Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County

Kuandian
宽甸县
ᡴᡠᠸᠠᠨᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
宽甸满族自治县
ᡴᡠᠸᠠᠨᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ

Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County
Location in Dandong City
Location in Dandong City
Kuandian is located in Liaoning
Kuandian
Kuandian
Location of the county seat in Liaoning
Coordinates: 40°44′N 124°47′E / 40.733°N 124.783°E / 40.733; 124.783
CountryChina
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityDandong
County seatKuandian Town
Area
 • Total
6,193.7 km2 (2,391.4 sq mi)
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
334,636
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
118200
Websitewww.lnkd.gov.cn

Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 宽甸满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 寬甸滿族自治縣; pinyin: Kuāndiàn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᡴᡠᠸᠠᠨᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Möllendorff: kuwandiyan manju beye dasangga siyan), is a county of eastern Liaoning province, China, bordering North Korea to the southeast and Jilin in the northeast. It is under the administration of Dandong City, the centre of which lies 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the southwest, and is served by China National Highway 201. In Kuandian is the Hushan Great Wall, the most easterly section of the Great Wall of China. A short reconstruction of the wall is open to tourists. The area has an abandoned airstrip that was used by the Chinese airforce during the Korean War.

As of 2009, the county's population was 434,900 people.[2]

  1. ^ "丹东最新人口数据公布!" (in Chinese). The Paper. 2021-06-11.
  2. ^ 宽甸县概况 [Kuandian County Overview]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2010-08-05. Archived from the original on 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2020-08-18.