Thursday, February 8, 2007

China (CN) Liaoning Province Benxi Region

Benxi Region (本溪市 Běnxī-shì)

Summary

Benxi is a major city with a population of 750 000. The major town of Nanfen (25 000) is in the Benxi metropolitan area. The major towns of Benxixian (50 000) in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County and Huanren (25 000) are county seats in the region. The major town of Tianshifu (20 000) in Benxi Manchu Autonomous County is also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Benxi Region contains the Benxi metropolitan area and 2 autonomous counties. Its area is 8 435 km² and its population is 1 567 408.

The Benxi metropolitan area has an area of 1 526 km² and a population of 980 069. This area is divided into 4 districts. The city of Benxi has a population of 690 147 in 18 street committees. The 1982 Census gives a population of 792 401 for the Benxi metropolitan area, which suggests about 500 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 1.8%. This rate gives an estimate for 2004 of 750 000 corresponding to the measured area of 69 km².

Mingshan District (明山区 Míngshān-qū) 410 km²

6 street committees of Benxi, 3 urban townships (311 615): 北地街道 37157 明山街道 66553 紫金街道 57406 东兴街道 52053 高峪街道 19083 新明街道 12598 高台子镇 19570 牛心台镇 25296 卧龙镇 21899

Wolong (卧龙 Wòlóng) has an area of 3.1 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.

Niuxintai (牛心台 Niúxīntái) has an area of 2.7 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.

Nanfen District (南芬区 Nánfēn-qū) 619 km²

2 street committees of Nanfen, 1 ethnic urban township (Manchu), 1 rural township, 1 ethnic rural township (Manchu) (88 289): 南芬街道 31006 铁山街道 19733 下马塘满族镇 13770 南芬乡 12521 思山岭满族乡 11259

Nanfen has an area of 2.4 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Pingshan District (平山区 Píngshān-qū) 177 km²

7 street committees of Benxi, 2 urban townships (356 430): 南地街道 45282 工人街道 37604 平山街道 52826 东明街道 44630 崔东街道 57640 站前街道 19571 千金街道 46999 桥头镇 18059 北台镇 33819

Beitai (北台 Běitái) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 8 000. In addition, an unidentified urban area 3 km W of Beitai has an area of 1.3 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.

Qiaotou (桥头 Qiáotóu) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Xihu District (溪湖区 Xīhú-qū) 320 km²

5 street committees of Benxi, 3 urban townships, 1 ethnic urban township (Hui/Manchu), 1 rural township (225 735): 河东街道 33676 河西街道 27708 彩屯街道 28795 竖井街道 26214 彩北街道 24352 火连寨回族满族镇 11839 歪头山镇 23684 东风镇 18826 石桥子镇 18876 张其寨乡 9765

Waitoushan (歪头山 Wāitóushān) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 8 500.

An unidentified urban area 4 km E of Waitoushan in Shiqiaozi urban township (石桥子 Shíqiáozi) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Benxi Manchu Autonomous County (本溪满族自治县 Běnxī Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn) 3 362 km²

12 urban townships, 3 rural townships (293 834): 小市镇 85035 草河掌镇 11257 草河城镇 13020 草河口镇 26077 连山关镇 14763 偏岭镇 14973 清河城镇 11896 山城子镇 10748 泉水镇 10177 田师傅镇 33000 南甸镇 16557 碱厂镇 20557 高官乡 7634 东营房乡 9389 兰河峪乡 8751

Benxixian (本溪县 Běnxīxiàn) is in Xiaoshi urban township (小市 Xiǎoshì) has an area of 7.8 km² and an estimated population of 50 000.

Tianshifu (田师傅 Tiánshīfu) has an area of 3.9 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.

Jianchang (碱厂 Jiǎnchǎng) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Huanren Manchu Autonomous County (桓仁满族自治县 Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn) 3 547 km²

9 urban townships, 1 ethnic urban township (Korean), 6 rural townships, 2 ethnic rural townships (Korean) (293 505): 桓仁镇 69480 二棚甸子镇 14741 普乐堡朝鲜族镇 13019 沙尖子镇 19407 五里甸子镇 10911 二户来镇 20266 铧尖子镇 14095 木盂子镇 12509 八里甸子镇 17126 拐磨子镇 16138 雅河朝鲜族乡 19542 向阳乡 9204 六道河子朝鲜族乡 11209 四河乡 8111 黑沟乡 12067 业主沟乡 9123 北甸子乡 6535 四平乡 10022

Huanren has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 25 000. In addition, Paoziyan (泡子沿 Pàoziyán) in Huanren urban township has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 8 000.

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