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Tongguan County

Tongguan County

County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China


Tongguan County (alternately romanized as Tungkwan[lower-alpha 1]) is a county in the east of Shaanxi province, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Weinan. It is named after the Tong Pass, a historical fortress located south of the confluence of the Wei and Yellow Rivers. It is the southeastern corner of the Ordos Loop, the point at which the Qin Mountains turn the Yellow River sharply eastward, forcing it into the North China Plain, and borders the provinces of Shanxi to the north and Henan to the east.

Map including Tongguan (labeled as 潼關 T'UNG-KUAN (TUNGKWAN) (walled)) (AMS, 1955)
Quick Facts 潼关县Tungkwan, T'ung-kuan, Country ...
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Administrative divisions

Tongguan County is divided to 5 towns and 1 townships.[2]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Qingdong (秦东镇)
  • Taiyao (太要镇)
  • Tongyu (桐峪镇)
  • Daiziying (代字营镇)
Townships
  • Anle (安乐乡)

Climate

More information Climate data for Tongguan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...

Notes

  1. Tongguan has also been romanized as Tung-kwan.[1]

References

  1. Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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