Ningguo () is a county-level city in the southeast of
Anhui
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province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of
Xuancheng
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City and bordering
Zhejiang
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province to the south and east. It has a population of 380,000 and an area of .
Ningguo has jurisdiction over eleven towns, seventeen townships, and one ethnic township.
History
The name Ningguo is named from "Yi-QianGau" . It is written, "".
Ningguo was founded in 208 CE during the
Eastern Han dynasty
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Sun Quan
Sun Quan (, Chinese: 孫權) (183 – 21 May 252), courtesy name Zhongmou (), posthumously known as Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of the Eastern Wu dynasty, one of the Three Kingdoms of China. He inherited control of the warlord regime ...
divided the southern part of
Wanling County into Ningguo and
Huaian County.
On April 23, 1949, Ningguo County was occupied by the People's Liberation Army, and in May it was assigned to
Xuancheng Prefecture. It became part of
Huizhou Prefecture in January 1952,
Wuhu Prefecture in February 1956, Huizhou Prefecture again in March 1961, and finally
Xuancheng Prefecture in January 1980.
Administrative divisions
Ningguo City is divided to 6 Subdistricts, 8 towns and 5 townships.
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Climate
Transportation
Rail
Ningguo is served by the
Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.
References
Cities in Anhui
Xuancheng
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