Dianjiang County

Dianjiang County (simplified Chinese: 垫江县; traditional Chinese: 墊江縣; pinyin: Diànjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Chongqing Municipality, China,[1] bordering Sichuan province to the northwest. As of 2015, it has two subdistricts, two townships, and 22 towns under its administration.

Dianjiang

垫江县

Tienkiang
County
Location of Dianjiang County in Chongqing
CountryPeople's Republic of China
MunicipalityChongqing
Area
 • Total1,518 km2 (586 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total704,500
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Typical retail street in Dianjiang

History

Dianjiang County was developed in the time of the Western Wei Emperor Gong Di in 555 CE. Before the Chongqing area became a municipality, Dianjiang belonged to other regions. From October 1, 1949, to March 14, 1997, it belonged to Dazhu, Fuling prefecture.[2]

Administrative divisions

Dianjiang has two subdistricts,[3] two townships,[4] five regional center towns[5] and 17 general towns.[6]

Subdistricts
SubdistrictsChinese
Guiyang Subdistrict桂阳街道
Guixi Subdistrict桂溪街道
Townships
TownshipsChinese
Dashi Township大石乡
Shaping Township沙坪乡
Regional center towns
Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Towns Chinese
Chengxi Town澄溪镇Gao'an Town高安镇Gaofeng Town高峰镇
Pingshan Town坪山镇Zhoujia Town周嘉镇
General towns
Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Towns Chinese Towns Chinese
Xinmin Town新民镇Shaping Town沙坪镇Pushun Town普顺镇Yongping Town永平镇
Yong'an Town永安镇Wudong Town五洞镇Taiping Town太平镇Sanxi Town三溪镇
Yantai Town砚台镇Heyou Town鹤游镇Caohui Town曹回镇Peixing Town裴兴镇
Changlong Town长龙镇Gangjia Town杠家镇Huangsha Town黄沙镇
Wangjia Town汪家镇Baojia Town包家镇Baijia Town白家镇

Economics

Based on statistics from October 2015, in the first three quarters, Dianjiang County achieved a GDP of 16.63 billion yuan (an increase of 11.4 percent, and faster than the growth in the previous six months by 0.4 percentage points). The contributions to the GDP were composed of the primary sector producing 2.17 billion yuan (an increase of 4.5%); the secondary sector producing 8.78 billion yuan (an increase of 12.6%); and the tertiary sector producing 5.68 billion yuan (an increase of 12.2%).[7]

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References
  1. "Dianjiang Country introduction" (in Chinese). Dianjiang Country Government. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "Dianjiang Country History" (in Chinese). Dianjiang Country Government. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. "Chongqing Municipal People's Government on the revocation of the Dianjiang County Guixi Town, set up Guiyang sub-district & Guixi sub-district Reply" (in Chinese). Chongqing Government. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  4. "Dianjiang County People's Government on the revocation of Changlong Township & Huangsha Township,set up Changlong Town & Huangsha Town" (in Chinese). Dianjiang Country Government. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015. 垫江县人民政府关于撤销长龙乡黄沙乡设立长龙镇黄沙镇的通知
  5. "Dianjiang County Urban and Rural Overall planning" (in Chinese). Dianjiang County Planning Board. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015. 垫江县城乡总体规划
  6. "2013 statistics with the zoning code and the urban-rural divide Code: Dianjiang Country" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 8 December 2015. 2013年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：垫江县
  7. "Dianjiang County, 11.4 percent in the first three quarters of GDP growth" (in Chinese). Dianjiang Country Government. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015. 前三季度全县GDP增长11.4%


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