Xialuhe Korean Ethnic Township
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Xialuhe Korean Ethnic Township
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  Xialuhe Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Xialuhe Township government): 40°53′35″N 125°30′53″E / 40.8931°N 125.5147°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Dandong |
| Autonomous county | Kuandian |
| Area | |
• Total | 269.84 km2 (104.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 10,887 |
| • Density | 40.346/km2 (104.50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xialuhe Korean Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 下露河朝鲜族乡; traditional Chinese: 下露河朝鮮族鄉; pinyin: Xiàlùhé Cháoxiǎnzú Xiāng), also known as Haroha Korean Ethnic Township (Korean: 하로하조선족향; Hanja: 下露河朝鮮族鄕; RR: Haroha Joseonjok Hyang; MR: Haroha Chosŏnjok Hyang),[2] is an ethnic township in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Dandong, Liaoning Province, China.[3] Located 63.8 kilometres (39.6 mi) east of the county center,[3] the township spans an area of 269.84 square kilometres (104.19 sq mi),[1] and is home to 10,887 people as of 2018.[1]
Throughout the 1920s on through the 1940s, the area of present-day Xialuhe was a hotbed of Korean independence armies, who often sparred with occupying Japanese forces.[4]
In 1958, Xialuhe Township was created.[3][2] Xialuhe was re-designated from a township to an ethnic township in 1987.[3]
Administrative divisions
Xialuhe is divided into 6 administrative villages.[5]