Baicheng
Baicheng ( Chinese 白城 , Pinyin bái chéng - "White City") is a Chinese prefecture-level city in the northeastern province of Jilin .
geography
Baicheng is on the border with Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . The administrative area of the city has an area of 25,683 km² and approx. 2.01 million inhabitants (end of 2004).
Administrative structure
At the county level, Baicheng consists of a city district, two counties and two independent cities. These are:
- Taobei district (洮北区), 2,525 km², 490,000 inhabitants, city center and seat of the city government;
- Zhenlai district (镇赉县), 4,695 km², 310,000 inhabitants, main town: Zhenlai municipality (镇赉 镇);
- Circle Tongyu (通榆县), km² 8476, 350,000 inhabitants, capital: greater community Kaitong (开通镇);
- City of Taonan (洮南 市), 5,108 km², 440,000 inhabitants;
- City of Da'an (大安市), 4,879 km², 420,000 inhabitants.
Ethnic composition of the total population of Baicheng (2000)
The 2000 census counted 2,025,891 inhabitants for the entire administrative area of Baicheng.
| Name of the people | Residents | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| Han | 1,908,841 | 94.22% |
| Mongols | 71,597 | 3.53% |
| Manju | 38,244 | 1.89% |
| Hui | 4,704 | 0.23% |
| Korean | 1,443 | 0.07% |
| Xibe | 311 | 0.02% |
| Zhuang | 131 | 0.01% |
| Miao | 122 | 0.01% |
| Others | 498 | 0.02% |
history
Baicheng was named a county seat in 1904 , but was still called Jing'an. In 1914 the city was first renamed Tao'an, and then in 1950 again renamed Baicheng, which means something like "White City" in Chinese. The name Baicheng comes from the original Mongolian name of the city Qaganhôt, which also means "White City". Baicheng was part of Heilongjiang Province until 1954 when the provincial borders were reorganized and the city was assigned to Jilin Province.
economy
Today Baicheng is a center of the textile industry, but leather and pottery goods are also produced here. Baicheng's agriculture mainly produces soybeans and oil crops.
traffic
Baicheng lies at the intersection of three main railway lines in the People's Republic. The railway connects Baicheng with Qiqihar and other major cities in northeast China.
Culture
Archaeological excavations in Baicheng have found very old finds dating back to around 2000 BC. Could be dated.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 37 ' N , 122 ° 5' E