| Ningcheng County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Inner Mongolia#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Ningcheng |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Inner Mongolia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Inner Mongolia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chifeng |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Tianyi |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,326 |
| Elevation M: | 551 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 484,397 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 41.5833°N 140°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Mon: | Нинчэн шиан |
| Monr: | Niŋčėŋ siyan |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 宁城县 |
| T: | 寧城縣 |
| P: | Níngchéng Xiàn |
Ningcheng County (Mongolian: ;) is a county of southeastern Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Liaoning province to the east. It is under the administration of Chifeng City.[2]
The daohugouthallus extinct genus of lichen was found near Daohugou village in Ningcheng County.[3] The county contains the historical site of "Liao Middle Capital" Dading Fu, one of five capitals of Liao. The city was later conquered by the 12th-century Jurchen Jin dynasty, who also named it as their Middle Capital; later they renamed it as the Northern Capital after moving the court to present-day Beijing.[4] Today, all that remains of the historical capital are two pagodas, one built by the Liao dynasty and one built by the Jin dynasty; they are located near Daming Town, about 20km west of the county government Tianyi Town, and about 120km south of the prefectural city Chifeng.
The county is served by two railway stations. Ningcheng Station, opened in 2020, is a station of the Chifeng–Kazuo high-speed railway, and provides high-speed rail services to Chifeng, Shenyang, and Beijing.[5] The older Tianyi Railway Station was built in 1935,[6] and is a station of the Yechi Railway that runs between Jianping County and Chifeng. While it primary serves as a cargo station today, there remains a once-daily passenger service from the station.[7]
Ningcheng County is made up of 3 subdistricts, 13 towns and 2 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subdistricts | |||||
| Tiexi Subdistrict | Chinese: 铁西街道 | Mongolian: Дамар замын баруунтах зээл гудамж | 150429407 | ||
| Tiedong Subdistrict | Chinese: 铁东街道 | Mongolian: Дамар замын зүүндэх зээл гудамж | 150429408 | ||
| Wenquan Subdistrict | Chinese: 温泉街道 | Mongolian: Рашаан зээл гудамж | 150429409 | ||
| Towns | |||||
| Tianyi Town | Chinese: 天义镇 | Mongolian: Даяан И балгас | 150429100 | ||
| Xiaochengzi Town | Chinese: 小城子镇 | Mongolian: Шяо цэнз балгас | 150429101 | ||
| Dachengzi Town | Chinese: 大城子镇 | Mongolian: Мард балгас (Дээр хороо балгас) | 150429102 | ||
| Burhan Town | Chinese: 八里罕镇 | Mongolian: Бархан балгас | 150429103 | ||
| Heilihe Town | Chinese: 黑里河镇 | Mongolian: Хорх балгас | 150429104 | ||
| Youbeiping Town | Chinese: 右北平镇 | Mongolian: Хархот балгас | 150429105 | ||
| Dashuangmiao Town | Chinese: 大双庙镇 | Mongolian: Да сойн мяо балгас | 150429106 | ||
| Xizi Town | Chinese: 汐子镇 | Mongolian: Шизи балгас | 150429107 | ||
| Daming Town | Chinese: 大明镇 | Mongolian: Тамин балгас | 150429108 | ||
| Mangnud Town | Chinese: 忙农镇 | Mongolian: Мэнниуд балгас | 150429109 | ||
| Wuhua Town | Chinese: 五化镇 | Mongolian: Огооро балгас | 150429110 | ||
| Sanzuodian Town | Chinese: 三座店镇 | Mongolian: Сан жуве даяан балгас | 150429110 | ||
| Bayashulang Town | Chinese: 必斯营子镇 | Mongolian: Баясгалан балгас | 150429112 | ||
| Townships | |||||
| Ih Jung Township | Chinese: 一肯中乡 | Mongolian: Их жүн шиян | 150429202 | ||
| Cunjingou Township | Chinese: 存金沟乡 | Mongolian: Сонгино шиян | 150429203 | ||
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