Pingluo County

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Pingluo
平罗县
پِئٍ‌لُوَ ثِيًا
Pingluo in Shizuishan
Pingluo in Shizuishan
Shizuishan in Ningxia
Shizuishan in Ningxia
Coordinates: 38°54′49″N 106°31′24″E / 38.9135°N 106.5234°E / 38.9135; 106.5234Coordinates: 38°54′49″N 106°31′24″E / 38.9135°N 106.5234°E / 38.9135; 106.5234
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionNingxia
Prefecture-level cityShizuishan
Area
 • Total2,059.79 km2 (795.29 sq mi)
Population
 • Total253,010
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Pingluo County (simplified Chinese: 平罗县; traditional Chinese: 平羅縣; pinyin: Píngluóxiàn; Wade–Giles: P’ing-luo Hsien, Xiao'erjing: پِئٍ‌لُوَ ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shizuishan in the north of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and east. It has a total area of 2,608 km2 (1,007 sq mi), and a population of approximately 290,000 people.

Characteristics[]

Situated on the shore of the Yellow River basin, Pingluo County is a well-known agricultural county. Although large and widespread areas of the county consist of low-lying swamps with high salt and alkali content that remain uncultivated, residents still use high-tech methods to undertake agriculture. Today, wheat is the primary crop, because the long sunlight hours in the county are conducive to its cultivation. The county's postal code is 753400.

Administrative divisions[]

Pingluo County has 7 towns and 3 townships.

7 towns
  • (城关镇, چٍْ‌قُوًا جٍ‎)
  • (陶乐镇, تَوْلَ جٍ‎)
  • (崇岗镇, چْوقَانْ جٍ‎)
  • (姚伏镇, يَوْفُ جٍ‎)
  • (头闸镇, تِوْجَا جٍ‎)
  • Baofeng (宝丰镇, بَوْفٍْ جٍ‎)
  • (黄渠桥镇, خُوَانْ‌ٿِيُوِٿِيَوْ جٍ‎)
3 townships
  • Tongfu (通伏乡, طْوفُ ثِيَانْ‎)
  • (渠口乡, ٿِيُوِکِو ثِيَانْ‎)
  • (灵沙乡, لِئٍ‌شَا ثِيَانْ‎)


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