Zhicheng () is a
town
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Origin and use
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in
Yidu
Yidu () is a county-level city in western Hubei Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang. It has a population of 395,000 residents, and covers an area of , divided into 1 subdistrict, 8 towns, and 1 t ...
County-level city
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Yichang
Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populat ...
Prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
,
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,
China. It is situated on the right (southern) shore of the
Yangtze River
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, some 15 km southeast from downtown Yidu.
As of 2005, it had a population of 159,000.
Zhicheng has one
Yangtze River crossing, the
Zhicheng Yangtze River Bridge, which connects Zhicheng with Gujiadian Town (
顾家店镇), of
Zhijiang city, on the north side of the river. The bridge carries the
Jiaozuo–Liuzhou Railway and a provincial highway.
Administrative divisions
Four residential communities:
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Jiefanglu (),
Datong
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(),
Yangxi (),
Xihu ()
Twenty-eight villages:
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Jiaguoshan (),
Lijiaping (),
Shuijingping (),
Zhifangchong (),
Liulichong (),
Zhongjiachong (),
Yangxi (),
Heyangdian (),
Huilongdang (),
Guandang (),
Guanping (),
Wufengshan (),
Baishuigang (),
Sanbanhu (),
Jiudaohe (),
Dayan (),
Yujiaqiao (),
Quanshuihe (),
Chixihe (),
Quanxinfan (),
Yangjinfan (),
Yanjiang (),
Huancheng (),
Yangheling (),
Xiejiachong (),
Louzihe (),
Liangjiafan (),
Longwangtai ()
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Hubei
References
Geography of Yichang
Township-level divisions of Hubei
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