Licheng | |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | China Fujian |
Pushpin Label: | Licheng |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Fujian |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | PRC |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Fujian |
Subdivision Type2: | City (Prefecture) |
Subdivision Name2: | Putian |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 25.4317°N 119.0158°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Licheng | |
P: | Lìchéng |
L: | LycheeCity |
Licheng District is an urban district of Putian on the southeast coast of Fujian Province (Minnan), China.
Licheng comprises the southern shore of Xinghua Bay on the Taiwan Strait and its hinterland. It forms the southeastern corner of Putian's prefecture, bordering Houhai Lake and Quanzhou, and covers most of the extensively irrigated southern Putian Plain, an area known as the Nanyang (Chinese: {{linktext|南洋).[1]
Licheng is composed of the 2 subdistricts of Zhenhai Zhènhǎi Jiēdào) and Gongchen Gǒngchén Jiēdào) and the 4 towns of West Tianwei Xītiānwěi Zhèn), Huangshi, Xindu Xīndù Zhèn), and Beigao.[2]