Pingyao County

Pingyao County is a county in Jinzhong Prefecture in central Shanxi Province, China. Pingyao, its eponymous seat of government, is a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, preserving a great deal of architecture from the Ming & Qing dynasties. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong, and, as of 2010, it had 502,712 residents.

Pingyao

平遥县
County
Pingyao Ancient City
Pingyao in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°11′23″N 112°10′35″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Area
  Total1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total502,712
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
031100
Area code(s)0354
Websitewww.pingyao.gov.cn
Pingyao County
Traditional Chinese平遙
Simplified Chinese平遥

Administrative divisions

Pingyao County administers five towns and nine townships:[1]

Towns
NameSimp.Trad.Pinyin
Gutao
(Pingyao Ancient City)
古陶镇古陶鎮Gǔtáozhèn
Ninggu宁固镇宁固鎮Nínggùzhèn
Duancun段村镇段村鎮Duàncūnzhèn
Dongquan东泉镇東泉鎮Dōngquánzhèn
Hongshan洪善镇洪善鎮Hóngshànzhèn
Townships
Xiangle香乐乡香樂鄉Xiānglèxiāng
Zhongdu中都乡中都鄉Zhōngdūxiāng
Dujiazhuang杜家庄乡杜家莊鄉Dùjiāzhuāng Xiāng
Nanzheng南政乡南政鄉Nánzhèngxiāng
Xiangyuan襄垣乡襄垣鄉Xiāngyuánxiāng
Zhukeng朱坑乡朱坑鄉Zhūkēngxiāng
Mengshan孟山乡孟山鄉Mèngshānxiāng
Buyi卜宜乡卜宜鄉Bǔyíxiāng
Yuebi岳壁乡岳壁鄉Yuèbìxiāng
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See also

  • List of counties in Shanxi

References

  1. "走进平遥: Township Profile", Official site, Pingyao County People's Government, archived from the original on 17 September 2009, retrieved 20 Nov 2017. (in Chinese)
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