Mingguang (), formerly Jiashan County (), is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in the northeast of

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze Riv ...

Province, China, bordering

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

province to the northeast and east. It is under the administration of

Chuzhou Chuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to ...

city.

Geography

Mingguang City is on the north-eastern edge of Anhui Province. The Huai River forms part of its northeast border. Bordering

county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...

s are

Lai'an County Lai'an County () is a county in the east of Anhui Province Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. ...

to the southeast,

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to the south,

Dingyuan County Dingyuan County () is a county of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Chuzhou city. History The ancestral home of Li Keqiang, the Premier of the People's Republic of China, was Dingyuan. In December 2011, Taiwan Ta ...

to the southwest,

Fengyang County Fengyang County () is a county in north-central Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Chuzhou, a prefecture-level city. The county was home to 765,600 people as of 2013. Administrative divisions Fengyang County is divided into ...

to the west, Wuhe County to the northwest, and, in

Sihong Sihong County () is under the administration of Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Huai'an to the southeast, Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south, Bengbu (Anhui) to the west, and Suzhou (Anhui) to the northwest. ...

and

Xuyi Xuyi County () is under the administration of Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China. The southernmost of Huai'an's county-level divisions, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian to the north and Chuzhou (Anhui) to the south and west. Xuyi is ...

counties.

Climate

Mingguang City lies on the Northern Subtropical Zone. The average temperature of Mingguang City for the whole year is 15 °C. The average annual rainfall is .

Administrative divisions

Nowadays, Longzihu District is divided to 6 subdistricts, 12 towns and 1 township. Location of Chuzhou Prefecture within Anhui (China)

;4 Subdistricts ;12 Towns ;1 Township * Bogang ()

Demographics

Most of the people living in Mingguang City are Han people. According to 2015 data, Mingguang has a total population of 655,000.

Economy

Mingguang's economy relies much on agriculture and its appendages.

Notable people

Wang Daohan () Zu Hai ()-actress Jiang Daoping ()-revolutionary,

Tourism

Nv Shan Geographic Park ()

Education

According to 2016 data, Mingguang City has a total of 187 schools, including elementary schools, secondary schools, and places for higher learning.

References

Chuzhou Cities in Anhui {{Chuzhou-geo-stub