# Tiemenguan City

Tiemenguan is a county-level city in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It is located 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Korla and 500 kilometres (310 mi) southwest of the regional capital Ürümqi.
Tiemenguan is the headquarter of the 2nd Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 2nd Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 2nd Division.

## Overview

Tiemenguan governs an area of 590.27 square kilometres (227.90 sq mi) and has a population of 200,000. The seat of the city is at the settlement of the 29th Regiment of the Second Division of XPCC. The settlement of the 28th Regiment has been named Boghux Town (博古其镇), and that of the 30th Regiment, Shuangfeng Town (双丰镇). Both are under the administration of Tiemenguan.

## History

The city was formerly one of the settled and cultivated areas of the 2nd Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), which was converted to a city in December 2012, when the State Council of China approved the establishment of Tiemenguan City. It is the sixth city in Xinjiang converted from XPCC land, after Shihezi, Aral, Tumxuk, Wujiaqu, and Beitun. Like the other cities, it is a county-level city directly administered by the Xinjiang Autonomous Region without an intervening prefectural government. The city is named after the nearby Iron Gate Pass (Tiemen Guan in Chinese).

## Administrative divisions

Tiemenguan contains 1 subdistrict, 9 towns, and 1 township-equivalent region:
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Uyghur (UEY) | Uyghur Latin (ULY) | Administrative division code | Notes |
| Subdistrict |||||||
| Yingbin Subdistrict | 迎宾街道 | Yíngbīn Jiēdào | | | 659006001 | |
| Towns |||||||
| Boghux Town (29th Regiment Farm)* | 博古其镇 (二十九团) | Bógǔqí Zhèn | بوغۇش بازىرى‎ | Boghush baziri | 659006100 | Administered by the 29th Regiment and the 28th Regiment. |
| Shuangfeng Town (30th Regiment Farm)* | 双丰镇 (三十团) | Shuāngfēng Zhèn | قوشمولھوسۇل بازىرى‎ | Qoshmolhosul baziri | 659006101 | |
| Hepan Town (22nd Regiment Farm)* | 河畔镇 (二十二团) | Hépàn Zhèn | | | 659006102 | Administered by the 22nd Regiment and the 23rd Regiment. Separated from Hejing County in January 2020. |
| Gaoqiao Town (24th Regiment Farm)* | 高桥镇 (二十四团) | Gāoqiáo Zhèn | | | 659006103 | Separated from Hoxud County in January 2020. |
| Tianhu Town (27th Regiment Farm)* | 天湖镇 (二十七团) | Tiānhú Zhèn | | | 659006104 | Administered by the 27th Regiment and the 26th Regiment. Separated from Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in January 2020. |
| Kaize Town (223rd Regiment Farm)* | 开泽镇 (二二三团) | Kāizé Zhèn | | | 659006105 | Separated from Hejing County in January 2020. |
| Milan Town (36th Regiment Farm)* | 米兰镇 (三十六团) | Mǐlán Zhèn | مىرەن بازىرى‎ | Miren baziri | 659006106 | de facto administered by the 4th Division since October 2017 Separated from Hoxud County in January 2020. |
| Jinshan Town (37th Regiment Farm)* | 金山镇 (三十七团) | Jīnshān Zhèn | جىنشەن بازىرى‎ | | 659006107 | Separated from Qarqan County in January 2020. |
| Nantun Town (38th Regiment Farm)* | 南屯镇 (三十八团) | Nántún Zhèn | نەنتۇن بازىرى‎ | | 659006108 | Separated from Qarqan County in January 2020. |
| township-equivalent region |||||||
| Tiemenguan City Economic and Technological Development Zone | 铁门关市经济技术开发区 | Tiěménguān Shì Jīngjì Jìshù Kāifāqū | | | 659006501 | |
| * One institution with two names. See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China. |||||||