Shuanghe

Shuanghe

Shuanghe

County-level city in Xinjiang, China

Not to be confused with Shuanghe, Inner Mongolia, the seat of Togtoh County.

Shuanghe is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Bole City and 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Alashankou and the border with Kazakhstan. Shuanghe governs an area of 742.18 square kilometres (286.56 sq mi) and has a population of 53,800.[2][3]

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Shuanghe is the headquarter of the 5th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 5th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 5th Division.

Name

The name Shuanghe means "two rivers", referring to the Bortala River and Jing River (Tsingho) (精河). It is named after the Tang dynasty administrative division Shuanghe Dudufu (双河都督府), which was established in the area in 658 AD.[2][3]

History

The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the Fifth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). In January 2014, the State Council of China approved the establishment of Shuanghe City and the city was formally established on 26 February 2014. Shuanghe is the seventh city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu, Beitun, and Tiemenguan. Like the other cities of XPCC, it is a county-level city directly administered by Xinjiang Autonomous Region, without an intervening prefectural government.[2][3]

Administrative divisions

Shuanghe contains 1 subdistrict, 5 towns, and 1 township-equivalent region:

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Notes

  1. Locals in Xinjiang frequently observe UTC+6 (Xinjiang Time), 2 hours behind Beijing.

References

  1. [1]
    Xinjiang: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. [2]
    新疆双河市揭牌成立. People's Daily (in Chinese). 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  3. [3]
    国务院批准新疆设立县级双河市 为兵团第7座城市. Netease (in Chinese). 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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