Dexing, Jiangxi

Dexing (simplified Chinese: 德兴; traditional Chinese: 德興市; pinyin: Déxīng) is a county-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Zhejiang province to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Dexing

德兴市

Tehhing; Tehsing
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°55′50″N 117°35′41″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityShangrao
Area
  Total2,101 km2 (811 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total302,000
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal Code
334200

Administrative divisions

In the present, Dexing City has 3 subdistricts, 5 towns and 6 townships.[1]

3 subdistricts
  • Yincheng (银城街道)
  • Xinying (新营街道)
  • Xiangtun (香屯街道)
5 towns
  • Rao'er (绕二镇)
  • Haikou (海口镇)
  • Xingangshan (新岗山镇)
  • Sizhou (泗洲镇)
  • Huaqiao (花桥镇)
6 townships
  • Huangbai (黄柏乡)
  • Wancun (万村乡)
  • Zhangcun (张村乡)
  • Banda (昄大乡)
  • Lizhai (李宅乡)
  • Longtoushan (龙头山乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 306,656 in 1999.[2] Dexing is the original home of corporate finance expert Nan Jiang.

Notes and references

  1. "常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS


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