Yangchun

Yangchun
阳春市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Yangchun
Location of the county
Coordinates: 22°10′30″N 111°47′30″E / 22.17500°N 111.79167°E / 22.17500; 111.79167Coordinates: 22°10′30″N 111°47′30″E / 22.17500°N 111.79167°E / 22.17500; 111.79167
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Yangjiang
Area
 • Total 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
 • Total 849,504
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 529600
Area code(s) 662
Vehicle registration 粤 Q
Licence plates 粤QX, 粤QY
Website Official website
Yangchun
Traditional Chinese 陽春
Simplified Chinese 阳春
Postal Yeungchun
Literal meaning Sunny Spring
Yang Spring

Yangchun, formerly romanized as Yeungchun,[lower-alpha 1] is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China, administered as a part of the prefecture-level city of Yangjiang. Yangchun has an area of 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) and had approximately 1.05 million inhabitants in 2003.

History

Under the Qing, Yangchun County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]

Administrative divisions

Yangchun (as Chunzhou) on the 1136 Yuji Tu

Yangchun is divided into the urban quarter Chuncheng (春城街道) and fifteen towns (镇).[4]

The municipalities are:

  • 河塱镇 Helang Town
  • 松柏镇 Songbai Town
  • 石望镇 Shiwang Town
  • 春湾镇 Chunwan Town
  • 合水镇 Heshui Town
  • 陂面镇 Baimian Town
  • 圭岗镇 Kyu Kong Town
  • 永宁镇 Yongning Town
  • 马水镇 Mashui Town
  • 岗美镇 Gangmei Town
  • 河口镇 Hekou Town
  • 潭水镇 Tanshui Town
  • 三甲镇 Sanjia Town
  • 双滘镇 Shuangjiao Town
  • 八甲镇 Bajia Town

Climate


Notes

  1. ↑ Yangchun has also been romanized as Yang Chun,[1] Yung-chun,[2] and Yang-chuen.[3]

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
  2. ↑ Gützlaff, Charles, China Opened, p. 527 .
  3. ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
  4. ↑ "阳春市 (Yangchun [index])" (in Chinese).

Bibliography

  • "阳春市概况地图 (Yangchun overview map)".
  • Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941), Triad Societies, Vol. 5, Abingdon: Routledge , reprinted 2000.


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