Tieshan District (simplified Chinese: 铁山区; traditional Chinese: 鐵山區; pinyin: Tiěshān Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Huangshi, Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Small in area (28.7 square kilometres (11.1 sq mi)), it is squeezed between the "county-level city" Daye to the south and west, Huangshi's Xialu District to the east, and the prefecture-level city of Ezhou to the north. Physically, it is a small mining town.
Tieshan
铁山区 | |
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Coordinates: 30°12′23″N 114°54′01″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hubei |
Prefecture-level city | Huangshi |
Area | |
• Total | 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 57,327 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
As its name indicates ("Tieshan" means "Iron Mountain"), the district owes its existence to iron-ore mines.
The town is served by China National Highway 106, which also doubles as China National Highway 316 in this part of Hubei.
The only administrative direct subdivision is a town-simulating village (区直辖村模拟镇).[1][2][3][4]
铁山区{...}现辖14个社区居委会
2009年3月17日,铁山区首开全国先河,撤销铁山和鹿獐山两个街道办事处,实现区政府直管社区(一说,2009年1月正式撤销2个街道)。
统计用区划代码 名称 420205198000 区直辖村模拟镇
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