Banzhong She Ethnic Township

Banzhong Township
坂中乡
Ethnic township
坂中畲族乡
Banzhong She Ethnic Township
Banzhong

Location in Fujian

Coordinates: 27°05′53″N 119°38′00″E / 27.09806°N 119.63333°E / 27.09806; 119.63333Coordinates: 27°05′53″N 119°38′00″E / 27.09806°N 119.63333°E / 27.09806; 119.63333
Country China
Province Fujian
Prefecture-level city Ningde
County-level city Fu'an
Villages 19[1]
Area[1]
  Total 67.7 km2 (26.1 sq mi)
Elevation 26 m (86 ft)
Population (2000)[2]
  Total 21,980
  Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 355000
Area code(s) 0593

Banzhong She Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 坂中畲族乡; traditional Chinese: 坂中畲族鄉; pinyin: Bǎnzhōng Shēzú Xiāng) is a township of Fu'an City, northeastern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three such divisions established for the city's population of the She people, alongside Muyun (穆云畲族乡) and Kangcuo (康厝畲族乡) Townships.[3]

It is the closest of the three to the city centre, lying just 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) upstream from it on the west or right bank of the Jiao River (交溪). The township's administrative area ranges in latitude from 26° 02' to 27° 10' N and in longitude from 119° 34' 10" to 119° 40' 40".

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