Dachang Hui Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 大厂回族自治县; traditional Chinese: 大廠回族自治縣; pinyin: Dàchǎng Huízú Zìzhìxiàn; Xiao'erjing: دَاچْا خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا) is a Hui autonomous county of Hebei province. It is under the administration of Langfang prefecture-level city, and was established in 1955. The Hui Muslim county of Dachang was subjected to slaughter by the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1]
Dachang County
大厂县 · دَاچْا | |
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Autonomous county | |
大厂回族自治县 · دَاچْا خُوِذُو ذِجِشِیًا
Dachang Hui Autonomous County | |
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![]() Dachang in Langfang | |
![]() Langfang in Hebei | |
Coordinates: 39°53′11″N 116°59′23″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Langfang |
County seat | Dachang Town (大厂镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 134,000 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 065300 |
Area code(s) | 0316 |
Website | http://www.lfdc.gov.cn/ |
Together with Sanhe City, and Xianghe County, it forms the Northern three counties [zh], an exclave of Hebei province surrounded by the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, and itself borders Beijing to the west.
A Dachang Hui Imam, Ma Zhenwu, wrote a Qur'an translation into Chinese including Chinese characters and Xiao'erjing.[2]
The county spans an area of 176 square kilometres (68 sq mi), and has a population of about 134,000 people as of 2019.[3]
The county administers one subdistrict and five towns.[4] The county also administers the Hebei Dachang High-tech Industrial Development Zone, which serves as a township-level division.[4] These township-level divisions then administer 16 residential communities, and 105 administrative villages.[3]
Dachang's sole subdistrict is Beichen Subdistrict [zh].[4]
Dachang's five towns are Dachang [zh], Xiadian [zh], Qigezhuang [zh], Shaofu, and Chenfu.[4]
The county is bounded by the Chaobai River, across from which is Tongzhou District in Beijing.[3]
Dachang's county center lies 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Tiananmen Square, and 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the center of Tianjin.[3]
34.2% of the county is forested.[3]
As of 2019, Dachang is home to about 27,400 Hui people, comprising approximately 20.45% of the county's population.[3]
As of 2019, Dachang's gross domestic product totaled ¥16.48 billion.[3] The county's urban residents have an annual per capita disposable income of ¥45,044, and the county's rural residents have an annual per capita disposable income of ¥18,418.[3]
A number of expressways pass through the county, including the Jingping Expressway, the Jingqin Expressway, the Beijing–Harbin Expressway, and the G95 Capital Area Loop Expressway.[3]
Five passenger bus lines link Dachang to Beijing.[3]
The Beijing–Tangshan intercity railway is planned to run through the county, but is still under construction as of 2021.[3]
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