Beizhen

Beizhen 北镇市
County-level city
Location in Jinzhou
Beizhen Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°36′N 121°48′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Jinzhou
Area
• County-level city	1,782.0 km2 (688.0 sq mi)
• Urban	78.80 km2 (30.42 sq mi)
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Population  (2017)
• County-level city	495,000
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
• Urban	154,800
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Beizhen (simplified Chinese: 北镇; traditional Chinese: 北鎭; pinyin: Běizhèn) is a city in west-central Liaoning province of Northeast China. It is under the administration of Jinzhou City.

History

See also: Battle of Guangning

In 1123, the Jin Dynasty set Guangning County (Chinese: 廣寧縣) in nowadays Beizhen. In Ming Dynasty, the town of Guangning became a base of the Ming troops in Liaotung and a prosperous border trading center. In 1913, the name was changed to Beizhen, which is an alternative name of the Yiwulü Mountain, literally meaning "the guarding mountain of the North". In 1995, Beizhen County became Beining City (北寧市), the name of which is later changed to the current name.

Administrative Divisions

Drum Tower of Beizhen

There are three subdistricts, 14 towns, and six townships under the city's administration.

Subdistricts:

• Beizhen Subdistrict (北镇街道), Guangning Subdistrict (广宁街道), Guanyin'ge Subdistrict (观音阁街道)

Towns:

• Dashi (大市镇), Zheng'an (正安镇), Zhong'an (中安镇), Luoluobao (罗罗堡镇), Changxingdian (常兴店镇), Lüyang (闾阳镇), Goubangzi (沟帮子镇), Liaotun (廖屯镇), Qingduizi (青堆子镇), Gaoshanzi (高山子镇), Zhaotun (赵屯镇)

Townships:

• Futun Township (富屯乡), Baojia Township (鲍家乡), Datun Township (大屯乡), Liujia Township (柳家乡), Wucheng Township (吴家乡), Liaocheng Township, Beizhen (辽城乡)