Longbang

Longbang
龙邦镇
Longbang is located in Guangxi
Longbang
Longbang
Location in Guangxi
Coordinates: 22°53′N 106°20′E / 22.883°N 106.333°E / 22.883; 106.333
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous RegionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
County-level cityJingxi
Area
 • Town119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Town20,378
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Rural
18,123
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Longbang (Chinese: 龙邦) is a town in Jingxi, Guangxi of China.[2] As of 2018, it has 12 villages under its administration.[3]

Most of its residents speak Zhuang dialects.[4] Its main touristic sight are the Pogala underground defense works, an underground fortification built in 1892.[5][6]

It is located near China's border with Vietnam, opposite the Trà Lĩnh District on the Vietnamese side.

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  2. ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:靖西市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:龙邦镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. ^ 龚心瀚 (1993). 边境贸易实务手册 (in Chinese). 上海远东出版社. ISBN 978-7-80514-960-8.
  5. ^ 北京六廠二校經驗選編. 香港三聯書店. 1970.
  6. ^ 中国民族年鉴 (in Chinese). 民族出版社. 2004.