Anguo

Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都), is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.[2]

Anguo

安国市

Ankwo
Temple for the God of Medicine
Location in Baoding
Anguo
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°25′05″N 115°19′37″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityBaoding
Area
  County-level city485.1 km2 (187.3 sq mi)
  Urban
81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (107 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  County-level city415,000
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
  Urban109,800
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
071200
Area code(s)0312
Websiteanguo.gov.cn
Anguo
Simplified Chinese安国
Traditional Chinese安國
PostalAnkwo
Qizhou
Chinese祁州
PostalChichow

It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.

In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (Chinese: 祁州; pinyin: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km2 (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城; Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[2]

  • Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)

Towns:

  • Qizhou (祁州镇), Wurenqiao (伍仁桥镇), Shifo (石佛镇), Zhengzhang (郑章镇), Xifoluo (西佛落镇), Dawunü (大五女镇)

Townships:

  • Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)
  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. 安国市-行政区划网. XZQH.


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