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Anding, Dingxi

Coordinates:35°34′50″N104°36′39″E/ 35.5806°N 104.6107°E/35.5806; 104.6107
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Anding
An định khu
Dingxi County
Anding in Dingxi
Anding in Dingxi
Dingxi in Gansu
Dingxi in Gansu
Anding is located in Gansu
Anding
Anding
Location in Gansu
Coordinates (Anding District government):35°34′50″N104°36′39″E/ 35.5806°N 104.6107°E/35.5806; 104.6107
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityDingxi
District seatYongdinglu
Area
District4,225 km2(1,631 sq mi)
Population
(2020 census)[1]
District422,383
• Density100/km2(260/sq mi)
Rural362,400
Time zoneUTC+8(China Standard)
Postal code
743000
Websitewww.anding.gov.cn

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]

View of the mountain behind Dingxi Teacher's College

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
  • Fengxiang (Phượng tường trấn)
  • Neiguanying (Nội quan doanh trấn)
  • Cangkou (Sàm khẩu trấn)
  • Chenggouyi (Xưng câu dịch trấn)
  • Lujiagou (Lỗ gia câu trấn)
  • Xigongyi (Tây củng dịch trấn)
  • Ningyuan (Ninh viễn trấn)
  • Lijiabao (Lý gia bảo trấn)
  • Tuanjie (Đoàn kết trấn)
  • Xiangquan (Hương tuyền trấn)
  • Fujiachuan (Phù gia xuyên trấn)
  • Gejiacha (Cát gia xóa trấn)
Townships
  • Bailu Township(Bạch lục hương)
  • Shixiawan Township(Thạch hiệp loan hương)
  • Xinji Township(Tân tập hương)
  • Qinglanshan Township(Thanh lam sơn hương)
  • Gaofeng Township(Cao phong hương)
  • Shiquan Township(Thạch tuyền hương)
  • Xingyuan Township(Hạnh viên hương)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Định tây thị đệ thất thứ toàn quốc nhân khẩu phổ tra công báo"(in Chinese). Government of Dingxi. 2021-07-05.
  2. ^"Định tây thị nhân dân chính phủ huyện khu khái huống an định khu".
  3. ^ab"An định khu nhân dân chính phủ an định giản giới".
  4. ^"Thôn lí lai liễu cá dương lão sư".
  5. ^"Thống kế dụng khu hoa đại mã www.stats.gov.cn"(in Chinese). XZQH.Retrieved2020-12-27.