Zongyang County (), is a county in southern
Anhui
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province, located mostly on the northern (left) bank of the
Yangtze River
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. It is under the jurisdiction of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Tongling
Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan) is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
As of the 20 ...
. It has a population of 960,000 and an area of . The government of Zongyang County is located in Zongyang Town (). On 13 October 2015, Zongyang County jurisdiction was transferred from
Anqing to
Tongling
Tongling (; former names: Tunglinghsien, Tungkwanshan) is a prefecture-level city in southern Anhui province. A river port along the Yangtze River, Tongling borders Wuhu to the east, Chizhou to the southwest and Anqing to the west.
As of the 20 ...
.
In the past, Zongyang County was named Tonglu County. In 1951, Tonglu County was changed to Hudong County. In 1954, the county seat was moved to Zongyang Town. On July 1, 1955, the name of the county in Han Dynasty was restored-Zongyang County. In January 2016, Zongyang County was officially placed under the jurisdiction of Tongling City by Anqing City.
Administrative divisions
Zongyang County has jurisdiction over seventeen
towns, five townships and one other area.
Seventeen towns:
*
Zongyang (),
Oushan (),
Tanggou (),
Laozhou (),
Chenyaohu (),
Zhoutan (),
Hengbu (),
Xiangpu (),
Qianqiao (),
Qilin
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(),
Yijin (),
Fushan (),
Huigong (),
Guanbuqiao (),
Qianpu
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(),
Jinshe (),
Bailiu ()
Five townships:
*
Tietong Township (),
Fengyi Township (),
Changsha Township (),
Baimei Township (),
Yutan Township ()
Other area:
*
Zongyang Economic Development Area ()
Historical divisions of Guangshui:
Towns:
*Zongyang (), Oushan (), Tanggou (), Laozhou (), Chenyaohu (), Zhoutan (), Hengbu (), Xiangpu (), Qianqiao (), Qilin (), Changsha Township (), Qianpu Township (), Jinshe Township (), Baimei Township (), Baihu Township (), Huigong Township (), Yutan Township ()
Dialect
Zongyang dialect () is a dialect of
Lower Yangtze Mandarin
Lower Yangtze Mandarin () is one of the most divergent and least mutually-intelligible of the Mandarin languages, as it neighbours the Wu, Hui, and Gan groups of Sinitic languages. It is also known as Jiang–Huai Mandarin (), named after th ...
which is spoken in Zongyang County.
Climate
References
County-level divisions of Anhui
Tongling
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