Jiaocheng, Ningde Explained

Jiaocheng
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Fujian
Pushpin Label:Jiaocheng
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Fujian
Coordinates:26.6617°N 119.5231°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Fujian
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Ningde
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8

Jiaocheng (; Foochow Romanized: Ciĕu-siàng) is a district of Ningde, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Also called Ningde Shiqu (宁德市区 - Ningde Centre), the district seats the municipality's executive, legislature and judiciary, together with its Communist Party and Public Security Bureau.

Situation

Jiaocheng is bordered by Xiapu and Pingnan counties to the east and west, Zhouning County and Fu'an City to the north, and to the south by Fuzhou municipality's Gutian and Luoyuan counties. A large deep-water bay Sandu Ao (Chinese: 三都澳) (Santuao) gives access to the East China Sea.[1]

Administration

The district oversees two subdistricts, one Development zone, ten towns and four townships, of which one is an ethnic township designated for the native She people.[2]

Subdistricts

Development zones

Towns

Townships

Transportation

Both Subdistricts, the Ethnic Township and the towns of Feiluan, Chengnan, Qidu and Badu lie on National Route 104, connecting south to Fengshan and north to Fu'an City centre.

Notes and References

  1. Fujian-sheng Ditu-ce, Gao XiuJing, ed., China Map Publishing, 1999,
  2. Web site: 金农网福建省宁德市蕉城区乡镇、村信息 . 2009-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707013900/http://ww.agri.com.cn/town-village/350902.htm . 2011-07-07 .