Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang

Gaocheng is one of eight districts of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, North China, on the upper reaches of the Hutuo River (滹沱河). The city has a total area of 836 km2 and in 2010 had a population of 743,000.

History
In 113 BCE, during the Western Han Dynasty, Cheng County (城縣) was established, and renamed as Gaocheng County (藁城縣) during the Yuan Dynasty. The present county-level was established in July 1989.

Administrative divisions
There are 13 towns and 1 township.

Towns:
 * Lianzhou (廉州镇), Gangshang (岗上镇), Nandong (南董镇), Xing'an (兴安镇), Nanmeng (南孟镇), Meihua (梅花镇), Chang'an (常安镇), Zengcun (增村镇), Xiguan (西关镇), Zhangjiazhuang (张家庄镇), Jiashizhuang (贾市庄镇), Qiutou (丘头镇), Nanying (南营镇)

Townships:
 * Jiumen Hui Ethnic Township (九门回族乡)

Transport

 * Shijiazhuang−Dezhou railway
 * G1811 Huanghua−Shijiazhuang Expressway
 * China National Highway 307