Machang, Anhui

Machang

马厂镇
Machang 马厂镇
Town
	Coordinates: 32°03′58″N 118°00′06″E / 32.0661°N 118.0016°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Chuzhou
County	Quanjiao
Village-level divisions	1 residential community; 11 villages
Area
• Total	86.99 km2 (33.59 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population
• Total	28,900
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	239500
Area code	0550

Machang (simplified Chinese: 马厂; traditional Chinese: 馬廠; pinyin: Mǎchǎng; lit. 'horse yard') is a town of Quanjiao County in eastern Anhui province, China,^[1] located approximately midway between Nanjing (Jiangsu) and Hefei and 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of the county seat and 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Chuzhou. As of 2011^[update], it has 16 villages under its administration.^[2] The Hefei–Nanjing Passenger Railway passes through the town.

References

^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：全椒县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：马厂镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-01-24.

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