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Daming County

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Prefecture-level city
  
Handan

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Province
  
Hebei

Elevation
  
47 m (155 ft)

Postal code
  
056900

Area
  
1,052 km²

Daming County

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Daming (Chinese: 大名; pinyin: Dàmíng; literally: "great name") is a county of far southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Shandong to the east and Henan to the south. It is under the administration of Handan City.

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Map of Daming, Handan, Hebei, China

It was formerly known as Beijing under the Northern Song dynasty, who used it as their northern capital.

Administrative divisions

Daming County has 6 towns, 13 townships, and 1 ethnic township.

Towns:

  • Daming (大名镇), Yangqiao (杨桥镇), Wanti (万堤镇), Longwangmiao (龙王庙镇), Shuguan (束馆镇), Jintan (金滩镇)
  • Townships:

  • Shageta Township (沙圪塔乡), Wangcun Township (王村乡), Pushang Township (铺上乡), Huangjinti Township (黄金堤乡), Dajie Township (大街乡), Jiuye Township (旧治乡), Ximuzhuang Township (西未庄乡), Sungandian Township (孙甘店乡), Xifuji Township (西付集乡), Niantou Township (埝头乡), Beifeng Township (北峰乡), Zhangji Township (张集乡), Hongmiao Township (红庙乡), Yingzhen Hui Ethnic Township (营镇回族乡)
  • References

    Daming County Wikipedia