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(Redirected from Taocheng) District in Hebei, China
Taocheng 桃城区
District
Taocheng in HengshuiTaocheng in Hengshui
Hengshui in HebeiHengshui in Hebei
Coordinates: 37°44′06″N 115°40′31″E / 37.73500°N 115.67528°E / 37.73500; 115.67528
CountryChina
ProvinceHebei
PrefectureHengshui
District seatZhonghua Avenue Subdistrict
Area
 • Total602.47 km (232.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total608,586
 • Density1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code053300
Websitewww.taocheng.gov.cn

Taocheng District (simplified Chinese: 桃城区; traditional Chinese: 桃城區; pinyin: Táochéng Qū; lit. 'Peach City') is district of Hengshui, Hebei province, China.

History

In the 1930s, Taocheng was home to a branch of the Yellow Sand Society which reorganised itself as "People's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Self-Defence Corps", fighting against the expansion of the Empire of Japan in the area.

Administrative divisions

Taocheng District is divided into 4 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 township.

Subdistricts

Hexi Subdistrict (河西街道), Hedong Subdistrict (河东街道), Lubei Subdistrict (路北街道), Zhonghua Avenue Subdistrict (中华大街街道)

Towns

Zhengjiaheyan (郑家河沿镇), Zhaoquan (赵圈镇), Dengzhuang (邓庄镇)

Township

Hejiazhuang Township (何家庄乡)

References

  1. "衡水市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Hengshui. 2021-06-07.
  2. Ji & Shen (1997), p. 12.
  3. 2022年统计用区划代码:桃城区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.

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