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 | |
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  Wangqing Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| County seat | Wangqing Town (汪清镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133200 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 汪清县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汪清縣 | ||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 왕청현 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 왕칭 현 | ||||||
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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)
Notable people from Wangqing County
References
- 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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