Kuangqu

Kuangqu is a now defunct former district of , province, China. As of 2002, it had a population of 430,000 residing in an area of 62 km2. The district was made up of 28 subdistricts.
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  • Type: Locality with 714,000 residents
  • Description: former district in Shanxi Province, China
  • Also known as: “Datong Kuangqu”, “Datong Mining District”, “Kuangqu, Datong”, “Quáng”, “Quáng, Đại Đồng”, “광 구”, “광구”, “大同矿区”, “砿区”, “砿区 (大同市)”, “礦区 (大同市)”, and “雲岡区”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mass Grave of the Datong Coal Miners.

Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Datong Mass Grave Memorial is a from the time of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xihuayuan.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict in , , , China. is situated 6 km east of Kuangqu.

Kuangqu

Latitude
40.0268° or 40° 1′ 36″ north
Longitude
113.156° or 113° 9′ 22″ east
Population
714,000
Elevation
1,084 metres (3,556 feet)
Open location code
8PGM25G4+PC
Geo­Names ID
8053960
Wiki­data ID
Q1196989
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Kuangqu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kuang Qu (gatos sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, lat 40,03, long 113,16)”
  • Cebuano: “Kuang Qu”
  • Chinese: “云冈区”
  • Chinese: “矿区”
  • Chinese: “礦區”
  • Dutch: “Kuang”
  • French: “district minier de Datong”
  • French: “District minier de Datong”
  • Gan Chinese: “云冈区”
  • German: “Kuang”
  • Japanese: “礦区”
  • Korean: “쾅구”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Khòng-khu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kuang”
  • Norwegian: “Kuang”
  • Russian: “Юньган”
  • Swedish: “Kuangqu, Datong”
  • Swedish: “Kuangqu”
  • Vietnamese: “Khoáng”
  • Vietnamese: “Vân Cương”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Yungang”
  • Wu Chinese: “云冈区”
  • Yue Chinese: “礦區”

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Highlights: Baidong Kuang and Datong.

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