Sub-prefecture-level city Tianmen Postal code 431700 Area 38.67 km² Province Hubei Area code 0728 | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Elevation 31 m Population 40,984 (2008) Local time Thursday 2:50 AM | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Mawan (simplified Chinese: 马湾; traditional Chinese: 馬灣; pinyin: Mǎwān) is a town of about 41,000 in the east-central part of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the sub-prefecture-level city of Tianmen, 19 kilometres (12 mi) to the west-northwest. To the north is Lake Chen (沉湖), and to the north is Lake Hua (华湖).
Map of Mawanzhen, Tianmen, Hubei, China
Mawan has undergone several administrative changes since the founding of the People's Republic: in 1950, it was created as a township, changed to a people's commune in 1976, upgraded to a district in 1984, and with the formation of Tianmen as a sub-prefecture-level city, downgraded to a town in 1987. It is noted for being the ancestral hometown of overseas Chinese, spread across 34 nations and territories on 5 continents.