Wangqing County (; ) is a county of southeastern
Jilin
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province, China. It is under the administration of the
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin, Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, to the west by Jilin's Baishan, Baishan City and Jilin Ci ...
. The county's name Wangqing comes from the
Manchu language
Manchu ( ) is a critically endangered language, endangered Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China.
As the traditional native language of the Manchu people, Manchus, it was one of the official language ...
meaning ''fortress''.
Administrative divisions
Wangqing has eight
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and one
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
.
Towns:
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Wangqing (汪清镇 / 왕청진)
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Daxinggou (大兴沟镇 / 대흥구진)
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Tianqiaoling (天桥岭镇 / 천교령진)
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Luozigou (罗子沟镇 / 라자구진)
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Chunyang (春阳镇 / 춘양진)
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Fuxing (复兴镇 / 복흥진)
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Baicaogou (百草沟镇 / 백초구진)
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Dongguang
Dongguang County () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou, in the east of Hebei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shandong province to the southeast.
Area is and population is 340,000 (2020). ...
(东光镇 / 동광진)
The only township is
Jiguan Township Jiguan may refer to:
*Ancestral home (Chinese) (籍貫)
*Jiguan District
Jiguan District () is a district and the seat of the city of Jixi, Heilongjiang province, China.
Administrative divisions
Jiguan District is divided into 7 subdistricts a ...
(鸡冠乡 / 계관향)
Climate
Notable people
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Ju To-il
Ju To-il (; 1922 – July 5, 1994) was a North Korean army officer who served as the personal guard of Kim Il Sung held the rank of Vice-Marshal.
Biography
Born and raised in Wangqing County, Gando. Since the age of 15, he has been active as ...
,
Chinese-born North Korean vice-marshal
References
External links
County-level divisions of Jilin
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
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