Fancheng District

Fancheng District
Fancheng District
Traditional Chinese	樊城區
Simplified Chinese	樊城区
Postal	Fancheng
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fánchéng Qū
Wade–Giles	Fan-ch‘eng

Fancheng

樊城区
Fancheng; 樊城区
District
	Skyline of Fancheng
	Fancheng Location in Hubei
	Coordinates: 32°02′42″N112°08′10″E / 32.045°N 112.136°E Coordinates: 32°02′42″N112°08′10″E / 32.045°N 112.136°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Xiangyang
Area
• Total	165 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	821,531
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.fc.gov.cn

Last updated June 20, 2021

Fancheng is a district of the city of Xiangyang, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

History

Fancheng, or Fan City, was an ancient city in Hubei, situated on the northern side of the Han River, opposite Xiangyang on the southern side of the river. Throughout history, the city has served both military and economic purposes and was famous for numerous battles including the Battle of Fancheng during the Three Kingdoms period and the Siege of Xiangyang during the Mongol invasions.

In 1949, Fancheng was merged with Xiangyang to form Xiangfan, a prefecture-level city. Fancheng is now a district of that city, encompassing 482.2 km² (186 sq mi) and having a population of 821,531, according to a 2010 census.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:^[1]^[2]^[3]

Towns:

Niushou ( 牛首镇 ), Taipingdian ( 太平店镇 ), Tuanshan ( 团山镇 ),^[4] Mizhuang ( 米庄镇 )^[4]

External links

Official website of Fancheng District Government

Related Research Articles

Xiangzhou District is a district of the city of Xiangyang, Hubei, People's Republic of China. The district itself was formerly known as Xiangyang (襄阳区). It was a city famous for the siege of Xiangyang (1267–1273) by invading forces of the Mongol-founded Yuan Dynasty. It was also an important city during the period of the Three Kingdoms, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms it was said that it was nearby Xiangyang that Zhuge Liang received his three visits from Liu Bei. Xiangyang was also where Sun Jian fought Liu Biao in 191 AD during the Three Kingdoms. Today, Xiangzhou has been incorporated with nearby Fancheng to form the prefecture-level city of Xiangyang, part of Hubei province.

Zaoyang is a city in the north of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north. Administratively, it is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangyang. At the 2010 census its population was 1,004,741 inhabitants even though its built-up area is much smaller.

Zhangqiu is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, East China. The district has an area of 1721.29 square kilometers, 20 towns, 908 villages and the permanent resident population was 1,064,210 as of 2010 even though its built-up area is much smaller.

Xiangcheng District is a district and the seat of the city of Xiangyang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Guangshui is a city located in northeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, near the border with Henan province. Administratively, it is a county-level city of Suizhou City. Guangshui was known as Yingshan County before December 1988.

Yingcheng County-level city in Hubei, Peoples Republic of China

Yingcheng is a sub-prefecture-level city of about 600,000 inhabitants in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Shashi is a district within the main urban area of Jingzhou, Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the Yangtze River, between Yichang and Wuhan.

Yicheng is a city in northwestern Hubei, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiangyang City.

Dongbao District is a district of the city of Jingmen, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

Duodao District is a district of the city of Jingmen, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

Xiaonan District is a district of the city of Xiaogan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan City.

Zengdu is a district of the city of Suizhou, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

References

1 2 3 樊城区历史沿革 [Fancheng District Historical Development]. 行政区划网站 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). 行政区划网站/区划地名网站 (Administrative Divisions Web/District Geographic Names Web). 6 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 1996年，樊城区面积165平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，樊城区常住总人口其中：821531人，汉江街道74514人，王寨街道75392人，中原街道97025人，定中门街道25167人，清河口街道46821人，屏襄门街道66354人，米公街道83034人，柿铺街道28413人，襄樊高新区紫贞街道23517人，襄樊高新区七里河街道30176人，牛首镇74166人，太平店镇61614人，襄樊高新区团山镇50066人，襄樊高新区米庄镇39096人，樊城区经济开发区15184人，襄樊高新区东风公司襄樊基地18259人，襄樊鱼梁洲开发区12733。
↑ 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions]. 樊城区政府网站 (in Chinese). 樊城区人民政府. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 2009年，樊城区辖太平店镇、牛首镇、和柿铺[sic]、清河口、屏襄门、定中门、中原、王寨、汉江、米公等8个街道办事处。
↑ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：樊城区 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Fancheng District]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 统计用区划代码名称 420606001000 汉江街道办事处 420606002000 王寨街道办事处 420606003000 中原街道办事处 420606004000 定中门街道办事处 420606005000 清河口街道办事处 420606006000 屏襄门街道办事处 420606007000 米公街道办事处 420606008000 柿铺街道办事处 420606070000 高新区紫贞街道办事处 420606071000 高新区七里河街道办事处 420606072000 高新区东风办事处 420606100000 牛首镇 420606101000 太平店镇 420606170000 高新区团山镇 420606171000 高新区米庄镇 420606400000 经济开发区 420606480000 鱼梁洲开发区 420606570000 高新区汽车工业园 420606571000 高新区高新技术产业园 420606572000 高新区高新技术创业服务中心
1 2 3 4 5 Part of the New High Technologies District (高新区) located in Fancheng District

This Hubei location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[xzqhfc-1] 1 2 3 樊城区历史沿革 [Fancheng District Historical Development]. 行政区划网站 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). 行政区划网站/区划地名网站 (Administrative Divisions Web/District Geographic Names Web). 6 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 1996年，樊城区面积165平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，樊城区常住总人口其中：821531人，汉江街道74514人，王寨街道75392人，中原街道97025人，定中门街道25167人，清河口街道46821人，屏襄门街道66354人，米公街道83034人，柿铺街道28413人，襄樊高新区紫贞街道23517人，襄樊高新区七里河街道30176人，牛首镇74166人，太平店镇61614人，襄樊高新区团山镇50066人，襄樊高新区米庄镇39096人，樊城区经济开发区15184人，襄樊高新区东风公司襄樊基地18259人，襄樊鱼梁洲开发区12733。

[govfc-2] 行政区划 [Administrative Divisions]. 樊城区政府网站 (in Chinese). 樊城区人民政府. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 2009年，樊城区辖太平店镇、牛首镇、和柿铺[sic]、清河口、屏襄门、定中门、中原、王寨、汉江、米公等8个街道办事处。

[statfc-3] 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：樊城区 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Fancheng District]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018. 统计用区划代码名称 420606001000 汉江街道办事处 420606002000 王寨街道办事处 420606003000 中原街道办事处 420606004000 定中门街道办事处 420606005000 清河口街道办事处 420606006000 屏襄门街道办事处 420606007000 米公街道办事处 420606008000 柿铺街道办事处 420606070000 高新区紫贞街道办事处 420606071000 高新区七里河街道办事处 420606072000 高新区东风办事处 420606100000 牛首镇 420606101000 太平店镇 420606170000 高新区团山镇 420606171000 高新区米庄镇 420606400000 经济开发区 420606480000 鱼梁洲开发区 420606570000 高新区汽车工业园 420606571000 高新区高新技术产业园 420606572000 高新区高新技术创业服务中心

[高新区-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Part of the New High Technologies District (高新区) located in Fancheng District

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]