Quwo County

Quwo County (Chinese: 曲沃县; pinyin: Qǔwò Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Linfen city, in southern Shanxi Province, China.[1] The county has spans an area of 437 square kilometers, and has a population of 230,000 as of 2013.[1]

Quwo County

曲沃县

Kuwo; Küwo
County
Quwo in Linfen
Linfen in Shanxi
Coordinates (Quwo County government): 35°38′31″N 111°28′33″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityLinfen
Area
 • Total437 km2 (169 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total230,000
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
043400
Area code(s)0357

History

From 745 to 677 BC Quwo was a state that broke off from the State of Jin. Quwo County was first set up in 487 CE under the Northern Wei Empire.[2] Since then, the county has not changed its name.[2]

Administrative divisions

Quwo County is divided into five towns and two townships: Lechang, Shicun, Qucun, Gaoxian, Licun, Beidong Township, and Yangtan Township.[1][3] The county's government is located within Lechang.[1]

gollark: I don't remember very well but I think I just stuck it on pastebin so people could look at it.
gollark: Oh right. I allegedly pirated "LukeOS", and apparently destroyed it somehow?
gollark: Or LukeOS or something.
gollark: Also, they accused me of pirating "CraftLinux 1.0".
gollark: The "LukeOS" person was on two CC servers I was on, and constantly begged me and other people for items and stuff, and seemed to become enraged a lot when people denied this.

References
  1. 曲沃县概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. 山西一县“起名”于西周 县名成文化遗产受保护-新华网. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics. 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.