Binzhou, Shaanxi Explained

Binzhou
Settlement Type:County-level city
Image Map1:Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Map Caption1:Xianyang in Shaanxi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shaanxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Xianyang
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1185
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:366800
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China standard time
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:713500

Binzhou, formerly known as Bin County or Binxian, is a county-level city of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China, bordering Gansu province in two disparate sections to the north and west.

History

When Binzhou was first established during the Qin Dynasty, it was called Qi County . Later, the name was changed to Xinping Jun.During the Tang dynasty, The emperor Xuanzong changed its name to Binzhou.While in 1913 it was changed to Bin County . In 1964, the name was changed once more, closer to its current form .[1] In May 2018, with the approval of the State Council, the then-Bin County was upgraded to the present county-level city status and renamed Binzhou.[2]

In its current form, Bin County is named for Bin, the former home where Buzhu settled the Ji clan which became the Zhou dynasty.

Administrative Subdivisions

Binzhou holds jurisdiction over thirteen towns .

Towns
  • Chengguan (Chinese: 城关镇)
  • Beiji (Chinese: 北极镇)
  • Xinmin (Chinese: 新民镇)
  • Longgao (Chinese: 龙高镇)
  • Yimen (Chinese: 义门镇)
  • Shuikou (Chinese: 水口镇)
- Towns are upgraded from Townships.
  • Xiangmiao (Chinese: 香庙镇)
  • Tandian (Chinese: 炭店镇)
  • Didian (Chinese: 底店镇)
- Towns are established newly.
  • Xiaocao (Chinese: 小章镇)
  • Yongyue (Chinese: 永乐镇)
  • Chaojia (Chinese: 韩家镇)
  • Dayu (Chinese: 太峪镇)
- Former Towns are merged to other.

- Former Townships are merged to other.

Notable residents

Transport

See also

References

  1. http://www.saxdm.gov.cn/docc/brow.asp?id=516{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: http://www.shaanxi.gov.cn/gk/zfwj/110631.htm . zh:陕西省人民政府关于同意撤销彬县设立县级彬州市的批复 . Shaanxi People's Government . 2018-08-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180710194600/http://www.shaanxi.gov.cn/gk/zfwj/110631.htm . 2018-07-10 . dead .

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