Jiuli District (simplified Chinese: 九里区; traditional Chinese: 九里區; pinyin: Jiǔlǐ Qū; lit. 'nine li') was a suburban subdivision of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. The district was named after a mountain lying within it.
| Jiuli 九里区 | |||||||||||
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| District of Xuzhou, China | |||||||||||
| 1965–2010 | |||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1965 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 2010 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Part of the Gulou District, the Quanshan District, the Tongshan District | ||||||||||
In 1965, the district was established and designated "Mining District" for administering numerous coal and iron ore mines.[1] It was renamed Jiuli in 1995, and its southeastern part, western part and the rest were merged into Gulou, Quanshan, Tongshan respectively in 2010.[2]
References edit
- ^ 江苏省志·地名志 [Gazetteers of Jiangsu: Toponymy Chorography] (in Chinese). Nanjing: Jiangsu People Press. 2003. ISBN 7-214-03563-4.
- ^ "徐州调整部分行政区划 撤销九里区设立铜山区(in Chinese)".
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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