Wu'an Explained

Wu'an
Other Name:Wuan
Settlement Type:County-level city
Pushpin Map:China Hebei
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hebei
Coordinates:36.697°N 114.204°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hebei
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Handan
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Area Total Km2:1806.0
Area Urban Km2:95.00
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:857000
Population As Of:2017
Population Urban:247800
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
P:Wǔ'ān
W:Wu-an
L:War-&-Peace

Wu'an is a county-level city in the southwest of Hebei Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan.

History

People's Republic

In August 1949, Wu'an was one of three counties to be detached from Handan and attached to Pingyuan Province. In 1952, as Pingyuan dissolved, Wu'an returned to Handan.

Administrative divisions

As of 2005, Wu'an had a population of approximately 66,000.[2]

Towns

Wu'an Town (Chinese: 武安镇), Kang'ercheng (Chinese: 康二城镇), Niuji (Chinese: 午汲镇), Cishan (Chinese: 磁山镇), Baiyan (Chinese: 伯延镇), Shucun (Chinese: 淑村镇), Datong, Wu'an (Chinese: 大同镇), Yicheng (Chinese: 邑城镇), Kuangshan (Chinese: 矿山镇), Hejin (Chinese: 贺进镇), Yangyi (Chinese: 阳邑镇), Paihui (Chinese: 徘徊镇), Yetao (Chinese: 冶陶镇)

Townships

Shangtuancheng Township (Chinese: 上团城乡), Bei'anzhuang Township (Chinese: 北安庄乡), Bei'anle Township (Chinese: 北安乐乡), Xitushan Township (Chinese: 西土山乡), Xisizhuang Township (Chinese: 西寺庄乡), Huoshui Township (Chinese: 活水乡), Shidong Township (Chinese: 石洞乡), Guantao Township (Chinese: 管陶乡), Majiazhuang Township (Chinese: 马家庄乡)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 . 2019 . China Statistics Press . Beijing . 46 . 11 January 2020.
  2. http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/40.html 邯郸市-行政区划网