Jizhou District (), formerly a county known as Ji County, is a district in the far north of the municipality of Tianjin, People's Republic of China, holding cultural and historical significance (e.g., the Buddhist Temple of Solitary Joy).
Overview
The administration of Jizhou was transferred from Hebei province to Tianjin in 1973. Historically, it was also known as Yuyang () during the Tang dynasty.
Jizhou is the only mountainous area in the Tianjin municipality, home to the renowned Mount Pan. Known as "Tianjin's backyard", the natural scenery and numerous historical monuments, including a small section of the Great Wall known as Huangyaguan, in the county means that it is a major tourist attraction. It is also well known for its abundance of unique, local fruits and nuts.
Jizhou is approximately away from the city proper of Tianjin. It has an area of and a population of 800,000.
Administrative divisions There are 1 subdistrict, 25 towns, and 1 ethnic township in the county:
Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010) Area (km2) Wenchang Subdistrict 文昌街道 Wénchāng Jiēdào 89,207 Yuyang town 渔阳镇 Yúyáng Zhèn 57,669 77 Xiaying town 下营镇 Xiàyíng Zhèn 18,759 Xiacang town 下仓镇 Xiàcāng Zhèn 41,717 71.5 Sangzi town 桑梓镇 Sāngzǐ Zhèn 36,586 60 Chutouling town 出头岭镇 Chūtóulǐng Zhèn 34,362 58.6 Luozhuangzi town 罗庄子镇 Luōzhuāngzi Zhèn 12,253 99 Wubaihu town 五百户镇 Wǔbǎihù Zhèn 22,692 61.46 Xiawotou town 下窝头镇 Xiàwōtóu Zhèn 26,769 Baijian town 白涧镇 Báijiàn Zhèn 18,646 50 Bangjun town 邦均镇 Bāngjūn Zhèn 31,343 34.73 Yinliu town 洇溜镇 Yīnliū Zhèn 23,915 29 Bieshan town 别山镇 Biéshān Zhèn 43,848 51 Mashenqiao town 马伸桥镇 Mǎshēnqiáo Zhèn 34,763 30 Youguzhuang town 尤古庄镇 Yóugǔzhuāng Zhèn 24,601 Houjiaying town 侯家营镇 Hóujiāyíng Zhèn 37,346 55.58 Yangjinzhuang town 杨津庄镇 Yángjīnzhuāng Zhèn 33,028 Shangcang town 上仓镇 Shàngcāng Zhèn 33,380 Guanzhuang town 官庄镇 Guānzhuāng Zhèn 30,640 Dongshigu town 东施古镇 Dōngshīgǔ Zhèn 15,994 27.36 Xilonghuyu town 西龙虎峪镇 Xīlónghǔyù Zhèn 25,196 45 Chuanfangyu town 穿芳峪镇 Chuānfāngyù Zhèn 14,548 Xujiatai town 许家台镇 Xǔjiātái Zhèn 10,634 Limingzhuang town 礼明庄镇 Lǐmíngzhuāng Zhèn 23,582 Dong'erying town 东二营镇 Dōng'èryíng Zhèn 16,961 Dongzhaogezhuang town 东赵各庄镇 Dōngzhàogèzhuāng Zhèn 19,633 29.42 Sungezhuang Manchu Ethnic Township 孙各庄满族乡 Sūngèzhuāng Mǎnzú Xiāng 6,717 26
Climate
See also Yulong Ski Resort
References
External links Jizhou Government official website