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Jiucheng Town 旧城镇
Town
Jiucheng TownLocation in Guizhou
Coordinates: 28°44′27″N 107°40′37″E / 28.74083°N 107.67694°E / 28.74083; 107.67694
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture	Zunyi
Autonomous county	Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Area
• Total	167 km (64 sq mi)
Population
• Total	26,000
• Density	160/km (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	563509
Area code	0851

Jiucheng (simplified Chinese: 旧城镇; traditional Chinese: 舊城鎮; pinyin: Jiùchéng Zhèn) is a town in Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 26,000 and an area of 167-square-kilometre (64 sq mi). It has been hailed as "Hometown of Nuo opera".

Etymology

The town was the capital of Zhen'an Zhou. After the relocation of the capital, it hence the name of "Jiucheng", which means "Old city".

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into six villages:

• Jiucheng (旧城村)
• Hexi (河西村)
• Changba (长坝村)
• Huaiping (槐坪村)
• Guanba (关坝村)
• Yongcheng (永城村)

Geography

Climate

The town has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) and a maximum temperature of 335 °C (635 °F); the annual average rainfall is 1,200 millimetres (47 in).

Economy

The main industries in and around the town are breading industry and farming.

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Guizhou

References

1. Liu Jiangnian 2007, p. 261.

Bibliography

• Liu Jiangnian, ed. (2007). "Rural construction" 乡村建设. 《道真仡佬族苗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08537-8.

• Divisions of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
• Towns of Zunyi