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Tancheng, Pingtan County

Coordinates: 25°30′16″N 119°47′11″E / 25.504362°N 119.786523°E / 25.504362; 119.786523
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Tancheng
潭城镇
Town
Longfengtou Coast Park (龙凤头海滨公园)
Longfengtou Coast Park (龙凤头海滨公园)
Tancheng is located in Fujian
Tancheng
Tancheng
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°30′16″N 119°47′11″E / 25.504362°N 119.786523°E / 25.504362; 119.786523
CountryChina
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
CountyPingtan
Village-level divisions15 residential communities
4 villages
Area
 • Total
12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
119,784
 • Density9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Tancheng[3] (潭城) is the seat of Pingtan County,[4] in Fuzhou, Fujian, China (PRC) seating its executive, legislature, judiciary, Chinese Communist Party and PSB branches. It is located on Haitan Island.

History

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Map including Tancheng in the Taiwan Strait

In 1961, Tancheng Commune (潭城公社) was established.[1]

In 1980, Chengguan Town (城关) was established, which was renamed Tancheng Town in 1982.[1]

On March 29, 2013, a woman surnamed Wen in Tancheng lost 305,000 RMB to someone pretending to be her brother on QQ.[5]

On April 15, 2013, Chen Shixiong was appointed town-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of Tancheng at the sixth plenary session of the 12th CCP Pingtan Committee.[6]

On August 8–9, 2015, Typhoon Soudelor brought winds measured at 36.3 meters per second in Tancheng, the highest in downtown Pingtan since 1971.[7]

On September 27–28, 2016, Typhoon Megi brought torrential rains across Pingtan, including Tancheng.[8]

Administrative divisions

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The town administers 15 residential communities and 4 village committees:[1][9]

Residential communities

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Villages

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Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200065,728—    
2010111,447+5.42%
2020119,784+0.72%
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In 2020, Tancheng's population was 119,784.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 潭城镇 [Tancheng Town]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 14 July 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020. 面积12.1平方千米。常住人口111447人(2010年六普)。{...}【沿革】因辖内为平潭县政府驻地得名。1958年属平潭县公社潭城分社,1961年设立潭城公社,1980年置城关镇,1982年更名为潭城镇。{...}【邮编】350400【2013年代码及城乡分类】350128100:~001 121辕门居委会 ~002 121右营居委会 ~003 121瑞龙居委会 ~004 121城东居委会 ~005 121红山居委会 ~006 121宝湖居委会 ~007 121中埔居委会 ~008 121桂山居委会 ~009 121白鹭居委会 ~010 121东门居委会 ~011 121佳林居委会 ~201 122城北村 ~202 122城南村 ~203 121城中村 ~204 122北门村 ~401 121武警居委会 ~402 121看守居委会
  2. ^ 平潭县历史沿革 [Pingtan County Historical Evolution]. XZQH.org (in Simplified Chinese). 16 June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2020. 2000年第五次人口普查,平潭县常住总人口371922人,其中:潭城镇65728人,{...}2010年第六次人口普查,平潭县常住总人口357760人,其中:潭城镇111447人,{...}
  3. ^ "Equity Transfer Agreement of Fujian Province Pingtan County Ocean Fishing Group Co., Ltd". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020. Tancheng Town, Pingtan County
  4. ^ 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). 辞海:第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 1744. ISBN 9787532628599.
  5. ^ "Pingtan police remind residents to fight telecom fraud". China Daily. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ Chen Zhilin and Michael Thai, ed. (17 April 2013). "Pingtan committee appoints three new town-level Party chiefs". China Daily. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Soudelor brings gales, rain to Pingtan". China Daily. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Pingtan experiences typhoon Megi". China Daily. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:潭城镇 [2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Tancheng Town] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 350128100001 121 辕门居委会 350128100002 121 右营居委会 350128100003 121 瑞龙居委会 350128100004 121 城东居委会 350128100005 121 红山居委会 350128100006 121 宝湖居委会 350128100007 121 中埔居委会 350128100008 121 桂山居委会 350128100009 121 白鹭居委会 350128100010 121 东门居委会 350128100011 121 佳林居委会 350128100012 122 竹园居委会 350128100013 121 小湖居委会 350128100201 122 城北村委会 350128100202 122 城南村委会 350128100203 121 城中村委会 350128100204 122 北门村委会 350128100401 121 武警居委会 350128100402 121 看守居委会
  10. ^ "Tánchéng Zhèn (Town, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-29.