Xinjiang, Wengyuan County
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Xinjiang is a town under the jurisdiction of Wengyuan County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, southern China.[1]
The town is responsible for the administration of one neighbourhood committee and 19 village committees including Shangba, which in 2007 acquired the nickname of "China's Village of Death".[2]
References
- ↑ "Wengyuan County (翁源县)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014. (Chinese)
- ↑ "China's 'cancer villages' pay price". BBC News. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
See also
List of township-level divisions of Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°27′31″N 113°50′02″E / 24.4585°N 113.8338°E
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