Xiongguan District, Administrative district in Jiayuguan City, China.
Xiongguan District is an administrative area in Jiayuguan City located between the Loess Plateau and Gobi Desert. The district encompasses several residential communities situated at an elevation of approximately 1660 meters.
The district was established in 2009 as part of administrative reorganization in Jiayuguan City. This restructuring reflected modernized governance for the growing urban population.
The district's name, "Xiongguan" (雄关), means "grand pass" and refers to the nearby Jiayuguan Pass. In 2017 it governed nine urban communities, including Fumin, Shengli, Youyi, Yonghe, Qilian, Renmin, Lühua, Jiabei and Xiongguan, plus the town of Yuquan with its three villages. Its total population was about 120,000, including over 16,000 migrants and 3,040 rural residents.
Xiongguan District was abolished in 2019, when Xiongguan and Gangcheng subdistricts were created under Gansu provincial document Gan Zheng Han [2019] No. 74. Its former office stood in the temporary Jianshe Road comprehensive office building. The area covers 813 km², including 6,033 mu of farmland and the three villages of Yuquan Town: Jiayuguan, Huangcaoying and Duanshankou.
The district sits at the intersection of the Loess Plateau and Gobi Desert experiencing extreme temperature swings. This geographic location creates varying weather conditions that shape the daily rhythms of residents.
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