Mianzhu

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Mianzhu
—  County-level city  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Characters 绵竹
 - Pinyin Miánzhú
Location of Mianzhu within Deyang, Sichuan
Location of Mianzhu within Deyang, Sichuan
Mianzhu (China)
Mianzhu
Mianzhu
Location in China
Coordinates: 31°19′60″N 104°12′0″E / 31.33333, 104.2
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Deyang
City seat Jiannan (剑南镇)
Area
 - Total 1,245 km² (480.7 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 510,000
 - Density 409.6/km² (1,061/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 618200
Area code(s) 0838
Website: http://www.mianzhu.gov.cn/

Mianzhu (Chinese: 绵竹; Pinyin: Miánzhú) is a county-level city in Deyang, Sichuan, China.

It has an area of 1245 square kilometers (480.7 square miles) and a population of 510,000 in 2004.[1] The city was heavily damaged during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Fuxin No. 2 Primary School collapsed.[2]

[edit] Administrative divisions

Mianzhu has 19 towns and 2 townships:

  • Towns:
    • Jiannan (剑南镇)
    • Dongbei (东北镇)
    • Xi'nan (西南镇)
    • Xinglong (兴隆镇)
    • Jiulong (九龙镇)
    • Zhundao (遵道镇)
    • Hanwang(汉旺镇)
    • Gongxing (拱星镇)
    • Tumen (土门镇)
    • Guangji (广济镇)
    • Jinhua (金花镇)
    • Yuquan (玉泉镇)
    • Banqiao (板桥镇)
    • Xinshi (新市镇)
    • Xiaode (孝德镇)
    • Fuxin (富新镇)
    • Qitian (齐天镇)
    • Shidi (什地镇)
    • Mianyuan (绵远镇)
  • Townships:
    • Qingping (清平乡)
    • Tianchi (天池乡)

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