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Xiuyan Town
Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County (, Manchu: ; Möllendorff: siuyan manju beye dasangga siyan) is a county in the southeast of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is also one of the 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It is under the administration of and occupies the southernmost portion of Anshan, the centre of which to the north-northwest, and has a population of 500,000. Administrative divisions There are 20 towns and three townships under the county's administration. Towns: Townships: * Hongqiyingzi Township () * Linggou Township () * Shaozihe Township () Geography and climate Xiuyan borders Yingkou and Gaizhou to the west, Donggang and Zhuanghe to the south and Haicheng and Liaoyang to the north. Its latitude ranges from 40° 00' to 40° 39' N and longitude 122° 52' to 123° 41' E, and the area is . The county's area is dominated by low-lying mountains part of the Changbai Mountains, with the highest peak in the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous County
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China Chinese autonomous administrative divisions are associated with one or more ethnic minorities that are designated as autonomous within the People's Republic of China. These areas are recognized in the Constitution of the People's Republic of Chi .... The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are found in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else. Maps List History Former autonomous counties of China See also * External links ChinaDataOnline.org website {{authority control C * Counties of China China, PRC Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |