Shuanghe () is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is located east of Bole City and southwest of Alashankou and the border with Kazakhstan. Shuanghe governs an area of and has a population of 53,800.
Shuanghe is the headquarter of the 5th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 5th 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 5th Division.
Name The name Shuanghe means "two rivers", referring to the Bortala River and Jing River (Tsingho) (). It is named after the Tang dynasty administrative division Shuanghe Dudufu (), which was established in the area in 658 AD.
History The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the Fifth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). In January 2014, the State Council of China approved the establishment of Shuanghe City and the city was formally established on 26 February 2014. Shuanghe is the seventh city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu, Beitun, and Tiemenguan. Like the other cities of XPCC, it is a county-level city directly administered by Xinjiang Autonomous Region, without an intervening prefectural government.
Administrative divisions Shuanghe contains 1 subdistrict, 5 towns, and 1 township-equivalent region:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Uyghur (UEY) Uyghur Latin (ULY) Administrative division codeSubdistricts Mingzhu Subdistrict 659007001Towns Shuangqiao Town(81st Regiment Farm)* () 659007100 Shiyu Town(84th Regiment Farm)* () 659007101 Bohe Town(86th Regiment Farm)* () 659007102 Shuangle Town(90th Regiment Farm)* () 659007103 Youyi Town(89th Regiment Farm)* () 659007104township-equivalent region Shuanghe City Core Area 659007400 * One institution with two names. See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China.
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