Yongnian District

Yongnian
永年区
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 District
Traditional Chinese 永年區
Simplified Chinese 永年区
Literal meaning All Year District
Longevity District
Former names
Yongnian County
Traditional Chinese 永年縣
Simplified Chinese 永年县
Literal meaning All Year County
Longevity County
Guangping Prefecture
Traditional Chinese 廣平府
Simplified Chinese 广平府
Literal meaning Expansively Pacified Prefecture
Ming Prefecture
Chinese 洺州
Literal meaning Ming River Prefecture

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:

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

Townships:

  • Xiaolongma Township (小龙马乡), Xiaoxibao Township (小西堡乡), Zhengxi Township (正西乡), Dongyangzhuang Township (东杨庄乡), Xiyangcheng Township (西阳城乡), Xisu Township (西苏乡), Xihezhuang Township (西河庄乡), Qumo Township (曲陌乡), Liuhan Township (刘汉乡), Jiangwu Township (讲武乡), Liuying Township (刘营乡), Xinzhuangbao Township (辛庄堡乡), Jiehedian Township (界河店乡), Yaozhai Township (姚寨乡)

References

Citations

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 .
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