Mianzhu

Mianzhu 绵竹
—  County-level city  —
绵竹市
Location of Mianzhu City (red) within Deyang City (yellow), Sichuan province, and the PRC
Mianzhu Location in Sichuan
Coordinates: 31°20′0″N 104°12′0″E / 31.333333°N 104.2°E / 31.333333; 104.2Coordinates: 31°20′0″N 104°12′0″E / 31.333333°N 104.2°E / 31.333333; 104.2
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Deyang
City seat	Jiannan (剑南镇)
Area
- Total	1,245 km2 (480.7 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	510,000
- Density	409.6/km2 (1,061/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	618200
Area code(s)	0838
Website	http://www.mianzhu.gov.cn/

Mianzhu (simplified Chinese: 绵竹; traditional Chinese: 綿竹; pinyin: Miánzhú) is a county-level city of Deyang, Sichuan province in Southwest China.

It has an area of 1,245 square kilometers (481 sq mi) and a population of 510,000 in 2004.^[1] The city was heavily damaged during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Fuxin No. 2 Primary School collapsed.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Mianzhu has 19 towns and 2 townships:

• Towns:
  • Jiannan (剑南镇)
  • Dongbei (东北镇)
  • Xi'nan (西南镇)
  • Xinglong (兴隆镇)
  • Jiulong (九龙镇)
  • Zhundao (遵道镇)
  • Hanwang(汉旺镇)
  • Gongxing (拱星镇)
  • Tumen (土门镇)
  • Guangji (广济镇)
  • Jinhua (金花镇)
  • Yuquan (玉泉镇)
  • Banqiao (板桥镇)
  • Xinshi (新市镇)
  • Xiaode (孝德镇)
  • Fuxin (富新镇)
  • Qitian (齐天镇)
  • Shidi (什地镇)
  • Mianyuan (绵远镇)
• Townships:
  • Qingping (清平乡)
  • Tianchi (天池乡)

Sister city

The Community of Mianzhu is a sister city to Greensburg, Kansas.

References

1. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Mianzhu.
2. ^ "School Collapse Furor Gives Rise to Contrition." The Washington Post.

External links

• Official website of Mianzhu Government