Wangqing County Explained

Wangqing County
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jilin
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Yanbian
Seat:Wangqing Town (汪清镇)
Seat Type:County seat
Area Total Km2:8994
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:260000
Pushpin Map:China Jilin
Pushpin Label:Wangqing
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jilin
Coordinates:43.3167°N 175°W
Elevation M:236
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code:133200
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Wangqing County (; 현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.

Administrative divisions

Wangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]

Towns:

The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)

Notable people from Wangqing County

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/22/24/222424.html . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:汪清县 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2012-07-18.