Beizhen
Beizhen (simplified Chinese: 北镇; traditional Chinese: 北鎭; pinyin: Běizhèn) is a city in west-central Liaoning province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Jinzhou City.
Beizhen 北镇市 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Jinzhou | |
  Beizhen Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′N 121°48′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Jinzhou |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,782.0 km2 (688.0 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 78.80 km2 (30.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 495,000 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 154,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History
In 1123, the Jin Dynasty set Guangning County (Chinese: 廣寧縣) in nowadays Beizhen. In Ming Dynasty, the town of Guangning became a base of the Ming troops in Liaotung and a prosperous border trading center. In 1913, the name was changed to Beizhen, which is an alternative name of the Yiwulü Mountain, literally meaning "the guarding mountain of the North".[2] In 1995, Beizhen County became Beining City (北寧市), the name of which is later changed to the current name.
Administrative Divisions[3]
There are three subdistricts, 14 towns, and six townships under the city's administration.
Subdistricts:
- Beizhen Subdistrict (北镇街道), Guangning Subdistrict (广宁街道), Guanyin'ge Subdistrict (观音阁街道)
Towns:
- Dashi (大市镇), Zheng'an (正安镇), Zhong'an (中安镇), Luoluobao (罗罗堡镇), Changxingdian (常兴店镇), Lüyang (闾阳镇), Goubangzi (沟帮子镇), Liaotun (廖屯镇), Qingduizi (青堆子镇), Gaoshanzi (高山子镇), Zhaotun (赵屯镇)
Townships:
- Futun Township (富屯乡), Baojia Township (鲍家乡), Datun Township (大屯乡), Liujia Township (柳家乡), Wucheng Township (吴家乡), Liaocheng Township, Beizhen (辽城乡)
References
- Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- Hao Yaofu (郝瑤甫) (1984). 东北地方志考略. Liaoning People's Press (辽宁人民出版社. p. 87.
- 锦州市
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