Elevation 882 m (2,894 ft) Area 5,287 km² Postal code 75500 Area code 0313 | County seat Chicheng Town (赤城镇) Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Population 238,169 (2010) | |
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Country People's Republic of China Points of interest Heilong Mountain, Donghouding | ||
Chicheng (Chinese: 赤城; pinyin: Chìchéng), or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is 5,287 square kilometres (2,041 sq mi). It administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and as of 2010, has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town (赤城镇).
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Map of Chicheng, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China
It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.
History
It was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province.
Administrative divisions
Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:
References
Chicheng County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA