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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Africa/Lubumbashi |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+2 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Located in the southeastern part of China's Hebei Province, Daming County is part of Handan City and is situated at the junction of Hebei, Luzhou and Henan provinces, with a total area of 1,052 square kilometers. The county has a long history and was the seat of the Daiming Prefecture in Beijing during the Song Dynasty. It has a rich cultural heritage, such as the ruins of the ancient city of Daiming Prefecture and the Museum of Stone Carvings. Agriculture is dominated by wheat, corn and cotton, while industry covers food processing and machinery manufacturing. With a population of about 800,000, it has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. The transportation is convenient, with the Beijing-Kowloon Railway and the Daguang Expressway passing through the county. In recent years, Da Ming County has focused on cultural tourism and economic development, and is committed to building a regional center town.
Aru is an important town in Ituri Province in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the heart of the Aru Basin, about 80 kilometers from the Ugandan border. It is about 1,200 meters above sea level and has a savannah climate with an average annual temperature of about 22 °C.
Aru was an important trading center during the colonial period and is now the administrative capital of Aru District. The population is approximately 300,000 (2022 estimate), made up mainly of ethnic groups such as the Arr and Lugbara, and the common languages include Kiswahili, French, and local dialects.
The economy is predominantly agricultural, producing crops such as coffee, cassava, and maize, and the surrounding area contains mineral resources such as gold and diamonds. The weekly open-air market is an important distribution center for Eastern Congo's commodities, and active cross-border trade drives the region's economic development.
Aru is connected to the Bunia-Uganda border by the RN4 highway and has a small airport. As a strategic location on the border between the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, it is of particular importance for regional security and trade.