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Shandan County

Shandan County

County in Gansu, China

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Shandan County (Chinese: 山丹县) is a county in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. It is an important site located on the ancient Silk Road. Its postal code is 734100, and in 1999 its population was 194,901 people. It is known for horses and pastures. Ancient Han people called the horses as 'heavenly western horses'. The region's lakes provide water to the animals on the pastures.

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Administrative divisions

Shandan County is divided to 6 towns, 2 townships and 2 others.[1]

Towns
  • Qingquan (清泉镇)
  • Weiqi (位奇镇)
  • Huocheng (霍城镇)
  • Chenhu (陈户镇)
  • Damaying (大马营镇)
  • Dongle(东乐镇)
Townships
  • Laojun (老军乡)
  • Liqiao(李桥乡)
Others
  • State-owned Shandan Farm (国营山丹农场)
  • Shandan Racecourse of China Animal Husbandry Company (中牧公司山丹马场)

Climate

More information Climate data for Shandan (1991–2020 normals), Month ...

Transport

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. [2]
    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 24 September 2023.


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