Longguan, Hebei
Town in Hebei, People's Republic of China
Longguan 龙关镇 | |
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Town | |
40°47′10″N 115°34′43″E / 40.78611°N 115.57861°E / 40.78611; 115.57861 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
County | Chicheng |
Village-level divisions | 35 villages |
Elevation | 1,069 m (3,507 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | 0313 |
Longguan, Hebei | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 龍關 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 龙关 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Dragon Pass | ||||||
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Former names | |||||||
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Longmen | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 龍門 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 龙门 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Dragon Gate | ||||||
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Longguan, formerly known as Longmen, is a town in Chicheng County in northwestern Hebei Province, China,[1] situated along China National Highway 112 around 58 kilometres (36 mi) east of downtown Zhangjiakou and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of the county seat as the crow flies. As of 2011[update], it has 35 villages under its administration.[2]
History
Under the name Longmen, the town was formerly the seat of a county under the administration of Xuanhua Prefecture during imperial times.