Xiping County

Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.

Xiping County

西平县

Siping
County
Xiping
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityZhumadian
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xiping station in February 2009

The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period till the Jin Dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang Dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.

Administration

It administers 3 sub-district offices, 5 towns, 11 townships (including 1 ethnic township) and a farm.

Baicheng Street, Baiting Street, Wugouying Town, Quanzhai Town, Shiling Town, Jieshan Town, Potong Town, Baiyuan Street, Duqu Township, Renhe Township, Songji Town, Tandian Township, Qizu Town, Lumiao Township, Yangzhuang Township, Special Exploration Township, Erlang Town, Caizhai Hui Township, Jiaozhuang Township, Laowangpo Farm and Industrial Cluster Area.[1]

References

  1. "2017年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-11-21.



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