Tongyu County

Tongyu County 通榆县
County
Location in Baicheng City
Tongyu Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 44°49′N 123°05′E / 44.817°N 123.083°ECoordinates: 44°49′N 123°05′E / 44.817°N 123.083°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture-level city	Baicheng
County seat	Kaitong (开通镇)
Area
• Total	8,476 km^2 (3,273 sq mi)
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population
• Total	350,000
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	137200

Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county of northwestern Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is under the administration of Baicheng City, 92 kilometres (57 mi) to the north-northwest, with a population of 350,000 residing in an area of 8,476 km² (3,273 sq mi).

The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.

Administrative Divisions

There are 8 towns, 8 townships, and 2 ethnic townships under the county's administration.^[1]

Towns:

• Kaitong (开通镇), Zhanyu (瞻榆镇), Shuanggang (双岗镇), Xinglongshan (兴隆山镇), Bianzhao (边昭镇), Hongxing (鸿兴镇), Xinhua (新华镇), Wulanhua (乌兰花镇)

Townships:

• Yangjing Township (羊井乡), Yongqing Township (永青乡), Xinfa Township (新发乡), Xinxing Township (新兴乡), Tuanjie Township (团结乡), Shihuadao Township (十花道乡), Bamian Township (八面乡), Sugongtuo Township (苏公坨乡), Xianghai Mongol Ethnic Township (向海蒙古族乡), Baolawendu Mongol Ethnic Township (包拉温都蒙古族乡)

References

1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：通榆县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-16.

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