Huanren Manchu Autonomous County

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Huanren
—  County  —
Huanren Manchu
Autonomous County
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Simplified 桓仁满族自治县
 - Traditional 桓仁滿族自治縣
 - Pinyin Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhì Xìan
Huanren (China)
Huanren
Huanren
Location in China
Coordinates: 41°16′N 125°22′E / 41.267, 125.367
Country China
Province Liaoning
Prefecture Benxi
County seat Huanren town
Area
 - Total 3,362 km² (1,298.1 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 - Total 293,505
 - Density 87.3/km² (226.1/sq mi)
 - Major nationalities Manchu, Han
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 117200
Area code(s) 0414
Website: http://www.hr.gov.cn/

Huanren Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 桓仁满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 桓仁滿族自治縣; pinyin: Huánrén Mǎnzú Zìzhì Xìan Manchu : Huwanren Manju Zijysiyan Korean : 환인만족자치현) is located in Benxi of Liaoning province, It is also one of 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties in China. as a county, Huanren was set up in 1877, It was renamed as a autonomous county in 1989 with approval of the State Council. the county covers 3,362 sq kilometers and has 293,505 population (2000 census). Huanren town is the county seat.

Huanren is divided into 13 Subdivisions, they are 8 towns, 4 township and a minority township. the main nationalities are Manchu, Han, Hui and Korean people.

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Wunu Mountain City, a Goguryeo site found in this county, is part of a combined UNESCO World Heritage Site that also includes sites in Ji'an, Jilin.

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