Chicheng County
Native name赤城县
Other nameChihcheng
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityZhangjiakou
County seatChicheng Town (赤城镇)
Area total5287 km²
Population total197,919
Population as of2020
Coordinates40°55′N 115°50′E
Elevation882 m
Time zoneChina Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code075500

Chicheng (Chinese: 赤城; pinyin: Chìchéng), or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is 5,287 square kilometres (2,041 sq mi). The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and as of 2010, has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town (赤城镇).

It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.

History

It was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province.

Administrative divisions

Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:[1]

Towns:

Townships:

References

  1. ^ "zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:赤城县" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-21.