Dali County Explained
| Dali County |
| Other Name: | Tali |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | File:Location of Weinan Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Weinan in Shaanxi |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weinan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1800 |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 718879 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 34.7836°N 109.9767°W |
| Timezone: | China standard time |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 715100 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Blank Name: | Licence plates |
| Blank Info: | Chinese: 陕E |
Dali County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan, in the east-central part of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the east. It covers 1766km2. The population in 2002 was 690 thousand. Its economy focuses on agriculture, mainly yielding cotton and fruits, such as watermelon. Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty. It used to be named as Linjin, Dali, Wuxiang, Fengyi, Tongzhou, etc.
Administration
Dali County governs 18 towns.[1] [2]
- Towns
- Chengguan (Chinese: 城关镇)
- Xuzhuang (Chinese: 许庄镇)
- Chaoyi (Chinese: 朝邑镇)
- Anren (Chinese: 安仁镇)
- Fengcun (Chinese: 冯村镇)
- Liangyi (Chinese: 两宜镇)
| - Shaungquan (Chinese: 双泉镇)
- Gaoming (Chinese: 高明镇)
- Fanjia (Chinese: 范家镇)
- Guanchi (Chinese: 官池镇)
- Qiangbai (Chinese: 羌白镇)
- Weilin (Chinese: 韦林镇)
| |
- Towns are upgraded from Townships.
- Xiazhai (Chinese: 下寨镇)
- Sucun (Chinese: 苏村镇)
- Zhaodu (Chinese: 赵渡镇)
| - Pingming (Chinese: 平民镇)
- Nianqiao (Chinese: 埝桥镇)
- Duanjia (Chinese: 段家镇)
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- Former Townships merged to others.
- Hujia (Chinese: 芦家乡), Buchang (Chinese: 埠场乡), Boshi (Chinese: 博市乡), Shicao (Chinese: 石槽乡), Bayu (Chinese: 八于乡), Xizhai (Chinese: 西寨乡), Zhangjia (Chinese: 张家乡), Shadi (Chinese: 沙地乡)
Transportation
Famous figures
- Dali (fossil), excavated in 1978
- Ruoxi Zhang, former Minister of Education Ministry of PRC, is from Zhaoyi town in Dali county.
- Fengshou Shi, an expert of rapid calculation, is also from this county.
- Huaiying Dang was man of letters in Jin Dynasty. His ancestral home is Dali county.
- Xiandeng Ma was an official and a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations in late Qing Dynasty.
References
34.7836°N 109.9767°W
Notes and References
- Web site: 大荔县-行政区划网 (区划地名网) . Dali County-Administrative Division Network (Division and Place Name Network) . xzqh.org . zh . 12 November 2016.
- Web site: 大荔县人民政府 . Dali County People's Government . dalisn.gov.cn . zh.
- Web site: 大荔列车时刻表 . Dali train schedule . iP138.com . zh.
