Wangqing County

Wangqing County is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.

Wangqing County

汪清县 · 왕청현
County
Wangqing
Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
PrefectureYanbian
County seatWangqing Town (汪清镇)
Area
  Total8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
  Total260,000
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
133200
Wangqing County
Simplified Chinese汪清县
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl왕청현
South Korean name
Hangul왕칭 현

Administrative divisions

Map of Wanqing (labeled as Wang-ch'ing (Pai-ts'ao-kou) 汪清 (百草溝)) and surrounding region (1956)

Wangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]

Towns:

  • Wangqing (汪清镇 / 왕청진), Daxinggou (大兴沟镇 / 대흥구진), Tianqiaoling (天桥岭镇 / 천교령진), Luozigou (罗子沟镇 / 라자구진), Chunyang (春阳镇 / 춘양진), Fuxing (复兴镇 / 복흥진), Baicaogou (百草沟镇 / 백초구진), Dongguang (东光镇 / 동광진)

The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)

References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:汪清县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.



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