Wulian County Explained
| Wulian County |
| Postal Code: | 262300 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | ChinaShandongRizhao.png |
| Map Caption1: | Rizhao in Shandong |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Wulian government |
| Coordinates: | 35.7602°N 119.2137°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rizhao |
| Area Total Km2: | 1497 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population: | 500000 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] [3] |
| Leader Name: | Ma Weiqiang |
| Leader Title: | Party Secretary |
| Leader Name1: | Zhu Guiyou |
| Leader Title1: | Governor |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Wulian County is a county of the prefecture-level city of Rizhao, Shandong. The county is known for and named after its eponymous Wulian Mountain.[4] [5] [6] It borders Zhucheng to the north, Donggang District to the south, Ju County to the west and Xihai'an to the east.
Wulian is the birthplace of noted poet Wang Fugang.[7]
Geography
Administrative divisions
Wulian County administers one subdistrict, nine towns and two townships:[8] [9]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin |
|---|
| Chinese: 洪凝街道 | Chinese: Hóngníng Jiēdào |
| Jietou Town | Chinese: {{linktext|街头|镇 | Chinese: Jiētou/Jiētóu Zhèn[10] |
| Chaohe Town | Chinese: 潮河镇 | Chinese: Cháohé Zhèn |
| Xumeng Town | Chinese: 许孟镇 | Chinese: Xǔmèng Zhèn |
| Yuli Town | Chinese: 于里镇 | Chinese: Yúlǐ Zhèn |
| Wanghu Town | Chinese: 汪湖镇 | Chinese: Wānghú Zhèn |
| Kouguan Town | Chinese: 叩官镇 | Chinese: Kòuguān Zhèn |
| Zhongzhi Town | Chinese: 中至镇 | Chinese: Zhōngzhì Zhèn |
| Gaoze Town | Chinese: 高泽镇 | Chinese: Gāozé Zhèn |
| Songbai Town | Chinese: 松柏镇 | Chinese: Sōngbǎi Zhèn |
| Shichang Township | Chinese: 石场乡 | Chinese: Shícháng Xiāng |
| Hubu Township | Chinese: 户部乡 | Chinese: Hùbù Xiāng | |
In 2002, Wulian County administered nine towns and three townships:[11]
- Towns: Hongning, Jietou, Yuli, Xumeng Chinese: 许孟, Chaohe, Wanghu, Kouguan, Zhongzhi, Gaoze.
- Townships: Shichang, Hubu, Songbai.
Notes and References
- Web site: . zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com . hongheiku . Chinese . 2021-01-12.
- Web site: . zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com . hongheiku . Chinese . 2021-01-12.
- Web site: 2018年五莲县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 . zh-hans . tjj.rizhao.gov.cn . 日照市统计局 . 14 March 2020.
- Book: zh:辭海第六版 . 2009 . 2422 . Chinese: 名胜有五莲山。.
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sd/11694.html . zh:五莲县历史沿革 . The Historical Development of Wulian County . zh-hans. XZQH.org . Chinese: 因地处五莲山而得名。 . 21 January 2014. 15 December 2017.
- Web site: http://www.wulian.gov.cn/ctnshow.php/aid/21352 . zh:五莲简介 . zh-hans. Wulian County Government . 5 November 2019. 29 April 2020.
- Web site: http://www.sohu.com/a/127298694_488857 . zh:《大别山诗刊》第557期 中国诗选 王夫刚作品. zh-hans. Sohu. Chinese: 王夫刚：著名诗人。中国作家协会会员。1969年12月26日生于山东省五莲县户部乡王家大村。. Ni . Cai (Chinese: 尼采) . 26 February 2017. 15 December 2017.
- Web site: http://www.wulian.gov.cn/wulian/images/20115181126530.jpg . zh:五莲县地图 . Map of Wulian County . zh-hans. Wulian County government website. (from north to south) "Chinese: 汪湖 许孟 高泽 于里 中至 洪凝 松柏 户部 叩官 石场 潮河 街头" . 15 December 2017.
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sd/11694.html . zh:五莲县历史沿革 . The Historical Development of Wulian County . zh-hans. XZQH.org . Chinese: 调整后，全县辖1个街道、9个镇、2个乡：洪凝街道、街头镇、潮河镇、许孟镇、于里镇、汪湖镇、叩官镇、中至镇、高泽镇、松柏镇、石场乡、户部乡。 . 21 January 2014. 15 December 2017.
- Jietou Town is located at the intersection of two roads (Chinese: 山东222省道 & Chinese: 莒兴路). The noun form of Chinese: 街頭 has two pronunciations (which have the exact same meaning): Jiētou and Jiētóu. Book: zh:現代漢語詞典(第七版) . Contemporary Chinese Dictionary (Seventh Edition) . September 2016. . 9787100124508. 662.
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/sd/11694.html . zh:五莲县历史沿革 . The Historical Development of Wulian County . zh-hans. XZQH.org . Chinese: 2002年末，五莲县辖9个镇、3个乡：洪凝镇、街头镇、于里镇、许孟镇、潮河镇、汪湖镇、叩官镇、中至镇、高泽镇、石场乡、户部乡、松柏乡。 . 21 January 2014. 15 December 2017.
