Danjiangkou (Chinese: 丹江口; pinyin: Dānjiāngkǒu) is a county-level city in northwestern Hubei, China, bordering Henan province to the northeast. The city spans an area of 3,121 square kilometers, and has a population of approximately 478,000 as of 2017.[2]
Etymology
Danjiangkou translates to the mouth (口; kǒu) of the Dan River (丹江; Dān Jiāng).
The area of present-day Danjiangkou belonged to both the Han and the Chu during the Warring States period.[1] After the Warring States period, the area was conquered by the Qin dynasty, which administered the area as Wudang County (武当县; 武當縣), after the nearby Wudang Mountains.[1] Wudang County belonged to the Nanyang Commandery.[1] In 208 CE, the area formed part of the newly established Nanxiang Commandery [zh].[1] In 289 CE, under the Jin Dynasty, the area formed part of the newly established Shunyang Commandery [zh].[1] During the Yongjia rebellion, many refugees from present-day Linfen, Shanxi settled in Wudang County.[1] In 618 CE, Wudang County became part of the newly formed Wudang Commandery (武当郡; 武當郡).[1] In 1119, Wudang Commandery became the Wudang Jun (武当军; 武當軍).[1] In 1276, the Wudang Jun became the Jun Prefecture.[1] In 1476, the area was merged into Xiangyang Fu [zh].[1]
The area remained part of the Jun Prefecture until the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, which re-organized the Jun Prefecture as Jun County (均县; 均縣).[1] In May 1914, Jun County was assigned to Hubei Circuit [zh].[1] In 1932, it was moved to the province's 11th Administrative Circuit, and was moved to the province's 8th Administrative Circuit in 1936.[1]
On March 21, 1948, the county seat was taken by the People's Liberation Army, and the rest of the county was taken by March 28.[1] On June 2, the Jun County Democratic County Government was established by the Communist Party.[1] With the foundation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, the county's government was renamed to the Jun County People's Government.[1]
Jun County was briefly revoked in July 1960, and was merged into Guanghua County, before being re-established in 1962.[1] On August 19, 1983, Jun County became the county-level city of Danjiangkou.[1]
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrst丹江口市历史沿革 [Danjiangkou City Historical Development] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2014-08-06. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
^ abcdefg丹江口概况 [Danjiangkou Overview] (in Chinese (China)). Danjiangkou People's Government. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2002-07-28.
^ abcde区划人口 [Administrative Divisions & Population] (in Simplified Chinese). Danjiangkou People's Government. 2020-07-27. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
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