Tiemenguan () is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is located west of Korla and southwest of the regional capital Ürümqi.
Tiemenguan is the headquarter of the 2nd Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 2nd Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 2nd Division.
Overview Tiemenguan governs an area of and has a population of 200,000. The seat of the city is at the settlement of the 29th Regiment of the Second Division of XPCC. The settlement of the 28th Regiment has been named Boghux Town (), and that of the 30th Regiment, Shuangfeng Town (). Both are under the administration of Tiemenguan.
History The city was formerly one of the settled and cultivated areas of the 2nd Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), which was converted to a city in December 2012, when the State Council of China approved the establishment of Tiemenguan City. It is the sixth city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu, and Beitun. Like the other cities, it is a county-level city directly administered by the Xinjiang Autonomous Region without an intervening prefectural government. The city is named after the nearby Iron Gate Pass (Tiemen Guan in Chinese).
Administrative divisions Tiemenguan contains 1 subdistrict, 9 towns, and 1 township-equivalent region:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division code NotesSubdistrict Yingbin Subdistrict 659006001Towns Boghux Town(29th Regiment Farm)* () 659006100 Administered by the 29th Regiment and the 28th Regiment. Shuangfeng Town(30th Regiment Farm)* () 659006101 Hepan Town(22nd Regiment Farm)* () 659006102 Administered by the 22nd Regiment and the 23rd Regiment.Separated from Hejing County in January 2020. Gaoqiao Town(24th Regiment Farm)* () 659006103 Separated from Hoxud County in January 2020. Tianhu Town(27th Regiment Farm)* () 659006104 Administered by the 27th Regiment and the 26th Regiment.Separated from Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in January 2020. Kaize Town(223rd Regiment Farm)* () 659006105 Separated from Hejing County in January 2020. Milan Town(36th Regiment Farm)* () 659006106 de facto administered by the 4th Division since October 2017 Separated from Hoxud County in January 2020. Jinshan Town(37th Regiment Farm)* () 659006107 Separated from Qarqan County in January 2020. Nantun Town(38th Regiment Farm)* () 659006108 Separated from Qarqan County in January 2020.township-equivalent region Tiemenguan City Economic and Technological Development Zone 659006501 * One institution with two names. See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China.
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