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Teng County

Teng County or Tengxian (; ) is a county of eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Wuzhou. , it had a population of 1,125,264 residing in an area of . The county is divided into northern and southern parts by the Xun River.

History

Teng County was part of Baiyue areas until coming under Qin dynasty rule in 214 BC. In 583 AD, the county was called Yongping Commandery with its administrative seat established at Tengzhou. In 621, Yongping was renamed to Teng County.

On 21 March 2022, China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashed in the county, killing all 132 people on board.

Administrative divisions

Teng County administers 15 towns and 2 townships.

Towns:
  • Tengzhou (藤州镇)
  • Tangbu (塘步镇)
  • Langnan (琅南镇)
  • Tongxin (同心镇)
  • Jinji (金鸡镇)
  • Xinqing (新庆镇)
  • Xiangqi (象棋镇)
  • Lingjing (岭景镇)
  • Tianping (天平镇)
  • Mengjiang (Mongkong) (蒙江镇 (濛江))
  • Heping (和平镇)
  • Taiping (太平镇)
  • Gulong (古龙镇)
  • Dongrong (东荣镇)
  • Dali (大黎镇)
Townships:

Economy

Teng County is one of the largest titanium dioxide production bases in China, accounting for around 5% of the national output in 2013. It also has kaolinite resources, which are used for local ceramics production.

Demographics

The total population in 2021 was 1,125,264. Ethnic minorities form 1.19% of the population, most of whom are Zhuang and Yao.

Notable people

Climate

References