Chicheng County Explained

Chicheng County
Other Name:Chihcheng
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hebei
Pushpin Label:Chicheng
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hebei
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hebei
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Zhangjiakou
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Chicheng Town (Chinese: 赤城镇)
Area Total Km2:5287
Population Total:238,169
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.9167°N 165°W
Elevation M:882
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:075500
Area Code:0313

Chicheng, or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is . The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and, has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town (Chinese: 赤城镇).

It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.

History

It was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province.

Administrative divisions

Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:[1]

valign=topTowns:
  • Chicheng (Chinese: 赤城镇)
  • Tianjiayao (Chinese: 田家窑镇)
  • Longguan (Chinese: 龙关镇)
  • Diao'e (Chinese: 雕鹗镇)
  • Dushikou (Chinese: 独石口镇)
  • Baicao (Chinese: 白草镇)
  • Longmensuo (Chinese: 龙门所镇)
  • Houcheng (Chinese: 后城镇)
  • Dongmao (Chinese: 东卯镇)
valign=topTownships:
  • Paoliang Township (Chinese: 炮梁乡)
  • Dahaituo Township (Chinese: 大海陀乡)
  • Zhenningbu Township (Chinese: 镇宁堡乡)
  • Maying Township (Chinese: 马营乡)
  • Yunzhou Township (Chinese: 云州乡)
  • Sandaochuan Township (Chinese: 三道川乡)
  • Dongwankou Township (Chinese: 东万口乡)
  • Ciyingzi Township (Chinese: 茨营子乡)
  • Yangtian Township (Chinese: 样田乡)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/13/07/130732.html . https://archive.today/20121129172955/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/13/07/130732.html . dead . November 29, 2012 . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:赤城县 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2012-07-21 .