Fengcheng, Liaoning

Fengcheng (simplified Chinese: 凤城; traditional Chinese: 鳳城; pinyin: Fèngchéng; lit.: 'Phoenix City') is a city in the southeast of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Dandong, the downtown of which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of the city.

Fengcheng

凤城市
County-level city
Location in Dandong
Fengcheng
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 40°27′N 124°04′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityDandong
Area
 • County-level city5,515.0 km2 (2,129.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
329.33 km2 (127.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city580,000
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
195,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Formally known as the Fengcheng Manchu Autonomous County, its city status (a county-level city) was approved in 1994.[2]

Administrative Divisions[3]

There are three subdistricts, 18 town, and one ethnic township under the city's administration.

Subdistricts:

  • Fenghuangcheng Subdistrict (凤凰城街道), Fengshan Subdistrict (凤山街道), Caohe Subdistrict (草河街道)

Towns:

  • Qingchengzi (青城子镇), Tongyuanbao (通远堡镇), Aiyang (爱阳镇), Saima (赛马镇), Jiguanshan (鸡冠山镇), Bianmen (边门镇), Hongqi (红旗镇), Dixiongshan (弟兄山镇), Dabao (大堡镇), Dongtang (东汤镇), Liujiahe (刘家河镇), Baoshan (宝山镇), Lanqi (蓝旗镇), Baiqi (白旗镇), Simenzi (四门子镇), Shicheng (石城镇), Shalizhai (沙里寨镇), Daxing (大兴镇)

The only township is Dabao Mongol Ethnic Township (大堡蒙古族乡)

Landmarks

References
  1. 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.
  2. "baidu_Fengcheng".
  3. 丹东市-行政区划网


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