Guanghan ( zh, s=广汉, t=廣漢, p=Guǎnghàn; formerly known as Hanchow) is a

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Deyang Deyang ( zh, s=德阳 , t=德陽 , p=Déyáng) is a prefecture-level city of Sichuan province, China. Deyang is a largely industrial city, with companies such as China National Erzhong Group and Dongfang Electric having major operations there. The ...

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

province,

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, and only from

Chengdu Chengdu; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ; Chinese postal romanization, previously Romanization of Chinese, romanized as Chengtu. is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a ...

. The predominant industries are tourism, pharmaceuticals and the supply of building material. Guanghan has an area of , a population of 626,132, with urban population of 368,933. A major part of the tourism is the nearby Sanxingdui ruins. The striking exhibits at the Sanxingdui Museum highlight archaeological finds that some archaeologists regard as even more important than the

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. The region is steadily becoming more industrialised and that is helping with the progression of agriculture and enhances the region's development.

Administrative divisions

Guanghan comprises 3 subdistricts and 9 towns: ;Subdistricts: *Luocheng 雒城街道 *Hanzhou 汉州街道 *Jinyan 金雁街道 ;Towns: *Sanshui 三水镇 *Lianshan 连山镇 *Gaoping 高坪镇 *Xiangyang 向阳镇 *Xiaohan 小汉镇 *Jinlun 金轮镇 *Jinyu 金鱼镇 *Nanfeng 南丰镇 *Sanxingdui 三星堆镇

Education

Civil Aviation Flight University of China (CAFUC) is famous for educating the dominant majority of Chinese civil aviation pilots and air traffic controllers. Universities and Colleges include: * Civil Aviation Flight University of China * Sichuan Normal University (Guanghang) * Sichuan Aerospace Polytechnic * National Judges College (Sichuan)

Climate

References

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