Wanquan | |
Other Name: | Wanchuan; Wanchüan |
Settlement Type: | District |
Image Map1: | Location of Zhangjiakou Prefecture within Hebei (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Zhangjiakou in Hebei |
Coordinates: | 40.767°N 114.741°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhangjiakou |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Kongjiazhuang Town (Chinese: 孔家庄镇) |
Area Total Km2: | 1158 |
Elevation M: | 751 |
Population Total: | 220000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 066250 |
Area Code: | 0313 |
Wanquan is a district of the city of Zhangjiakou, in the northwest of Hebei province, China, located just to the southwest of Zhangjiakou's urban core. It was the site of the Battle of the Badger's Mouth Pass, one of the major campaigns in the Mongol–Jin War
The district administers 4 towns and 7 townships:[1]
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Wanquan is located in the northwest of Hebei province. Its western and northern borders are defined by the Great Wall, across which it borders Shangyi and Zhangbei counties. The southern border is defined by the Yang River (Chinese: 洋河), across which it borders Huai'an County. The district stretches north to south and spans 37km (23miles) east to west. Wanquan has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, with an annual mean temperature of 8.3°C and precipitation amounting to 367.6mm.