Santai_County

Santai County

Santai County

County in Sichuan, China

Santai County (simplified Chinese: 三台县; traditional Chinese: 三台縣; pinyin: Sāntái Xiàn; Wade–Giles: San1-t῾ai2 Hsien4; Sichuanese romanization: San1-t῾ai2 Shien4; formerly known as Tungchwanfu, Sichuanese romanization: Tongchuanfu) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang, in the northeast of Sichuan Province of China.

Quick Facts 三台县Tongchuan, Tungchwan, Country ...

It has an area of 2,660.58 km2 (1,027.26 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, its population stands at 955,800.[1]

Quaker meeting house at Tungchwan, before 1905.

During the late 19th and first half of 20th century, Tungchwan was one of the mission centres of the Friends' Foreign Mission Association (FFMA),[2] being the largest mission branch of FFMA's Northern District. Quaker-affiliated hospital, meeting house, boys' school and girls' boarding school were built during this period (see Quakerism in Sichuan).[3]

Administrative divisions

Santai County comprises 31 towns and 2 townships:[4]

towns
  • Tongchuan 潼川镇
  • Tashan 塔山镇
  • Longshu 龙树镇
  • Shi'an 石安镇
  • Fushun 富顺镇
  • Sanyuan 三元镇
  • Qiulin 秋林镇
  • Xinde 新德镇
  • Xinsheng 新生镇
  • Luban 鲁班镇
  • Jingfu 景福镇
  • Zihe 紫河镇
  • Guanqiao 观桥镇
  • Qijiang 郪江镇
  • Zhongxin 中新镇
  • Gujing 古井镇
  • Xiping 西平镇
  • Badong 八洞镇
  • Le'an 乐安镇
  • Jianping 建平镇
  • Zhongtai 中太镇
  • Jinshi 金石镇
  • Xinlu 新鲁镇
  • Liuying 刘营镇
  • Lingxing 灵兴镇
  • Luxi 芦溪镇
  • Lixin 立新镇
  • Yongming 永明镇
  • Jianzhong 建中镇
  • Laoma 老马镇
  • Beiba 北坝镇
townships
  • Zhongxiao 忠孝乡
  • Duanshi 断石乡

Climate

More information Climate data for Santai, elevation 460 m (1,510 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010), Month ...

References

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    "绵阳市第七次全国人口普查主要数据情况_绵阳市人民政府". www.my.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  2. [2]
    Du, Swun Deh (1937). "Quakerism in West China". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 26 (2): 88–91. doi:10.1353/qkh.1937.a395410. JSTOR 41944051. S2CID 160089721. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    Davidson, Robert J.; Mason, Isaac (1905). "Chapter XVIII: Work of the Last Decade". Life in West China: Described by Two Residents in the Province of Sz-chwan. London: Headley Brothers.
  4. [4]
    2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：三台县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  5. [5]
    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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