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14-483: Lubei District was first established in 1955, but was merged into Lunan District and the now-defunct Gangyao District  [ zh ] the following year. Lubei District was re-established in 1963. In July 2013, the town of Hancheng  [ zh ] was transferred from Fengrun District to Lubei District. In February 2021, the Hebei Provincial Government upgraded Guoyuan from

28-479: A sub-provincial city are sub-prefecture-level; and districts of a prefecture-level city are county-level . The term was also formerly used to refer to obsolete county-controlled districts (also known as district public office ). However, if the word district is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history , then it is a translation for xian , another type of administrative division in China. Before

42-700: A township to a town, reflecting the area's increased urbanization. Lubei District administers 11 subdistricts and 2 towns . The district's 11 subdistricts are Qiaotun Subdistrict ( 乔屯街道 ), Wenhua Road Subdistrict ( 文化路街道 ), Diaoyutai Subdistrict ( 钓鱼台街道 ), Dongxincun Subdistrict ( 东新村街道 ), Gangyao Subdistrict ( 缸窑街道 ), Jichang Road Subdistrict ( 机场路街道 ), Hebei Road Subdistrict ( 河北路街道 ), Longdong Subdistrict ( 龙东街道 ), Dali Subdistrict ( 大里街道 ), Guangming Subdistrict ( 光明街道 ), and Xiangyundao Subdistrict  [ zh ] ( 翔云道街道 ). The district's 2 towns are Hancheng  [ zh ] ( 韩城镇 ) and Guoyuan ( 果园镇 ). In recent decades,

56-462: A district. After the 1990s, county-controlled districts began to be phased out, and their role was taken over by larger towns or townships created by merging smaller ones. At the end of 2014, there was just one county-controlled district left in China: (See Administrative divisions of China for how these two types of districts fit into the general administrative hierarchy of mainland China.) If

70-633: A museum commemorating Tangshan's industrial history, is located in Lubei District. This Tangshan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lunan District Lunan District ( simplified Chinese : 路南区 ; traditional Chinese : 路南區 ; pinyin : Lùnán Qū ; lit. 'South of the Road';) is a district of the city of Tangshan , Hebei province, China . The district spans an area of 110.92 square kilometres (42.83 sq mi), and has

84-662: A population of 430,312 per the 2020 government census. Lunan District derives its name from its location to the south of the Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway . Much of Tangshan's early industry was concentrated in the area, especially in present-day Xiaoshan Subdistrict . According to the Lunan District government, the area of the present-day district was the site of China's first mechanized mine, first standard gauge railway, first steam locomotive , and mainland China's first university professor. Lunan District

98-1207: Is Daodi  [ zh ] ( 稻地镇 ). The district's sole township is Nüzhizhai Township ( 女织寨乡 ). This Tangshan location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . District (China) Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present The term district , in

112-446: Is a sub-county in China. A branch of a county government, a district public office (Chinese: 区公所 ; pinyin: Qū gōngsuǒ ) is the administrative office in a district; it is not a local government . A county-controlled district was once an important subdivision of a county all over China from the 1950s to 1990s. It was common for there to be about five to ten districts in a county, then about three to five towns and townships in

126-684: The 1980s, cities in China were administrative divisions containing mostly urban, built-up areas, with very little farmland, except for the immediate suburbs in order to ensure a large supply of food or raw materials. As a result, districts were also mostly urban or suburban in nature. After the 1980s, prefectures began to be replaced with prefecture-level cities . From then on, "cities" in mainland China became just like any other administrative division, containing urban areas, towns, villages, and farmland. These cities are subdivided into districts, counties , autonomous counties , and county-level cities . At

140-444: The context of China , is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the modern context, district ( 区 ), formally city-governed district , city-controlled district , or municipal district ( 市辖区 ), are subdivisions of a municipality or a prefecture-level city . The rank of a district derives from the rank of its city. Districts of a municipality are prefecture-level ; districts of

154-575: The population of Lubei District has steadily increased. The 2010 Chinese Census reported the district's population to be 743,504, up significantly from the 567,476 reported in the 2000 Chinese Census . A 1996 estimate put the district's population at about 472,000. Tangsteel Group is headquartered in Lubei District. The district is home to the Tangshan New Technology Development Zone ( 唐山市高新技术开发区 ). The China Tangshan Industrial Museum  [ zh ] ,

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168-1155: The same time, counties and county-level cities began to be replaced with districts, especially after 1990. From then onwards, districts were no longer strictly urban entities—some districts today are just like counties, with large towns and townships under them governing rural areas. A regular district under a municipality or prefecture-level city . A type of city districts that are specially created for ethnic minorities . Currently there are five such "ethnic districts": three in Henan , one in Heilongjiang , and one in Inner Mongolia . One county-level special district, located in Guizhou . One special sub-prefectural-level forestry district, located in Hubei . A county-controlled district , sometimes translated as county-governed district ; county district ; or sub-county (Chinese: 县辖区，区 ; pinyin: Xiànxiáqū, Qū )

182-422: The word "district" is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history , then the word is a translation for xian , another type of administrative division in China. Xian has been translated using several English terms. In the context of ancient history, "district" and "prefecture" are commonly used, while "county" is used for more contemporary contexts. (See Counties of China for more information on

196-789: Was established in 1952. The Dou River  [ zh ] and the Qinglong river ( Chinese : 青龙河 ) both flow through the district . Lunan District administers nine subdistricts , one town , and one township . The district's nine subdistricts are South Xueyuan Road Subdistrict ( 学院南路街道 ), Youyi Subdistrict ( 友谊街道 ), Guangchang Subdistrict ( 广场街道 ), Yonghongqiao Subdistrict ( 永红桥街道 ), Xiaoshan Subdistrict ( 小山街道 ), Wenhuabeihou Street Subdistrict ( 文化北后街街道 ), Qianjiaying Mining Area Subdistrict  [ zh ] ( 钱家营矿区街道 ), Huimindao Subdistrict  [ zh ] ( 惠民道街道 ), and Liangjiatun Road Subdistrict  [ zh ] ( 梁家屯路街道 ). The district's sole town

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