Zhaoyuan County
County in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhaoyuan County (Chinese: 肇源县; pinyin: Zhàoyuán Xiàn), formerly Rear Gorlos Banner, is a county in the west-central part of Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Jilin province to the south. The southernmost county-level division of Daqing City, it has a land area of 4,198 km2 (1,621 sq mi) and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 166500. The county seat is located in Zhaoyuan Town.
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Zhaoyuan-County
肇源县 | |
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Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Heilongjiang |
Prefecture-level city | Daqing |
County seat | Zhengfu Street No. 304, Zhaoyuan Town (肇源镇政府大街304号) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,198 km2 (1,621 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 475,800 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | zgzy |
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Some farms in Zhaoyuan county with alkaline soil are experimenting rice cultivation with hybrid saltwater-tolerant rice.[1]