Yingcheng () is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...
of about 600,000 inhabitants in
Xiaogan
Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built ...
, eastern
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The pr ...
province, People's Republic of China.
History
On December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area.
Township-level divisions
Five subdistricts:
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Chengzhong Subdistrict (),
Chengbei Subdistrict (),
Silipeng Subdistrict (),
Dongmafang Subdistrict (),
Changjiangbu Subdistrict ()
Ten towns:
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Tiandian (),
Yanghe (),
Sanhe (),
Langjun (),
Huangtan (),
Tian'e (),
Yihe (),
Chenhe (),
Yangling
Yangling District () is a district of the city of Xianyang, Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the plains of Wei River. It has an area of and a population of 155,000. The district is roughly to the west of the provincial c ...
(),
Tangchi ()
Two other areas:
* Yingcheng Economic Area (), Nanyuan Farm ()
Notable people
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Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver
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Yu Linxiang
Yu Linxiang (; born January 1945) is a retired general ('' shangjiang'') who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police of China.
Biography
Yu was born in 1945 in Yingcheng, Hubei in January 1945, and joined the Chinese Commun ...
(born 1945), Chinese general
* (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat
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Yang Deqing
Yang Deqing (; born September 1942) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People' ...
(born 1942), Chinese general
* (1902–1987), Chinese politician
Climate
References
Cities in Hubei
Wuhan urban agglomeration
Xiaogan
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