Diaobingshan

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Diaobingshan

| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|调兵山市}}}}

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| other_name =

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| settlement_type = County-level city

| image_skyline =

| image_map = ChinaTielingDiaobingshan.png

| map_caption = Location in Tieling

| pushpin_map = China Liaoning

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Liaoning

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Liaoning

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

| subdivision_name2 = Tieling

| area_total_km2 = 262.7

| population_total = 206,058

| population_as_of = 2020 census

| population_density_km2 = auto

| coordinates = {{coord|42|28|N|123|34|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-21|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_ft =

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| timezone = China Standard

| utc_offset = +8

| website = {{url|http://www.lndbss.gov.cn/}}

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Diaobingshan ({{zh|s=调兵山 |t=調兵山 |p=Diàobīngshān}}) is a city in the northeast of Liaoning province in Northeast China. It is under the administration of Tieling City, which lies {{convert|30|km}} to the southeast. In 2020 the population was 206,058.{{Cite web |title=调兵山市人民政府-人口状况 |url=http://www.lndbss.gov.cn/tldbss/sqgl/rkzk/index.html |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=www.lndbss.gov.cn}}

The city was established as Tiefa City ({{Lang-zh|c=铁法市|p=Tiěfǎ shì}}), a compound name of nearby Tieling City and Faku County,{{Cite web |title=调兵山市人民政府-历史沿革 |url=http://www.lndbss.gov.cn/tldbss/sqgl/lsyg85/index.html |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=www.lndbss.gov.cn |archive-date=2020-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026182838/http://www.lndbss.gov.cn/tldbss/sqgl/lsyg85/index.html |url-status=dead }} in 1982 as a coal production base. In 2002 it was renamed to Diaobingshan, which is the name of a mountain west of the city. Diaobingshan, which can be translated as 'troops dispatching mountain' is named for troop movements during the Jin dynasty being dispatched from here.{{Cite web |title=调兵山与金兀术 |url=http://www.tieling.gov.cn/tieling/katl96/mjcs65/5/index.html |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=www.tieling.gov.cn}}

Administrative divisions

There are seven towns under the city's administration.[http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/81.html 铁岭市-行政区划网]

Towns:

  • Bingshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|兵山镇}})
  • Daming ({{lang|zh-Hans|大明镇}})
  • Gushanzi ({{lang|zh-Hans|孤山子镇}})
  • Tiefa ({{zh|s=铁法镇|labels=no}})
  • Xiaoming ({{lang|zh-Hans|晓明镇}})
  • Xiaonan ({{lang|zh-Hans|晓南镇}})
  • Xiaoqing ({{lang|zh-Hans|小青镇}})

References

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