Boxing County

Boxing County is a county of Binzhou in Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China.

Boxing County

博兴县
Boxing
Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°09′16″N 118°06′39″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityBinzhou
Established date923 AD (est.)[1]
Government
  County Party SecretaryJiao Benqiang (焦本强)
  County MayorYin Meiying (殷梅英)
  County Congress ChairmanJiao Benqiang (焦本强)
Area
  County900.7 km2 (347.8 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
  County486,500
  Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
256500
Area code(s)0543
GDP2015
 - TotalCNY 31.5 billion
$ 4.56 billion
 - Per capitaCNY 6,5000 /$ 9,400
 - Growth
License plate prefixes鲁M
Websitewww.boxing.gov.cn
Boxing County
Traditional Chinese博興
Simplified Chinese博兴
Literal meaningAmply Rising County
Former names
Putai at the head of the Yellow River in 1878[4]
Traditional Chinese蒲台
Simplified Chinese蒲台
Literal meaningBullrush Terrace County

History

The area of Boxing County was mostly created within the last few millennia and long remained sparsely populated owing to the destructive floods of the Yellow River.

In March 1956, Boxing absorbed most of the former Putai County, although Putai itself now forms the Pucheng area of Binzhou. Putai County had been established in 596.[lower-alpha 1]

Transportation

  • Zibo–Dongying Railway

Notes

  1. Given in Chinese sources as the 16th year of the Kaihuang Era of the Sui Dynasty.
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References

  1. 博兴县建制沿革 [Boxing County History] (in Chinese). Boxing County Official Website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. 博兴县自然环境 [Geographical Environment] (in Chinese). Boxing County Official Website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. Ministry of Public Security (November 2011). 《中华人民共和国全国分县市人口统计资料2010》 (in Chinese). 群众出版社. ISBN 978-7-5014-4917-0.
  4. "China", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, 1878.



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