Haiyuan County

Haiyuan County (simplified Chinese: 海原县; traditional Chinese: 海原縣; pinyin: Hǎiyuán Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Hai-yüan Hsien) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhongwei in the southwest of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It originally belonged to Gansu province, and is now bordered by Gansu to the west. The county has a total area of 6,897 km2 (2,663 sq mi), and a population of approximately 360,000 people. It was the site of the 1920 Haiyuan earthquake, which killed at least 200,000 people.

Haiyuan

海原县
Haiyuan in Zhongwei
Zhongwei in Ningxia
Coordinates: 36°33′54″N 105°38′36″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionNingxia
Prefecture-level cityZhongwei
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Characteristics

Haiyuan County has many residents of the Hui ethnicity. They make up over 70 percent of the total population. Although agricultural development is important in the county, the arid climate, high alkaline content of the soil, and the course planting kernels make it difficult to retain moisture and fertility. Due to these characteristics, farmers in the county have begun to develop organic fennel in recent years. The county government is located in the town of Haicheng, and the county's postal code is 751800.

Administrative divisions

Haiyuan County has 5 towns and 12 townships.

5 towns
  • Sanhe (三河镇)
  • Qiying (七营镇)
  • Xi′an (西安镇)
  • Liwang (李旺镇)
  • Haicheng (海城镇)
12 townships
  • Zhengqi (郑旗乡)
  • Gaoya (高崖乡)
  • Guanqiao (关桥乡)
  • Shutai (树台乡)
  • Shidian (史店乡)
  • Jiaxian (贾埫乡)
  • Caowa (曹洼乡)
  • Jiucai (九彩乡)
  • Lijun (李俊乡)
  • Hongyang (红羊乡)
  • Guanzhuang (关庄乡)
  • Gancheng (甘城乡)

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