Zhongmu County (;
postal: Chungmow) is a
county
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of
Henan Province,
South Central China
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, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou is the capital of Henan, China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the nine National central city, national central cities in China, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province. Th ...
, the capital of Henan. It has an area of and a population of 680,000. Located in the north-central part of the province, it is the easternmost
county-level division
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of Zhengzhou.
The
Battle of Guandu took place in 200 CE in the northeast of Zhongmu County.
In November 2004, martial law was declared in Zhongmou County, to quell deadly ethnic clashes between Han and
Hui Chinese. The reported number of deaths ranged between 7 and 148.
Administrative divisions
, this county is divided to 2 subdistricts, 15 towns and 1 township.
;Subdistricts
*
Qingnianlu Subdistrict ()
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Dongfenglu Subdistrict ()
;Towns
;Townships
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Diaojia Township ()
Climate
Transportation
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China National Highway 220
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Zhengzhou Hangkonggang railway station
References
External links
Official website of Zhongmu County Government
County-level divisions of Henan
Zhengzhou
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