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Shuanghe

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Shuanghe () is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China. It is located east of Bole City and southwest of Alashankou and the border with Kazakhstan. Shuanghe governs an area of and has a population of 53,800.

Shuanghe is the headquarter of the 5th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 5th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 5th Division.

Name

The name Shuanghe means "two rivers", referring to the Bortala River and Jing River (Tsingho) (精河). It is named after the Tang dynasty administrative division Shuanghe Dudufu (双河都督府), which was established in the area in 658 AD.

History

The city was formerly the settled and cultivated areas of the Fifth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). In January 2014, the State Council of China approved the establishment of Shuanghe City and the city was formally established on 26 February 2014. Shuanghe is the seventh city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu, Beitun, and Tiemenguan City. Like the other cities of XPCC, it is a county-level city directly administered by Xinjiang Autonomous Region, without an intervening prefectural government.

Administrative divisions

Shuanghe contains 1 subdistrict, 5 towns, and 1 township-equivalent region:

Subdistricts
Mingzhu Subdistrict	明珠街道	659007001
Towns
Shuangqiao Town (81st Regiment Farm)*	双桥镇 (八十一团)	659007100
Shiyu Town (84th Regiment Farm)*	石峪镇 (八十四团)	659007101
Bohe Town (86th Regiment Farm)*	博河镇 (八十六团)	659007102
Shuangle Town (90th Regiment Farm)*	双乐镇 (九十团)	659007103
Youyi Town (89th Regiment Farm)*	友谊镇 (八十九团)	659007104
township-equivalent region
Shuanghe City Core Area	双河市核心区	659007400
* One institution with two names. See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China.