Dianjiang County Explained
| Dianjiang |
| Other Name: | Tienkiang |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Dianjiang.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Dianjiang County in Chongqing |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chongqing |
| Area Total Km2: | 1518 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 704500 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Dianjiang County is a county in the northeast of Chongqing Municipality, China,[1] bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. As of 2015, it has two subdistricts, two townships, and 22 towns under its administration.
History
Dianjiang County was developed in the time of the Western Wei Emperor Gong Di in 555 CE. Before the Chongqing area became a municipality, Dianjiang belonged to other regions. From October 1, 1949, to March 14, 1997, it belonged to Dazhu, Fuling prefecture.[2]
Administrative divisions
Dianjiang has two subdistricts,[3] two townships,[4] five regional center towns[5] and 17 general towns.[6]
Subdistricts !! width=60| Chinese | | Guiyang Subdistrict | 桂阳街道 | | Guixi Subdistrict | 桂溪街道 | | | Townships !! width=50| Chinese | | Dashi Township | 大石乡 | | Shaping Township | 沙坪乡 | | | Towns !!width=50| Chinese | width=120 | Towns | width=50 | Chinese | width=120 | Towns | width=50 | Chinese |
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| Chengxi Town | 澄溪镇 | Gao'an Town | 高安镇 | Gaofeng Town | 高峰镇 | | 坪山镇 | Zhoujia Town | 周嘉镇 | | | |
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| Xinmin Town | 新民镇 | Shaping Town | 沙坪镇 | Pushun Town | 普顺镇 | Yongping Town | 永平镇 | | Yong'an Town | 永安镇 | Wudong Town | 五洞镇 | Taiping Town | 太平镇 | Sanxi Town | 三溪镇 | | Yantai Town | 砚台镇 | Heyou Town | 鹤游镇 | Caohui Town | 曹回镇 | Peixing Town | 裴兴镇 | | Changlong Town | 长龙镇 | Gangjia Town | 杠家镇 | Huangsha Town | 黄沙镇 | | Wangjia Town | 汪家镇 | Baojia Town | 包家镇 | Baijia Town | 白家镇 | | | |
Economics
Based on statistics from October 2015, in the first three quarters, Dianjiang County achieved a GDP of 16.63 billion yuan (an increase of 11.4 percent, and faster than the growth in the previous six months by 0.4 percentage points). The contributions to the GDP were composed of the primary sector producing 2.17 billion yuan (an increase of 4.5%); the secondary sector producing 8.78 billion yuan (an increase of 12.6%); and the tertiary sector producing 5.68 billion yuan (an increase of 12.2%).[7]
Transportation
The area is served by Dianjiang railway station on the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway.
Notes and References
- Web site: Dianjiang Country introduction . zh . 8 December 2015 . Dianjiang Country Government . 30 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170826/http://dj.cq.gov.cn/aboutus/Index.html . dead .
- Web site: Dianjiang Country History . zh . 8 December 2015 . Dianjiang Country Government . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208231639/http://dj.cq.gov.cn/aboutus/Index_3.html . 8 December 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Chongqing Municipal People's Government on the revocation of the Dianjiang County Guixi Town, set up Guiyang sub-district & Guixi sub-district Reply . zh . 29 September 2014 . 8 December 2015 . Chongqing Government .
- Web site: Dianjiang County People's Government on the revocation of Changlong Township & Huangsha Township,set up Changlong Town & Huangsha Town . 10 September 2014 . Dianjiang Country Government . zh . 8 December 2015 . 垫江县人民政府关于撤销长龙乡黄沙乡设立长龙镇黄沙镇的通知 .
- Web site: Dianjiang County Urban and Rural Overall planning . 13 May 2013 . Dianjiang County Planning Board . zh . 8 December 2015 . 垫江县城乡总体规划 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151210211442/http://jgh.cqsdj.gov.cn/Html/19/ghfc/2013-5/77664.html . 10 December 2015 . dead .
- Web site: 2013 statistics with the zoning code and the urban-rural divide Code: Dianjiang Country . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 8 December 2015 . 2013年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：垫江县 .
- Web site: Dianjiang County, 11.4 percent in the first three quarters of GDP growth . 22 October 2015 . Dianjiang Country Government . zh . 8 December 2015 . 前三季度全县GDP增长11.4% .
