Tongyu County

Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, and has a population of 350,000 residing in an area of 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi).

Tongyu County

通榆县
County
Tongyu in Baicheng
Baicheng in Jilin
Coordinates: 44°48′47″N 123°05′17″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaicheng
County seatKaitong (开通镇)
Area
 • Total8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 • Total350,000
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
137200

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

Administrative divisions
Map including part of modern-day Tongyu County area (AMS, 1956)

There are eight towns, eight townships, and two 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)
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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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