Xinjiang, Wengyuan County

Xinjiang (Chinese: 新江; pinyin: Xīnjiāng) is a town under the administration of Wengyuan County, Shaoguan, Guangdong, China.[1] As of 2018, the town administers one neighbourhood committee and 19 village committees,[2] including Shangba, which in 2007 acquired the nickname of "China's Village of Death".[3]

Xinjiang
新江镇
Xinjiang is located in Guangdong
Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24.4585°N 113.8338°E / 24.4585; 113.8338
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityShaoguan
CountyWengyuan County
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

References

  1. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:翁源县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:新江镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. "China's 'cancer villages' pay price". BBC News. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.


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