Shawan, Leshan

Shawan District (simplified Chinese: 沙湾区; traditional Chinese: 沙灣區; pinyin: Shāwān Qū) is a district of the city of Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. Shawan is located on the Dadu River around 40 km (25 mi) southwest from what was then called the city of Jiading (Lu) (Chia-ting (Lu), 嘉定(路)), and now is the central urban area of the prefecture-level city of Leshan in Sichuan Province. It is known as the birthplace of Chinese writer Guo Moruo.^[1]

Shawan 沙湾区
District
Shawan in Leshan
Leshan in Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°24′47″N 103°33′00″E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Leshan
Area
• Total	618 km2 (239 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	187,180
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Shawan District comprises 1 subdistrict and 8 towns:^[2]

subdistrict

• Tonghe 铜河街道

towns

• Shawan 沙湾镇
• Jianong 嘉农镇
• Taiping 太平镇
• Fulu 福禄镇
• Niushi 牛石镇
• Hulu 葫芦镇
• Tashui 踏水镇
• Zhenxi 轸溪镇

References

1. David Tod Roy, "Kuo Mo-jo: The Early Years". Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1971. No ISBN.
2. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：沙湾区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.