Chongxin () is a

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in the southeast of

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, China, located northeast of

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, which administers it. It borders Pingliang,

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, to the east, Huating County to the west, and

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to the south, which is part of

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. Chongxin was established in 963 AD, its name being derived from 尊崇信任 (Zūnchóng xìnrèn), meaning 'respect and trust'. It has a population of 104,800. More than 80% of the population rely on

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, and have very poor living conditions. The government or municipality offices are mainly located in Jinping Town.

Administrative divisions

Chongxin County is divided to 1 Subdistrict, 4 towns and 2 townships. ;Subdistricts * Chengshishequ () ;Towns * Jinping () * Xinyao () -Towns are upgraded from Township. * Baishu () - it is renamed from Baishu Towns. * Huangzhai () ;Townships * Huanghua Township () * Mulin Township () -Former Townships are merged to other. * Jiugong Township () * Tongcheng Township ()

Climate

Education

No.1 Chongxin County High School was the only high school to some extent in this county before 2000. Daxing Primary School, as of 2016, has 40 students in multi-grade classrooms and five teachers, none of whom have university degrees. All of the teachers were men in their 50s.

References

External links

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Official website of Chongxin County
County-level divisions of Gansu Pingliang {{Gansu-geo-stub