Anguo
| Anguo 安国市 |
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 Anguo
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| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| Area | |
| • Total | 486 km2 (188 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (107 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 370,300 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 071200 |
| Area code(s) | 0312 |
| Website | anguo |
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| Traditional Chinese | 安國 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 安国 | ||||||||
| Postal | Ankwo | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 祁州 | ||||||||
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| Postal | Chichow | ||||||||
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Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都, is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.[1]
It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.
In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (祁州: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km2 (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城: Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:[1]
- Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)
Towns:
Townships:
- Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)
External links
- 药都安国 (Anguo, the Medicine Capital). Municipal government website, in Simplified Chinese
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