Zhuanghe

Zhuanghe () is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Wafangdian, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its area is and its permanent population is 742,496, making it Dalian's most spacious county-level division.

Geography and climate

Zhuanghe occupies the northeastern corner of Dalian City on the Liaodong Peninsula, with latitude ranging from 39° 25' to 40° 12' N and longitude ranging from 122° 29' to 123° 31' E. It covers an area of , of which is land; the natural coastline measures . It borders Donggang City to the east, Pulandian City to the west, Gaizhou City and Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County to the north, and Changhai County in the Yellow Sea to the south. Elevations increase from south to north, with the northern part of the city being part of the southern Qian Mountains; the highest elevation in Zhuanghe City is .

Zhuanghe has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dwa''), with long, cold, but dry winters, and humid and very warm summers. Due to the location on the Liaodong Peninsula, there is a seasonal delay in spring and summer, and extremes in heat are moderated; however, low temperatures peak in July. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in August, and the annual mean is . Precipitation is generous but a majority of the annual total falls in July and Average. There is an average 2,415.6 hours of bright sunshine annually, and the frost-free period averages 165 days. Extremes in temperature range from to .

Administrative divisions

There are 5 subdistricts, 15 towns, 4 townships, and 2 ethnic townships under the city's administration:

Subdistricts

* Chengguan Subdistrict ()
* Xinhua Subdistrict ()
* Xingda Subdistrict ()
* Changsheng Subdistrict ()
* Mingyang Subdistrict ()

Towns

Townships

* Anzishan Township ()
* Buyunshan Township ()
* Landian Township ()
* Shicheng Township (Shihcheng) ()

Ethnic Townships

* Taipingling Manchu Ethnic Township ()
* Guiyunhua Manchu Ethnic Township ()

Demography

Zhuanghe has a population of over 900,000 and its area is .

Transportation

*Zhuanghe Bus Station
*Zhuanghe Railway Station
*Zhuanghe Port
* China National Highway 201, running parallel to G15 and through downtown
* China National Highway 305, of which Zhuanghe is the terminus, provides access to the interior of the Liaodong Peninsula, Yingkou, and points beyond before terminating at Linxi, Inner Mongolia.
* G11 Hegang–Dalian Expressway, the main road to central Dalian, passing to the north of downtown

Economy

A base of the national commodity grain, Zhuanghe has very abundant agricultural and natural resources. Besides, it is one of the most important fruit bases in eastern Liaodong Peninsula. The Port of Zhuanghe is under construction.

Zhuanghe is also increasingly promoting its furniture manufacturing industry. The Huafeng Furniture Manufacturing Company has been one of the largest furniture manufacturing companies all over the country.

The Huayuankou Industrial Zone in the westernmost part of Zhuanghe City is one of " Five Points, One Line" projects of the province.

Sightseeing

The tourism has gradually developed to be rising support structure in the county.

* Chengshan Ancient Town ()
* Bingyu Valley (): Guilin of northern China
* Yinshitan National Forest Park ()
* Buyun Mountain (), the highest peak in Dalian, at above sea level, and Buyun Mountain Hot Spring
* Sea King Nine Islands ()
* Xianrendong National Nature Reserve ()

Gallery

File:Zhuanghe Port, China.jpg, Zhuanghe Port
File:Zhuanghe City Xinhua Christian Church, China.jpg, Zhuanghe City Xinhua Christian Church
File:China-Liaoning-Dalian-Zhuanghe.jpg, Downtown Zhuanghe on Huanghe Avenue at Xinhua (2007)

References

External links

Zhuanghe Government websiteDalian Government website

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Districts of Dalian
Cities in Liaoning