Ningguo

Ningguo
宁国市
County-level city
Country People's Republic of China
Province Anhui
Prefecture-level city Xuancheng
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Ningguo (simplified Chinese: 宁国市; traditional Chinese: 寧國市; pinyin: Níngguó Shì) is a county-level city in the southeast of Anhui province,People's Republic of China, under the administration of Xuancheng City and bordering Zhejiang province to the south and east. It has a population of 380,000 and an area of 2,447 km2 (945 sq mi).

Ningguo has jurisdiction over eleven towns, seventeen townships, and one ethnic township.

History

Ningguo City is named from "Yi-QianGau" . It is written, "首出庶物,万国咸宁".

Transportation

Rail

Ningguo is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

Coordinates: 30°37′36″N 118°59′10″E / 30.62667°N 118.98611°E / 30.62667; 118.98611


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