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Gaocheng District

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Province
  
Hebei

Municipal seat
  
Lianzhou

Area
  
836 km²

Local time
  
Friday 6:44 PM

Prefecture-level city
  
Shijiazhuang

Elevation
  
57 m (187 ft)

Postal code
  
52100

Population
  
775,100 (2010)

Gaocheng District

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Township-level divisions
  
13 towns 1 ethnic township

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 22% Humidity

Gaocheng (Chinese: 藁城) is a district under the administration of Shijiazhuang in southwestern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River (滹沱河). The city has a total area of 836 square kilometres (323 sq mi) and in 2010 had a population of 743,000.

Contents

Map of Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

History

In 113 BCE, during the Western Han Dynasty, Cheng County (城縣) was established, and renamed as Gaocheng County (藁城縣) during the Yuan Dynasty. The present county-level was established in July 1989.

Administrative divisions

There are 13 towns and 1 township.

Towns:

  • Lianzhou (廉州镇), Gangshang (岗上镇), Nandong (南董镇), Xing'an (兴安镇), Nanmeng (南孟镇), Meihua (梅花镇), Chang'an (常安镇), Zengcun (增村镇), Xiguan (西关镇), Zhangjiazhuang (张家庄镇), Jiashizhuang (贾市庄镇), Qiutou (丘头镇), Nanying (南营镇)
  • Townships:

  • Jiumen Hui Ethnic Township (九门回族乡)
  • Transport

  • Shijiazhuang−Dezhou Railroad
  • G1811 Huanghua−Shijiazhuang Expressway
  • China National Highway 307
  • References

    Gaocheng District Wikipedia