Teng County or Tengxian (; ) is a county of eastern
Guangxi
Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằn ...
, China. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Wuzhou. , it had a population of 1,125,264
residing in an area of . The county is divided into a northern and southern part by the
Xun River
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.
History
Teng County was part of
Baiyue
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areas until coming under
Qin dynasty
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rule in 214 BC. In 583 AD, the county seat Tengzhou was established, while the county was called Yongping
Commandery
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. In 621 Yongping was renamed to Teng County.
On 21 March 2022,
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in the county, killing all 132 people on board.
Administrative divisions
Teng County administers 15 towns and 2 townships.
;Towns:
;Townships:
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Pingfu Township (平福乡)
*
Ningkang Township (宁康乡)
Economy
Teng County is one of the largest
titanium dioxide
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production bases in China, accounting for around 5% of the national output in 2013. It also has
kaolinite
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resources, which are used for local ceramics production.
Demographics
The total population in 2021 was 1,125,264. Ethnic minorities form 1.19% of the population, most of whom are
Zhuang and
Yao.
Notable people
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Chen Yucheng
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Li Xiucheng
Climate
References
Counties of Guangxi
Wuzhou
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