Huazhou District
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Huazhou District (Template:Zh), formerly Hua County or Huaxian (Template:Zh), is a district of Weinan, Shaanxi province, China. It was upgraded from a county to a district in 2015.[1] The district spans an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and has a population of about 324,300 as of 2012.[2]
History
During the Western Zhou period, the area belonged to the State of Zheng.[3]
During the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Qin established Template:Interlanguage link in the area of present-day Huazhou.[3]
Zheng County was put under the jurisdiction of Hua Prefecture.[3]
Early in the Yuan dynasty, Zheng County was merged into Hua Prefecture.[3]
The epicenter of the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake was in Huazhou District.
In 1913, Hua Prefecture was re-organized as Hua County.[3]
On May 23, 1949, the area was taken by forces of the People's Liberation Army.[3] In 1958, Hua County was placed under the jurisdiction of Weinan County, which soon became Weinan Prefecture in 1961, and was upgraded to a prefecture-level city in 1994.[3]
In October 2015, Hua County was upgraded to Huazhou District.[1][3]
Geography
Huazhou District is located in the eastern Qin Mountains, along the southern banks of the Wei River.[2] The district is home to a number of smaller rivers which flow into the Wei, including the Chishui River, the Yuxian River, and the Shidi River.[2]
Climate
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Administrative divisions
Huazhou District administers one subdistrict and nine towns.[4]
The district's sole subdistrict is Huazhou Subdistrict.[4]
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Economy
Huazhou District has significant mineral deposits of molybdenum, gold, silver, iron, and granite.[2]
Transportation
National Highway 310 runs through the district, as does the Longhai railway.[2]
Notable people
- Guo Ziyi, Tang dynasty general
- Hu Lien, Chinese Nationalist general
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Attractions
External links
References
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