Gaocheng | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | China Hebei |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hebei |
Coordinates: | 38.022°N 114.847°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Shijiazhuang |
Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
Subdivision Name3: | 13 towns 1 ethnic township |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Seat: | Lianzhou |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 836 |
Elevation M: | 57 |
Elevation Ft: | 187 |
Population Total: | 775100 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 052100 |
Area Code: | 0311 |
Gaocheng is one of eight districts of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, North China, on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River (Chinese: 滹沱河). The city has a total area of and in 2010 had a population of 743,000.[1]
In 113 BCE, during the Western Han Dynasty, Cheng County (Chinese: 城縣) was established, and renamed as Gaocheng County (Chinese: 藁城縣) during the Yuan Dynasty. The present county-level was established in July 1989.
There are 13 towns and 1 township.[2]
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