Mawan, Tianmen

Mawan 马湾镇
—  Town  —
Coordinates: 30°34′23″N 113°20′03″E / 30.57306°N 113.33417°E / 30.57306; 113.33417Coordinates: 30°34′23″N 113°20′03″E / 30.57306°N 113.33417°E / 30.57306; 113.33417
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Sub-prefecture-level city	Tianmen
Area
– Total	38.67 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (103 ft)
Population (2008)
– Total	40,984
– Density	1,059.8/km2 (2,745/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	431700
Area code(s)	0728

Mawan (simplified Chinese: 马湾; traditional Chinese: 馬灣; pinyin: Mǎwān) is a town of about 41,000 in the east-central part of Hubei province in Central China. It is under the administration of the sub-prefecture-level city of Tianmen, 19 kilometres (12 mi) to the west-northwest. To the north is Lake Chen (沉湖), and to the north is Lake Hua (华湖).

Mawan has undergone several administrative changes since the founding of the People's Republic: in 1950, it was created as a township, changed to a people's commune in 1976, upgraded to a district in 1984, and with the formation of Tianmen as a sub-prefecture-level city, downgraded to a town in 1987. It is noted for being the ancestral hometown of overseas Chinese, spread across 34 nations and territories on 5 continents.

References

• 马湾镇简介 (Introduction to Mawan)

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