Jingning County, Gansu
Jingning County
静宁县 | |
|---|---|
  Jingning Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 35°24′N 105°42′E / 35.400°N 105.700°ECoordinates: 35°24′N 105°42′E / 35.400°N 105.700°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingliang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,193 km2 (847 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 482,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 743400 |
Jingning County (simplified Chinese: 静宁县; traditional Chinese: 靜寧縣; pinyin: Jìngníng Xiàn) is an administrative district in Gansu, China. It is one of 58 counties of Gansu. It is part of the Pingliang prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat. Its postal code is 743400, and in 2006 its population was 463,400 people.[1] Its county seat is Chengguan.
The county government's jurisdiction is over 19 townships, 392 villages, 2320 other communities and 4 neighbourhoods.
History[]
There is evidence of Neolithic settlements in Jingning. The area was also inhabited during most of Chinese history, including the Three Kingdoms period. Sites have been dated to the Qin Dynasty.[2]
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the area was evacuated (1940). The Communist Long March entered Jingning on September 10, 1935. Mao Zedong set up a headquarters in . The Communists left the next month. However, the county was taken under Communist control by the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War. PLA troops entered on August 6, 1949. They met little resistance.
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