Longmen Township, Ya'an

Longmen Township
龙门乡
Township
Longmen Township

Location in Sichuan

Coordinates: 30°15′19″N 103°01′00″E / 30.25528°N 103.01667°E / 30.25528; 103.01667Coordinates: 30°15′19″N 103°01′00″E / 30.25528°N 103.01667°E / 30.25528; 103.01667
Country People's Republic of China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture-level city Ya'an
County Lushan
Village-level divisions 6 villages
Elevation 771 m (2,530 ft)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0835

Longmen Township (simplified Chinese: 龙门乡; traditional Chinese: 龍門鄉; pinyin: Lóngmén Xiāng; literally: "dragon door") is a township of Lushan County in a valley on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin of Sichuan province, China,[1] located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of the county seat. As of 2011, it has six villages under its administration.[2] On 20 April 2013, the township was the location of the epicentre of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake.

References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:芦山县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  2. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:龙门乡 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-04-22.


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