Jump to content

Longmen Township, Ya'an

Coordinates: 30°15′19″N 103°01′00″E / 30.25528°N 103.01667°E / 30.25528; 103.01667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Longmen Township
龙门乡
Longmen Township is located in Sichuan
Longmen Township
Longmen Township
Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 30°15′19″N 103°01′00″E / 30.25528°N 103.01667°E / 30.25528; 103.01667
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityYa'an
CountyLushan
Village-level divisions6 villages
Elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0835

Longmen Township (simplified Chinese: 龙门乡; traditional Chinese: 龍門鄉; pinyin: Lóngmén Xiāng; lit. '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

[edit]
  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 22 April 2013.
  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 22 April 2013.