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Tongyu County

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Prefecture-level city
  
Baicheng

Elevation
  
143 m

Province
  
Jilin

Postal code
  
137200

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
8,476 km²

County seat
  
Kaitong (开通镇)

Tongyu County

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county of northwestern Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is under the administration of Baicheng City, 92 kilometres (57 mi) to the north-northwest, with a population of 350,000 residing in an area of 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi).

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Map of Tongyu, Baicheng, Jilin, China

The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.

Administrative Divisions

There are 8 towns, 8 townships, and 2 ethnic townships under the county's administration.

Towns:

  • Kaitong (开通镇), Zhanyu (瞻榆镇), Shuanggang (双岗镇), Xinglongshan (兴隆山镇), Bianzhao (边昭镇), Hongxing (鸿兴镇), Xinhua (新华镇), Wulanhua (乌兰花镇)
  • Townships:

  • Yangjing Township (羊井乡), Yongqing Township (永青乡), Xinfa Township (新发乡), Xinxing Township (新兴乡), Tuanjie Township (团结乡), Shihuadao Township (十花道乡), Bamian Township (八面乡), Sugongtuo Township (苏公坨乡), Xianghai Mongol Ethnic Township (向海蒙古族乡), Baolawendu Mongol Ethnic Township (包拉温都蒙古族乡)
  • References

    Tongyu County Wikipedia