Qixingguan District (simplified Chinese: 七星关区; traditional Chinese: 七星關區; pinyin: Qīxīngguān Qū; lit. 'pass of seven stars') is the seat of the city of Bijie, Guizhou province, China. The total area of the district is 3,414.9 square kilometres (1,318.5 sq mi).
Qixingguan
七星关区 | |
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 Qixingguan in Bijie | |
 Bijie in Guizhou | |
  Qixingguan  Qixingguan | |
| Coordinates (Qixingguan District government): 27°17′54″N 105°18′17″E / 27.2984°N 105.3048°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| District seat | Shidong Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,414.9 km2 (1,318.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,723 m (5,653 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,305,066 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Website | www |
On 10 November 2011, Bijie Prefecture (毕节地区) was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the former Bijie City was rechristened Qixingguan District.[2] Government officials hope that Qixingguan will become a distribution centre for all of southwest China and a base for new industries and tourism.[2]
Geography
editQixingguan is located in northwestern Guizhou, with longitude ranging from 104° 51′ to 105° 55′ E, latitude 27° 03′ to 27° 46′ N, with elevations generally above 1,600 metres (5,200 ft). It borders Sichuan and Yunnan.
Administrative divisions
editQixingguan District is divided into 12 subdistricts, 27 towns, 2 townships and 6 ethnic townships:[3]
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- ethnic townships
- Qianxi Yi, Miao and Bai Ethnic Township (千溪彝族苗族白族乡)
- Yindi Yi, Miao and Bai Ethnic Township (阴底彝族苗族白族乡)
- Tuanjie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township (团结彝族苗族乡)
- Ashi Miao and Yi Ethnic Township (阿市苗族彝族乡)
- Datun Yi Ethnic Township (大屯彝族乡)
- Tiankan Yi Ethnic Township (田坎彝族乡)
References
edit- ^ "毕节市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）——县（市、区）人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Bijie. 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b 国务院批准毕节撤地设市 (in Chinese (China)). 12 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：七星关区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
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