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Licheng, Putian

Coordinates: 25°25′54″N 119°00′57″E / 25.43167°N 119.01583°E / 25.43167; 119.01583
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Licheng
荔城区
Licheng is located in Fujian
Licheng
Licheng
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°25′54″N 119°00′57″E / 25.43167°N 119.01583°E / 25.43167; 119.01583
CountryPRC
ProvinceFujian
City (Prefecture)Putian
Area
 • Total
279.0 km2 (107.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
673,935
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Licheng
Chinese荔城
Literal meaningLychee City
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìchéng

Licheng District is an urban district of Putian on the southeast coast of Fujian Province (Minnan), China.

Geography

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Licheng comprises the southern shore of Xinghua Bay on the Taiwan Strait and its hinterland. It forms the southeastern corner of Putian's prefecture, bordering Houhai Lake and Quanzhou, and covers most of the extensively irrigated southern Putian Plain, an area known as the Nanyang (南洋).[2]

Administrative divisions

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Licheng is composed of the 2 subdistricts of Zhenhai (镇海街道, Zhènhǎi Jiēdào) and Gongchen (拱辰街道, Gǒngchén Jiēdào) and the 4 towns of West Tianwei (西天尾镇, Xītiānwěi Zhèn), Huangshi, Xindu (新度镇, Xīndù Zhèn), and Beigao.[1]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b "行政区划", Official site, Putian: Putian People's Government, 2010. (in Chinese)
  2. ^ Dean & Zheng (2010), p. 1.

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