Mian County

Mian County 勉县
County
Location in Hanzhong
Hanzhong in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Hanzhong
Area
• Total	2,406 km2 (929 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,621 m (8,599 ft)
Lowest elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	411,991[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code	724200
Licence plates	陕F
Website	www.mianxian.gov.cn

Mian County or Mianxian (simplified Chinese: 勉县; traditional Chinese: 勉縣; pinyin: Miǎn Xiàn) is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the northwest. Its area measures 2,406 km² (929 sq mi), and its total population as of 2020 was 429,000 people.^[2] During the Qin and Han dynasty is was known as Mianshui (沔水). In 1964 it was renamed to Mianxian with a homophone character for Mian, to avoid the use of uncommon characters in place names. In 2020, the county government requested the name of the county to be changed to Mianzhou (沔州市), pending central government approval. Previously the government requested to use the name Dingjunshan City, but this was denied by the central government.^[3]

The tomb of Zhuge Liang near Mount Dingjun is located in the county.

Transportation[]

Mian County is served by the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway.

Administrative divisions[]

Mian County has 19 subordinate towns:

References[]

Coordinates: 33°9′N 106°40′E / 33.150°N 106.667°E / 33.150; 106.667

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