Anding, Dingxi
Anding
An định khu Dingxi County | |
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![]() Anding in Dingxi | |
![]() Dingxi in Gansu | |
Coordinates (Anding District government):35°34′50″N104°36′39″E/ 35.5806°N 104.6107°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
District seat | Yongdinglu |
Area | |
•District | 4,225 km2(1,631 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
•District | 422,383 |
• Density | 100/km2(260/sq mi) |
•Rural | 362,400 |
Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
Postal code | 743000 |
Website | www |
Anding(Chinese:An định;pinyin:Āndìng) is adistrictof the city ofDingxi,Gansuprovince, China.
The area of Anding District has been inhabited since the neolithic era, with sites of theMajiayao cultureandQijia culturebeing discovered in the area. Dingxi city was established in 1096 as a military base of the northern Gong state. By 1142 it became a county and by 1216 Dingxi became the seat of a prefecture. In 2003, Dingxi County became Anding District as it is currently known.[3]
Located entirely on theLoess Plateau,the economy of Anding District is primarily based around agriculture. Potatoes, corn, flax and beans being the most grown.[3]
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In 2020 aCGTNreporter visited the village school of Xuechuan Village ( tiết xuyên thôn ) in Ningyuan town, which in 2020 had eight students; at its peak it had 600. The school was presented as an illustration of the issues ofleft-behind children,rural poverty and urbanisation.[4]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Anding Districtis divided to 3 subdistricts, 12 towns and 7 townships.[5]
- Subdistricts
- Zhonghualu Subdistrict (Trung hoa lộ nhai đạo)
- Yongdinglu Subdistrict (Vĩnh định lộ nhai đạo)
- Futailu Subdistrict (Phúc đài lộ nhai đạo)
- Towns
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Định tây thị đệ thất thứ toàn quốc nhân khẩu phổ tra công báo"(in Chinese). Government of Dingxi. 2021-07-05.
- ^"Định tây thị nhân dân chính phủ huyện khu khái huống an định khu".
- ^ab"An định khu nhân dân chính phủ an định giản giới".
- ^"Thôn lí lai liễu cá dương lão sư".
- ^"Thống kế dụng khu hoa đại mã www.stats.gov.cn"(in Chinese). XZQH.Retrieved2020-12-27.
- "An định khu".Dingxi Government.