Yuan'an County Explained
| Yuan'an County |
| Other Name: | Yuanan |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hubei |
| Pushpin Label: | Yuan'an |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hubei |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hubei |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Yichang |
| Area Total Km2: | 1752 |
| Population Total: | 184532 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 31.0609°N 111.6405°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Yuan'an government |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Yuan'an County is a county in the west of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang.
Yuanansuchus, an extinct mastodonsauroid temnospondyl, is named after Yuan'an County where its remains were first discovered.[1]
Administrative divisions
Six towns:[2] [3] [4]
- Mingfeng (Chinese: {{linktext|鸣凤|镇), Hualinsi (Chinese: {{linktext|花林寺|镇), Jiuxian (Chinese: {{linktext|旧县|镇), Yangping (Chinese: {{linktext|洋坪|镇), Maopingchang (Chinese: {{linktext|茅坪场|镇), Hehua (Chinese: {{linktext|荷花|镇)
The only township is Hekou Township (Chinese: {{linktext|河口|乡)
Notes and References
- Liu . J. . Wang . Y. . 2005 . The first complete mastodonsauroid skull from the Triassic of China: Yuanansuchus laticeps gen. et sp. nov. . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 25 . 3 . 725–728 . 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0725:tfcmsf]2.0.co;2. 86370289 .
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hb/15330.html . zh:远安县历史沿革 . Yuan'an County Historical Development . XZQH.org . zh-hans. 14 July 2014 . 14 October 2018 . Chinese: 1996年，远安县面积1752平方千米，{....
- Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2017/42/05/420525.html . zh:2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：远安县 . 2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Yuan'an County . . 2017 . 14 October 2018 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 420525101000 鸣凤镇 420525102000 花林寺镇 420525103000 旧县镇 420525104000 洋坪镇 420525105000 茅坪场镇 420525106000 荷花镇 420525201000 河口乡|.
- Web site: http://www.yuanan.gov.cn/content-1298-670922-1.html . zh:行政区划 . Administrative Divisions . zh-hans. Yuan'an County People's Government . Chinese: 6镇1乡即：鸣凤镇、花林寺镇、洋坪镇、旧县镇、茅坪场镇、荷花镇、河口乡。. 26 August 2018. 14 October 2018.
