Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County
Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 岫岩满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 岫岩滿族自治縣; pinyin: Xiùyán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn) is a county in the southeast of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is also one of the 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It is under the administration of and occupies the southernmost portion of Anshan, the centre of which 136 kilometres (85 mi) to the north-northwest, and has a population of 500,000.
Administrative divisions
There are 20 towns and 3 townships under the county's administration.
Towns:
Townships:
Hongqiyingzi Township (红旗营子乡)
Linggou Township (岭沟乡)
Shaozihe Township (哨子河乡)
Geography and climate
Xiuyan borders Yingkou and Gaizhou to the west, Donggang and Zhuanghe to the south and Haicheng and Liaoyang to the north. Its latitude ranges from 40° 00' to 40° 39' N and longitude 122° 52' to 123° 41' E, and the area is 4,507 km2 (1,740 sq mi). The county's area is dominated by low-lying mountains part of the Changbai Mountains, with the highest peak in the county, Mount Maokui (帽盔山), at 1,141.5 m (3,745 ft), being the highest point in southern Liaoning.