Donglan County

Donglan County (simplified Chinese: 东兰县; traditional Chinese: 東蘭縣; pinyin: Dōnglán Xiàn, Zhuang: Dunghlanz Yen) is a county of northwest Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City.

Donglan County

东兰县Dunghlanz Yen

Tunglan
Donglan
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°31′N 107°22′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityHechi
Township-level divisions5 towns
8 townships
1 ethnic township
County seatDonglan Town (东兰镇)
Area
  Total2,435 km2 (940 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total295,519
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitearchived link

Donglan County has given its name to the Donglan golden-line barbel (Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis), a small fish that is only known from one cave in Donglan.[1][2]

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns, 8 townships and 1 ethnic township in the county:[3]

Towns:

  • Donglan Town (东兰镇), Aidong (隘洞镇), Changle (长乐镇), Sanshi (三石镇), Wuzhuan (武篆镇)

Townships:

  • Simeng Township (泗孟乡), Lanmu Township (兰木乡), Changjiang Township (长江乡), Bachou Township (巴畴乡), Jingu Township (金谷乡), Datong Township (大同乡), Huaxiang Township (花香乡), Chuxue Township (切学乡), Sannong Yao Ethnic Township (三弄瑶族乡)

Climate

References

  1. Zhao, Yahui; Watanabe, Katsutoshi; Zhang, Chunguang (2006). "Sinocyclocheilus donglanensis, a new cavefish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from Guangxi, China". Ichthyological Research. 53 (2): 121–128. doi:10.1007/s10228-005-0317-z.
  2. Noakes, David; Romero Aldemaro; Yahui Zhao; Yingqi Zhou (18 November 2009). Chinese Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 225. ISBN 978-90-481-3458-8.
  3. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:东兰县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-01-02.


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