Wangjiang County, belonging to Anqing City, Anhui Province, is located in the southwest of Anhui Province, the north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, southeast and Chizhou City, Dongzhi County, Jiangxi Province, Pengze County, across the river, southwest and Su Song County, total lake as a neighbor, the northwest pillows of the big and small Ming Mountain and Taihu County border, north of the Anhui River and the border with Huaining County. Is a northern subtropical monsoon climate zone. Total area of 1347.98 square kilometers. As of May 2022, the county is under the jurisdiction of 3 streets, 9 towns and 1 township. As of 2022, the total household population of Wangjiang County is 637,500 people. In the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Kaihuang (598), the county of Yixiang was changed to Wangjiang County, which was named "Wangjiang" because the area around the Baota River in the southeast of the county used to be the former course of the Yangtze River, and it was possible to climb the Pottinger Mountain in the city and have a panoramic view of the river, so the name was "Wangjiang". Wangjiang is rich in material resources and has a beautiful ecological environment, and is known as the land of fish and rice and the land of white clouds. The rivers and lakes in the territory are scattered, the Wuchang Lake with an area of 150,000 mu has excellent water quality and beautiful scenery, which is an ecological wetland reserve in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and is the wintering habitat of swans, white cranes, storks, geese and other rare birds. In 2022, Wangjiang County realized a gross domestic product (GDP) of 20.25 billion yuan, an increase of 0.6%.
Chinese name
Wangjiang county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Foreign name
Wangjiang County
Alias
Lei Chi (area in Hong Kong)
Admin Div. Cat.
county
Affiliated region
Eastern China
Subordinate regions
8 towns and 2 villages with 2 development zones
Government seat
Huayang township, Shaanxi
Telephone area code
0556
Postal code
246200
Geographical location
Southwestern Anhui Province, north bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River
Area
1357.37 square kilometers
Demographic
635,000 people (household population at the end of 2017)
Climatic conditions
Northern subtropical humid monsoon climate
Famous sights
Lei Chi, Wuchang Lake, Xiangming Mountain, etc.
License plate code
Anhui H
Admin Div. code
340827
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