Xinzhan
新站镇 | |
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Coordinates: 43°52′N 127°20′E / 43.867°N 127.333°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Jilin |
County-level city | Jiaohe |
Area | |
• Total | 567.93 km2 (219.28 sq mi) |
Population (2018)
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• Total | 33,787 |
Xinzhan, Jiaohe | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 新站鎮 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 新站镇 | ||||||||||||||
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Xinzhan ( simplified Chinese: 新站镇; traditional Chinese: 新站鎮; pinyin: Xīnzhàn Zhèn) is a town in the county-level city of Jiaohe, Jilin, China. It is located in 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Jiaohe's city center. [2] To its north is the county-level city of Shulan, to its east is Qianjin , to its south is Lafa Subdistrict, and to its west is Tianggang . [2] The town has an area of 567.93 square kilometres (219.28 sq mi), and a hukou population of 33,787 as of 2018. [1]
Xinzhan is divided into 1 residential community and 31 administrative villages. [3] The government organs are located in the eponymous Xinzhan Village ( Chinese: 新站村), [4] which spans an area of 3.7 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi). [5][ failed verification]
During the Qing Dynasty, a relay station named Lafa Relay Station ( simplified Chinese: 拉法驿站; traditional Chinese: 拉法驛站) moved to the area, and was colloquially known as "Xinzhan" (lit. new station). [4]
Part of the Lafa-Xinzhan battle was fought at Xinzhan during the Chinese Civil War. [6][ dead link] From June 8 through June 10, 1946, Kuomintang (KMT) forces fought Chinese Communist Party forces in Xinzhan during the conclusion of the battle. [6][ dead link] The battle ended in Xinzhan, and resulted in the defeat of KMT forces. [6][ dead link]
The area was organized as a bao ( Chinese: 保) in 1933, and was re-organized as a street ( Chinese: 街; pinyin: Jiē) in 1938, and as a town in 1954. [4] Xinzhan was re-organized as a people's commune in 1958, and was reverted to a town in 1985. [4] Longfeng Township ( simplified Chinese: 龙凤乡; traditional Chinese: 龍鳳鄉) was merged into Xinzhan in 2001. [4]
At 2018, two of the town's residential communities, Xinyi ( Chinese: 新驿) and Xinyue ( Chinese: 新跃) were merged as one, called Xinyu ( Chinese: 新毓). [3]
The town is located in the Xinzhan basin, with Mount Dahuangdingzi (大荒頂子山) to the east, Mount Laoye (老爺嶺) to the northwest, and Mount Lafa (拉法山) to the south. [2] The town's tallest mountain is Mount Xitu (西土山) with the altitude of 1189.3 m. [2] The town is largely forested, and has three forest farms: Pingchuan (平川), Longfeng (龍鳳), Laoyeling (老爺嶺). [7] The town is located in the Changbai Mountains. [5]
Longfeng River flows in the town's east, Laoyeling River flows through the west, and Minzhu River ( Chinese: 民主河) flows through the north. [2] In the town's south, they converge, forming the Lafa River, [2] which eventually flows into Songhua Lake.
As of 2018, Xinzhan has a hukou population of 33,787. [1]
As of 2012, Xinzhan had a population of 44,569 people, among them has 20,311 people is citizens. [2][ clarification needed]
As of the 2000 Chinese Census, Xinzhan had a population of 39,629. [8]
Xinzhan has 1 residential community and 31 administrative villages. [3]
The Lafa–Harbin railway and Jilin Provincial Highway 204 both pass through the town. [4] The Xinzhan railway station serves as a stop on the Lafa-Harbin railway. [7]