Jiaocheng District
Encyclopedia
Jiaocheng is a district in the municipal region of Ningde
, Fujian
Province, PRC
. Also called Ningde Shiqu (宁德市区 - Ningde Centre), the district seats the municipality's executive, legislature and judiciary
, together with its Communist Party
and Public Security Bureau
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and Pingnan (屏南县) counties to the east and west, Zhouning County
and FuAn City to the north, and to the south by Fuzhou
municipality's Gutian
and Luoyuan
counties. A large deep-water bay Sandu Ao gives access to the East China Sea
.
, one Development zone (kaifa-qu, 开发区)
, ten towns (zhen, 镇) and four townships (xiang, 乡), of which one is zoned Affirmative action
-like for the native She people
.
Ningde
Ningde , also known as Mindong , is a prefecture-level city located along the northeastern coast of Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou to the south, Wenzhou City and Zhejiang province to the north, and Nanping City to the west.-Administration:...
, Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
Province, PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Also called Ningde Shiqu (宁德市区 - Ningde Centre), the district seats the municipality's executive, legislature and judiciary
Intermediate people's court
An intermediate people's court is the second lowest local people's court in the People's Republic of China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the intermediate people's courts handle relevant important local cases in the first instance and hear...
, together with its Communist Party
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
and Public Security Bureau
Public Security Bureau
In the People's Republic of China, a public security bureau refers to the government offices while the smaller offices are called Police posts which are similar in concept to the Japanese Kōban system) present in each province and municipality that handles policing , public security, and...
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Situation
Jiaocheng is bordered by Xiapu (霞浦县)Xiapu County
Xiapu , is a county in the municipal region of Ningde, Fujian. It has a stretch of East China Sea coast, with many harbours and islands...
and Pingnan (屏南县) counties to the east and west, Zhouning County
Zhouning County
Zhouning County is a county of Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of Ningde city....
and FuAn City to the north, and to the south by Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....
municipality's Gutian
Gutian County
Gutian County , also known as Edible Mushroom County, is a county lying in the southwest of Ningde, Fujian province, China. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhuxi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there...
and Luoyuan
Luoyuan County
Luoyuan County is a county of Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of Fuzhou city....
counties. A large deep-water bay Sandu Ao gives access to the East China Sea
East China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...
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Administration
The district oversees two Street committees (jiedao, 街道)Subdistrict (China)
The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...
, one Development zone (kaifa-qu, 开发区)
Economic and Technological Development Zones
The China National Economic and Technological Development Zones are the special areas of the People's Republic of China where foreign direct investment is encouraged...
, ten towns (zhen, 镇) and four townships (xiang, 乡), of which one is zoned Affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
-like for the native She people
She people
The She people are a Chinese ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China....
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Towns
- Huotong (霍童镇)
- Feiwan (飞鸾镇)
- Chixi (赤溪镇)
- Sandu (三都镇)
- Jiudu (九都镇)
- Badu (八都镇)
- Qidu (七都镇)
- Yangzhong (洋中镇)
- Chengnan (城南镇)
- Zhangwan (漳湾镇)
Townships
- Hubei (虎贝乡)
- Shikou (石后乡)
- Hongkou (洪口乡)
- Jinhan She-nation Ethnic Township (金涵畲族乡)