Yangyuan County lies in the municipal region of Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou

Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers...

, Hebei

Hebei

' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...

 province in North China.

Geography

Yangyuan is bounded by Huaian County to the north, Xuanhua County

Xuanhua County

Xuanhua County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of the Zhangjiakou city.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Yanghenan , Shenjing , Guocun , Shalingzi , Yaojiafang , Dacangshan , Jiajiaying , Gujiaying , Zhaochuan Townships:*Wangjiawan Township , Ta'ercun Township ,...

 to the east, Yu County

Yu County, Hebei

Yu County is a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.Yuzhouzhen Yu County is a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.Yuzhouzhen Yu County is a district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.Yuzhouzhen (蔚州镇） refers to the city that serves as the county seat of Yuxian, or Yu County. The Old City (the...

 to the south, and by Datong

Datong

Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province of North China, located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of...

 municipality in Shanxi

Shanxi

' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....

 priovince to the north and west.

Administration

Yangyuan runs 5 towns (zhen, 镇)

Town (China)

When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...

 and 9 townships (xiang, 乡)

Townships of the People's Republic of China

Townships formally township level divisions is the basic level of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages...

. The county executive, legislature and judiciary

Basic people's court

A basic people's court is a lowest level court in the Courts of General Jurisdiction 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 basic people's courts handle the first instance cases at the local level.Basic people's...

 are in Xicheng Town, together with the CPC

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 PSB

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...

 branches.

Towns

• Xicheng (西城镇)
• Dongcheng (东城镇)
• Huashaoying (化稍营镇)
• Chuaigutuan (揣骨疃镇)
• Dongjingji (东井集镇)

Townships

• Yaojiazhuang (要家庄乡)
• Dongfangchengbao (东坊城堡乡)
• Jing'ergou (井儿沟乡)
• Sanmafang (三马坊乡)
• Gaoqiang (高墙乡)
• Datianwa (大田洼乡)
• Xinbao (辛堡乡)
• Maquanbao (马圈堡乡)
• Futujiang (浮图讲乡)