
  • Dongsi Subdistrict (东四街道)

Towns:

  • Gushan Manchu Town (孤山满族镇)
  • Chagou (岔沟镇)
  • Jiewen (接文镇)
  • Shimu (析木镇)
  • Mafeng (马风镇)
  • Pailou (牌楼镇)
  • Yingluo (英落镇)
  • Bali (八里镇)
  • Maoqi (毛祁镇)
  • Wangshi (王石镇)
  • Nantai (南台镇)
  • Ganquan (甘泉镇)
  • Datun (大屯镇)
  • Xiliu (西柳镇)
  • Ganwang (感王镇)
  • Zhongxiao (中小镇)
  • Niuzhuang (牛庄镇)
  • Teng'ao (腾鳌镇)
  • Gengzhuang (耿庄镇)
  • Xisi (西四镇)
  • Gaotuo (高坨镇)
  • Wangtai (望台镇)
  • Wenxiang (温香镇)

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Chinese) Profile of Haicheng, official website of Haicheng Government, visited on 23 May 2008.
  2. ↑ "荣登国家元首宝座的张作霖" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 15 December 2017. 张作霖，字雨亭，汉族，男，1875年3月19日（清光绪元年二月十二日）生于奉天省海城县驾掌寺乡马家房村西小洼屯（今辽宁省盘锦市大洼县东风镇马家村西小洼屯）
  3. ↑ "Profile of Haicheng" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
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