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  Shuanghe Location in Xinjiang Show map of Dzungaria Shuanghe Shuanghe (Xinjiang) Show map of Xinjiang Shuanghe Shuanghe (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates:44°50′24.0″N82°21′06.1″E / 44.840000°N 82.351694°E /44.840000; 82.351694 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Xinjiang |
| Established | 26 February 2014 |
| Government | |
| • CCP Secretary | Mao Zhibing(Political Commissar of the5th Division) |
| • Mayor | Wang Qiang(Commander of the 5th Division) |
| Area | |
• Total | 742.18 km2 (286.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 54,731 |
| • Density | 73.744/km2 (190.99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard[a]) |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 双河 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雙河 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 霍索固兹 | ||||||||||
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| Uyghur name | |||||||||||
| Uyghur | قوشئۆگۈز | ||||||||||
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Shuanghe (Chinese:双河) is acounty-level city inXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east ofBole City and 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest ofAlashankou and the border withKazakhstan. Shuanghe governs an area of 742.18 square kilometres (286.56 sq mi) and has a population of 53,800.[2][3]
Shuanghe is the headquarter of the5th Division ofXinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 5th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一,shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 5th Division.
The name Shuanghe means "two rivers", referring to the Bortala River and Jing River (Tsingho) (精河). It is named after theTang dynasty administrative division Shuanghe Dudufu (双河都督府), which was established in the area in 658 AD.[2][3]
The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the Fifth Division of theXinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). In January 2014, theState Council of China approved the establishment of Shuanghe City and the city was formally established on 26 February 2014. Shuanghe is the seventh city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, afterShihezi,Aral,Tumxuk,Wujiaqu,Beitun, andTiemenguan. Like the other cities of XPCC, it is a county-level city directly administered by Xinjiang Autonomous Region, without an intervening prefectural government.[2][3]
Shuanghe contains 1subdistrict, 5towns, and 1 township-equivalent region:
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | |
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| Mingzhu Subdistrict | 明珠街道 | Míngzhū Jiēdào | 659007001 | |||
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| Shuangqiao Town (81st Regiment Farm)* | 双桥镇 (八十一团) | Shuāngqiáo Zhèn | 659007100 | |||
| Shiyu Town (84th Regiment Farm)* | 石峪镇 (八十四团) | Shíyù Zhèn | 659007101 | |||
| Bohe Town (86th Regiment Farm)* | 博河镇 (八十六团) | Bóhé Zhèn | 659007102 | |||
| Shuangle Town (90th Regiment Farm)* | 双乐镇 (九十团) | Shuānglè Zhèn | 659007103 | |||
| Youyi Town (89th Regiment Farm)* | 友谊镇 (八十九团) | Yǒuyì Zhèn | 659007104 | |||
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| Shuanghe City Core Area | 双河市核心区 | Shuānghé Shì Héxīnqū | 659007400 | |||
